A SendCutSend Alternative for the Whole Part

What does SendCutSend’s published menu cover?

SendCutSend publishes its menu, and as of September 2026 it prices a part on upload. Its services page lists laser, waterjet and CNC routing for sheet parts, then bending, countersinking, dimple forming, hardware insertion, tapping, tumbling, anodizing, plating and powder coating (source 1). Its welding page covers bent sheet parts in 5052-H32 aluminum, mild steel and 304 stainless (source 4). A sheet part that fits those lists gets an instant price there, and for that part it is the quicker way to a price.

The CNC machining lane is narrower. SendCutSend’s CNC page lists 6061-T6 aluminum, with more materials and turning marked as coming soon, parts from 1 × 1 × 1 in to 7 × 7 × 12 in, and guaranteed cutting and positional tolerances of ±0.005 in (0.12 mm) or better (source 2). A 4140 shaft, a 17-4 stainless housing, an aluminum plate longer than 12 in or a D2 die profile falls outside that box.

What can one order here add to a sheet part?

A 0.125 in 5052-H32 or 304 blank, laser cut, tapped and countersunk, bent and fitted with hardware, can carry features the menu does not list: two dowel holes reamed after forming, a pocket milled into a flange, a face machined after welding. A finish called out on the print is quoted with the part. Reamed holes allow a pressed dowel pin to locate with no other retention (source 6). Every operation goes on one quote with one contact, which is how laser-cut parts are quoted here. Tapped and machined as one order walks through a typical mixed part, secondary machining covers the machined half, and a flat part with nothing added is quoted under laser cutting.

SendCutSend sets bend radius and K-factor per material thickness and does not change them on request (source 3). Those two numbers go into the flat pattern: the K-factor places the neutral line within the thickness, and the bend allowance is worked from it and the inside radius (source 5). Here, send the formed model with the bend dimensioned on the print. The inside radius is quoted as drawn, with a note if it won’t form. SendCutSend publishes ±1° on bend angle for bends up to 24 in, ±0.015 in bend to edge on a single flange and ±0.030 in bend to edge on a part with two parallel bends (source 3). If a dimension across a bend is called tighter than forming holds, the design review with the quote flags it before you order, and laser cut tolerances covers how to call out a formed dimension. Laser-cut and bent brackets covers what to put on a bent-part print.

Which machined parts does the CNC lane not cover?

A steel or stainless plate, housing or block, or an aluminum one longer than 12 in, goes to CNC milling, which cuts flat faces, flat-bottomed pockets and slots with rotary cutters (source 7). Shafts, bushings and standoffs are turned, and SendCutSend lists turning as coming soon (source 2); CNC turning cuts diameters, tapers, grooves, bores and threads on a rotating workpiece (source 8). A punch or die profile in hardened tool steel goes to wire EDM, which cuts conductive metal and is typically used for punches, tools and dies in hard metal (source 9). A pin or bore that needs a very accurate size or a very fine finish, including one in steel that is already hardened, goes to precision grinding (source 10).

Aluminum 6061 and 7075, stainless 303, 304, 316 and 17-4 PH, steel including A2 and D2 tool steel, brass, titanium, Delrin and PEEK are all quoted. Other alloys and plastics quoted on request. Name the grade on the print. Typical machined tolerance is ±0.005 in, ±0.001 in on critical turned diameters, and down to ±0.0002 in on wire-EDM and other finished features; ground features are quoted to ±0.0001 in. The tighter figures apply to the features your print marks, and CNC machining tolerances explains how to call one out.

Can the gauges and fixtures go on the same order?

Yes. Custom gauges (plug, pin, go/no-go and thread) are quoted from their print, and custom fixtures for assembly, welding, inspection and machining are built to your print from the same drawing set. A bracket, its check fixture and the locating pins that go in it can be one order.

How does a quote from a person differ from an instant price?

