Upload DXF to Send Cut Send. The website automatically detects your bend lines and can give you an instant quote! Even spits out a 3D model. Very cool.
This is awesome- thanks for sharing! how was the pricing and cut quality on the bent parts? I had some 1/4” aluminum cut there and it was definitely optimized for speed, not quality. Thankfully it wasn’t a deal breaker, but noteworthy. I wonder if they’ll add a cut quality option like other local places I’ve used?
As long as you design around the laser cutter, the parts work pretty well. I have been very impressed with send cut send. They are constantly adding features and answering questions very quickly and clearly. I emailed them today (Saturday) and got a response in 20min… Crazy…
Thank you for reaching out about your upcoming order and part design! We compensate for all kerf/line offsets in our software. We change the cut position based on the geometry of the part in your design, and we are able to hold +/- .005" (+/- .127mm) tolerance or better in sheet metal and with our routed materials. Our laser beam width is about .006" and we have more information about kerf here: What Is Kerf in Laser Cutting? - SendCutSend
I have not tried their bending services yet, since I am trying to make the open-source fixture as easily reproducible as possible.
This may help the open source for those without access to bending equipment. Essentially it generates a tabbed .dxf file that can be CNC cut, and then bent by hand. I haven’t had time to play with it much, but a cool concept since making the tabbed bend lines in CAD can be time consuming:
