With today’s high end laser cutters available at the fingertips of even the smallest machine shop, it’s never been easier to manufacture high quality laser cut parts.  But is purchasing and operating a laser cutter really worth it? Between the initial investment and additional costs of labor and maintenance, owning a laser cutter is no…

When it comes to protecting your parts, SendCutSend has a variety of options to choose from. Powder coating, anodizing and zinc plating are all available services for your parts. In this article we’ll discuss plating and the benefits it can offer. What is Zinc Plating? Because plating is a general term that can describe a…

Powder coating is one of the most durable finishing processes in online laser cutting. It’s impact, chemical, and weather resistant–and it looks great! We’ve already talked about all the ways powder coating is superior as a finishing process, but why don’t we show you what powder coating durability really looks like? We took laser cut…

Good prototyping is a core part of developing products quickly and effectively. Prototype iteration is limited by spend and speed. You want prototype parts quickly and affordably. There is a way to easily reduce cost, manufacturing time, and risk for your prototypes. Instead of relying on manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, you can utilize 2D…

Kickstarter and other crowdfunded websites are changing the manufacturing game in ways that no one could have predicted. That’s because they’ve given birth to a new breed of CNC machine tools. With names like the Pocket NC, Mr. Beam II, and the increasingly popular WAZER, these low-cost machines promise to give any entrepreneur with a…

New equipment options provide multiple metal cutting options. So does outsourcing. Read on. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape the metal fabricating industry. Internally, companies must do more with fewer employees due to layoffs and furloughs. Externally, companies expect more from their suppliers—faster turnaround, better pricing and turnkey services. For small and medium sized businesses,…

Thinking about buying a CNC plasma table? How often do you need to cut metal parts, and can you batch larger runs? What are your turnaround requirements? When identifying your needs and reviewing your metal cutting options, consider outsourcing, which can be a very efficient solution. If you do not regularly use a vendor for…

When we started SendCutSend it was with a full-blown dedication to innovation. We wanted to make online manufacturing faster, smarter, slicker and better. And we wanted to pass those advantages along to generations of entrepreneurs, makers, fabricators and tinkerers. The first thing we tackled was an ambitious software project we affectionately called “The Pizza Tracker.”…