The quote is built from the model and the PDF print together: the material callout, the tolerances, the thread and hardware callouts, the bend radius and the finish. There is no account or portal. The quote comes back by email as a PDF with the price and the lead time. The design review that comes with it flags anything that cannot be made or inspected as drawn and any callout that costs more than it needs to; it does not redesign the part. Drop the files at the top of this page or send them through the quote form, and the person who quoted the job is the one who answers when you reply.

Ordering, payment and paperwork

Vendor setup in a day: W-9, NDA, net terms available. Card by secure link (a processing fee applies), ACH, wire or check. Parts ship anywhere in the US. Shipping is quoted as its own line, or ships on your carrier account. If a part doesn’t match the print, it’s remade or credited.

SendCutSend takes requests for material certifications at checkout, for sheet and billet materials (source 11). No C of C or material certifications ship with parts by default. If your PO needs them, say so before the quote. Inspection reports on critical dimensions aren’t included by default. If you need one, ask when you place the order.

Sources

All accessed 27 September 2026. Where a figure here differs from your print, the print governs.

Sources 1-4 and 11 are SendCutSend’s own published terms pages. Its terms change; where a line here is out of date, its page is the authority.

1. SendCutSend, "Finishing services for sheet metal parts & projects" (services page), published terms page: sendcutsend.com/services/ (instant pricing on upload; laser, waterjet and CNC routing; bending, countersinking, dimple forming, hardware insertion, tapping, tumbling, anodizing, plating and powder coating).

2. SendCutSend, "Online CNC Machining services", published terms page: sendcutsend.com/services/cnc-machining/ (6061-T6 aluminum, more materials and turning coming soon; parts from 1 × 1 × 1 in to 7 × 7 × 12 in; cutting and positional tolerances of ±0.005 in (0.12 mm) or better; machined parts ship in 2-5 days depending on order quantity; upload formats .ai, .dxf, .dwg, .eps, .stp and .step).

3. SendCutSend, "What are your tolerances for bending?", published terms page: sendcutsend.com/faq/what-are-your-tolerances-for-bending/ (±1° bend angle on bends up to 24 in; ±0.015 in bend to edge on a single flange; ±0.030 in bend to edge on two parallel bends; bend radius and K factor set per material thickness and not changed on request).

4. SendCutSend, "Sheet Metal Welding Services", published terms page: sendcutsend.com/services/welding/ (welding on flat sheet parts that have been bent; 5052-H32 aluminum, mild steel and 304 stainless; welding adds 2-4 days to production).

5. Wikipedia, "Bending (metalworking)": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_(metalworking) (the K-factor is the location of the neutral line as a ratio of thickness; the bend allowance is worked from the bend angle, the inside bend radius, the K-factor and the thickness, and the flange lengths plus the bend allowance give the flat pattern length).

6. Wikipedia, "Reamer": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reamer (a precision reamer enlarges a previously formed hole by a small amount with a high degree of accuracy; reamed holes allow locating dowel pins to be force fitted without other retention).

7. Wikipedia, "Milling (machining)": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milling_(machining) (machining with rotary cutters; face milling cuts flat surfaces and flat-bottomed cavities; peripheral milling suits deep slots).

8. Wikipedia, "Turning": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning (a nearly stationary tool cuts a rotating workpiece; straight, conical, curved or grooved shapes; turned screw threads; boring on internal surfaces).

9. Wikipedia, "Electrical discharge machining": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining (works on electrically conductive materials, extremely hard ones such as hardened tool steels included; wire-cut EDM is typically used to make punches, tools and dies from hard metals).

10. Wikipedia, "Grinding (abrasive cutting)": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_(abrasive_cutting) (very fine finishes and very accurate dimensions; better suited to very hard materials, hardened steels included).

11. SendCutSend, "Can I get material certifications (MTRs/Certs) for my order?", published terms page: sendcutsend.com/faq/can-i-get-material-certifications-mtrs-certs-for-my-order/ (certifications requested in the Notes field at checkout; available for sheet metal and billet materials).