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CNC Turning
Turned parts, quoted fast: shafts, pins, bushings, threaded work.
Need a custom turned part, a shaft, pin, bushing, or threaded component? Send a 2D PDF or a 3D STEP file and get a CNC turning quote from a real person in 24-48 hours. There’s no minimum order, standard lead time is 4-6 weeks (rush 1-2 weeks), and every part is inspected before it ships.
Updated June 2026
What We Make
Turning is for round parts: shafts, pins, bushings, spacers, threaded components, and anything else that starts as bar stock. Send your files and we’ll quote it, get it made, and ship it.
Typical parts
- Shafts and axles
- Dowel and locating pins
- Bushings and spacers
- Threaded studs and adapters
- Knurled and custom-feature parts
The turned parts we quote
CNC turning is how round parts get made: bar stock spins in a lathe while a tool cuts the profile, so anything cylindrical or symmetric is a candidate. The everyday list is shafts and pins, bushings and sleeves, standoffs and spacers, threaded studs and adapters, fittings, weld-in bungs, and shaft couplers, plus knurled grips, tapered noses, grooves, and other features that come off the lathe in one setup.
Most turned parts pick up a few milled features too: a flat, a cross-hole, a wrench hex. Those get added on a mill-turn or in a second operation and quoted as one part, so you send one model and get one number back. Send the STEP file and a drawing and the team will tell you the cleanest way to make it.
Materials for CNC turned parts
Turning runs across aluminum, steel, stainless, titanium, brass, copper, and engineering plastics like Delrin and PEEK. 6061 aluminum is the default for light, general-purpose parts; 7075 when the part carries load. Brass and 303 stainless turn cleanly and are common for fittings and bushings, and titanium covers the parts that need strength without weight.
If a part needs a specific alloy, temper, or certification, say so when you send the files and it gets sourced to spec. Material is the first thing that moves a turned-part price, so naming it up front gets you a tighter quote faster.
Tolerances, threads, and inspection
Critical diameters typically hold around ±0.001 in, with tighter fits held on request. Call the close dimensions out on your drawing so they get quoted and inspected to that number rather than guessed. Threads are routine too: standard, fine, and non-standard pitches, odd lengths, and one-off specials that distributors won’t run in small quantities.
Every turned part is inspected against your print before it ships, and the dimensions that matter get checked against the callouts you marked. Inspection is the part of the job the team actually owns, so it’s not an upsell, it’s how the work leaves.
From one piece to production runs
There’s no minimum order: a single replacement bushing is quoted the same way as a run of a few thousand pins. For small, high-precision, higher-volume turned work, small-diameter parts in the thousands, Swiss screw machining is usually the better fit, and a quote will say so if your part lands there.
Whatever the quantity, the path is the same: send a 2D PDF or 3D STEP file through the quote form, a real person reads it, and you get price, material, and lead time, usually in 24-48 hours, with a free design review and any cost-saving flags included.
Questions
Before you send a job.
01 What files do you need to quote a turned part?
A STEP or STP model plus a PDF drawing is best, especially for threads, fits, and critical diameters, which belong on the drawing. STL and SLDPRT files also work, and a ZIP is fine for multi-part jobs.
02 What CNC turned parts can you make?
Shafts, pins, bushings, sleeves, standoffs, spacers, threaded studs and adapters, fittings, and weld-in bungs: basically any round or symmetric part that starts as bar stock, including ones with milled flats, cross-holes, or knurls added.
03 What tolerance can be held on turned diameters?
Around ±0.001 in on critical diameters is typical, with tighter fits held on request. Mark the critical dimensions on your drawing and the part will be inspected to them before it ships.
04 Can you make custom threaded parts?
Yes: standard, fine, and non-standard threads, including odd lengths and one-off specials that distributors won’t run in small quantities. Call the thread spec out on your drawing.
05 Is there a minimum quantity for turning services?
No. A single pin or shaft gets quoted the same way as a production run of thousands. For small-diameter parts in higher volumes, Swiss screw machining is often the better route.
06 How fast can turned parts ship?
Quotes come back in 24-48 hours. Standard lead time is 4-6 weeks; rush jobs can ship in 1-2 weeks.
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