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Big Gallery of Signs and Stencils
Numbers with a simulated bevel Related:7 New Thicknesses of Stainless Steel AvailableSimulating a Bevel Effect Using Stacking Miscellaneous SignsRelated:Common Applications for Waterjet Cut Parts:...
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Using GearGenerator.com to Make Gears with Big Blue Saw
I recently came across GearGenerator.com via a Hacker News post. It's a nifty tool for showing animated gear trains and producing SVG gear outlines. I found it can work with Big Blue Saw to make...
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Custom Steel Multitool with Bottle Opener, Wrenches, and More
I wanted a steel multitool to show off to customers and potentially use as a giveaway. I found this clever design by seanmichaelragan on Thingiverse. The original design "incorporates 21 distinct...
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Sponsorship
Regularly I get emailed by individuals, groups, teams, and events seeking sponsorship for their project. Typically Big Blue Saw's sponsorship comes in the form of free waterjet cutting or laser cutting...
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Rivet Nut Threaded Inserts for Thin Materials
Many of our customers' applications demand lightweight thin material such as the popular 1/8 inch (~3mm) thick aluminum 6061. What do you do if you need to attach something with a screw to a plate of...
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Sign Up For Our Mailing List
Sign up for Big Blue Saw's mailing list to get information about sales and discounts PLUS hints and tips to get the most out of our laser and waterjet cutting services....
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Advantages of Waterjet Machining, from the Expert
The information below comes from Carl Olsen's website waterjets.org. Whenever a customer comes to me with a very technical question about waterjets or waterjet cutting that I can't answer, I refer...
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Pemdas's Custom Keyboard with Waterjet Cut Plate
Our customer pemdas wrote to send us a photo of the keyboard he created with some help from Big Blue Saw. The top plate was waterjet cut by Big Blue Saw from 0.063" thick aluminum 6061. Here's what he...
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Bitmaps Embedded in Vector Files
Our online quoting and ordering system works best with files in the DXF or DWG format. That's because these two file formats have nearly universal support in CAD software as well as in the waterjet...
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Load Holding Fixtures Using Waterjet Cutting
Fresh out of my e-mail inbox comes this fixture from a customer who wishes to remain anonymous. (Of course, at Big Blue Saw we keep your designs confidential. We also keep the fact that you're even a...
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Thin features on waterjet cut parts
It's true that waterjet cutting doesn't put much stress on the sides of the material that it's cutting compared to, say, milling. But vibrations from the cutting process can cause problems, especially...
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Jewlery and Other Small Parts with Waterjet Cutting
Big Blue Saw has done quite a bit of waterjet cutting of small parts. Small parts are often jewelry made with special materials like silver and bronze. Let's take a look at how this can work out for a...
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Sale February 9-10 on Custom Waterjet Cut Parts
Big Blue Saw is having a sale on custom waterjet cut parts! On Tuesday, February 9, and Wednesday, February 10, all orders of waterjet cut aluminum 6061 in 1/4 inch thickness will automatically...
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Custom laser cut acrylic lighting diffuser
At Big Blue Saw galactic headquarters, we have a number of recessed ceiling lights that have sprouted high efficiency CFL bulbs. They produce plenty of bright light, helpful in the dark winter months....
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Multi Part Layered Sign: The Great Seal
Elsewhere on the website, I've shown how waterjet cutting and laser cutting make it easy to create simple signs. Most of the signs we do are in a single layer, with the figure being either positive...
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Big Blue Saw and Creating Jewelry Components
With greater availability of digital technology, we have seen an increased demand for waterjet cutting jewelry components. This is the first part of a two part article on how to use Big Blue Saw’s...
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Wall Mounting Signs
We're not sign specialists, but we do make a good number of signs for various clients, including business owners, interior designers, architects, and builders. See our gallery of signs and stencils...
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New Laser Cut Lighting Shade
When we last took a look at the lighting situation here at the Big Blue Saw secret underground base, I had created some translucent P95 acrylic lighting diffusers to cover up our bare CFL bulbs. They...
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Top Instructables Featuring Big Blue Saw
Over the years, we've had a number of customers and friends detail the wonderful things they've created with the help of Big Blue Saw on the Instructables website. Here are some of the most popular...
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Get ready for our upcoming sale
The online polls have closed. And the winner is: Aluminum 6061, 1/4 inch thick. The incumbent sale champion was able to hold off a late surge by the upstart 1/8 inch thickness to stay in office for...
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