Parts Fabrication from PNG Image

Dec
28
2005

I've mentioned companies in the past that let you design metal parts to be manufactured. This lets you get metal parts that fit your project exactly. However, all of them require CAD drawings and most require their own software to handle things. Big Blue Saw, however, announced that they now will take PNG's and make your parts from that. This lowers the barrier of entry for DIY hackers and builders looking for stuff you can't just pick up at Home Depot.

At the moment it's just for "flat" objects, but that makes sense if you think about it and is a good start anyway. So, anything you want made this way needs to be essentially something you could cut out of a flat piece of material.

I'm looking around here to see if there's a project I can use as an excuse to order something using this.

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J

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