Countersinking is a popular and inexpensive way to improve both the aesthetics and longevity of your assembled sheet metal parts. The process itself involves drilling conical holes that allow your hardware to embed and lay flush with the outside surface.
Our online DFM checker will automatically detect coutersunk features in your part model and program those holes into the production file. This technology is completely unique to OSHCut, giving engineers and organizations a serious leg up when it comes to project efficiency.
Most competitors only offer countersinking for aluminum, but with OSHCut you can add these features to regular steels, stainless steels, and of course aluminum. Our current tooling provides you with 82-degree holes (Imperial) or 90-degree holes (Metric). Typically, as long as the metal is 18-gauge or thicker, the integrity of the hole / depth stop should remain intact. Our range of hole sizes are quite compatible with the different hardware options offered by popular vendors.
Since countersinking is a sub-surface feature, the deburring process may or may not reach all the minute edges or blemishes within the hole. If your part is being bent and/or powder coated, know that holes place near bend die lines can become deformed and hardware may fit tighter-than-expected fitting if there's the added layer of paint.
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We take all the custom metal parts in your order and "nest" them on sheet metal, to get the best material price. Other online metal cutting services don't offer nested pricing. Multi-part metal cutting jobs usually benefit greatly from nesting, so it's an important part of bidding on online laser cutting jobs. Be sure to log in and click "Continue" to get the final price of your metal parts.
Our standard lead-time is 2 business days for prototype and short-run laser cutting jobs, but there are options during checkout for lead-times as quick as same-day, depending on job size, material availability, and capacity. As a standard practice, we'll cut your job early when we can, regardless of the order size.
Unfortunately not. Our lead-time engine is tied closely to our production planning software, which monitors production capacity. During peak demand, we can't guarantee a faster lead even if your job is small.
We can't, but we often add materials based on customer demand. Please let us know if you have a special request by sending us an email to quote@oshcut.com.
We do! You can upload a 3D model of your sheet metal part in STEP or SolidWorks format, and our platform will automatically unfold your metal part to create a flat pattern and bend program. You can also upload a flat pattern and select bend lines if that's easier for you. Whatever method you use, you can watch a bend simulation that shows how your part will form on our equipment, alerting you of potential issues right away.
Our system automatically applies aggressive pricing discounts as your metal cutting and bending job increases in size. To get the best price, upload more parts or increase your order quantities. OSH Cut is most competitive for mid-to-large sheet metal fabrication jobs containing multiple custom metal parts, parts that benefit from nesting, and parts that include bending.
We currently offer shipping in the United States only. Shipping heavy sheet metal parts internationally is usually impractical, so there generally isn't significant demand. We may offer international shipping in the future, however.
Absolutely! Our lasers usually cut without leaving a burr, but you can select deburring to eliminate any potential burrs on thicker materials. Make sure that after you upload your part, you select deburring as an option. We can deburr your parts and optionally put a 240-grit linear grain on your parts. Not all parts have enough surface area to support deburring, but our system will let you know what is available after upload.
Prices in Days. Parts in Weeks.
For traditional shops, on-demand orders are a nuisance: quoting is time-consuming and requires skilled labor, setup is slow, new parts take engineering and programming time, and loading the laser, clearing the deck, and dealing with remainders is inefficient. Additionally, creating invoices, charging credit cards, and handling office work for small metal laser-cutting jobs is time-consuming.
Given these factors, getting a quote for custom laser cutting and fabricated parts can take days, if you get a response at all. Fabrication shops decide on a case-by-case basis whether they want to work with you or not. They don't want your prototype or short-run order, they want production jobs, and their pricing, slow response times, and generally poor service reflect that reality.
Most fabrication shops will take small jobs reluctantly, and only with the hope that a prototype job will turn into a volume job later on.
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