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Calculating Bend Allowance & Bend Deduction (+ Formulas)
CNC bending opens up laser cut sheet metal to a new world of possibilities, turning your 2D parts into 3D. To help make sure you get your bends the correct sizes and in the right places we’ve created a Bending Calculator tool that calculates the complicated bend allowance and bend deduction values for you. To…
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A Comprehensive Guide on Sheet Metal Gauge Chart + Tips – SendCutSend
Metal gauge thickness (aka gage thickness) dates back to the 1800s, before a unit of measure for thickness was universally agreed upon. It is a way of measuring the thickness of material via density. The processes of manufacturing at the time when the gauge system was developed were crude by today’s standards, so material thickness…
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6 Types of Rivets, Uses, and Alternatives for Joining Metal – SendCutSend
In this article we’ll focus on one of the oldest methods of joining two parts: the rivet. From Egyptian spearheads to bronze age axes, and right through to current manufacturing methods, the rivet has some serious staying power. The advent of press-fit hardware has seen the rivet concept improved such that they are removable and reusable,…
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Coating Comparisons: Testing Surface Durability – SendCutSend
Designing and fabricating parts is always an investment. Even if the majority of the investment is personal time; why spend all that time designing and fabricating a part, just to have it fall prey to avoidable corrosion, or abrasion? The proper coating can prevent just that circumstance. In this article, all of the current coatings…
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Looking for CNC Cutting Near Me? – SendCutSend
Here at SendCutSend CNC machining includes laser cutting, routing, bending, and more. While all of these services could have CNC attached to their name, such as “CNC Laser Cutting,” within the industry we simply call it, “laser cutting,” as the “CNC” part is assumed, but we understand that it can be a bit confusing, especially…
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Exploring ABS Material: Properties and Applications – SendCutSend
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is a thermoplastic polymer that has widely become one of the most popular materials used in various industries and manufacturing processes. Much of the popularity is due to the versatility of the material. Being a thermoplastic material, it has a unique ability to become moldable at high temperatures and solidify at…