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BattleBots 2016
As you may know, I started Big Blue Saw many years ago to help scratch my own itch of building fighting robots. So I'm happy to make TWO exciting announcements today regarding season 2 of BattleBots,...
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Get Ready: Sale Coming On Aluminum
Our Next Sale Do you remember the last time you got a big discount on custom CNC waterjet cut parts? At Big Blue Saw we like to announce our sales early so that our customers can get their designs...
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Sale On Aluminum May 9 through May 11
Ready to save on custom CNC waterjet cut parts? Big Blue Saw's sale runs from Monday, May 9, through Wednesday, May 11, 2016. The sale features discounts on waterjet cut 1/8 inch thick aluminum 6061...
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Zoolophone: Animals as Musical Instruments
Recently I heard about a pretty cool project from Disney Research, Harvard, Columbia University and MIT that used waterjet cut parts to make a zoolophone: a xylophone with animal shaped keys. James...
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The Secrets to Waterjet Cut Lettering
Words have power, doubly so after they've been blasted into quarter inch thick stainless steel.Imagine you're making a waterjet cut sign out of metal and want to have lettering as negagive space...
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Heads Up: Sale Is Coming June 15-17
A quick note: the next sale is coming up on Wednesday, June 15 and will run through Friday, June 17. The material: aluminum 6061 1/8" thick. Orders placed online will automatically receive a quantity...
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Clearing Inside Corners on Waterjet Cut Parts
You've just received your parts from Big Blue Saw. You've got some sharp inside corners, but the waterjet rounded them off! You could take a file to the parts to get rid of the excess, but who has...
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Save Now on Custom Parts: Waterjet Cut Aluminum
On Wednesday, June 15 through Friday, June 17, save on waterjet cut parts ordered through Big Blue Saw's online quoting system. During the sale, all parts waterjet cut from 6061 aluminum in 1/8 inch...
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Instructables Featuring Waterjet Cutting
The Instructables website is a great resource for makers looking for a new project or for getting tips on improving your existing skills. Julie did some digging around and found these 4 great...
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See the NEW Bite Force in Action On June 23rd
Heads up all waterjet cutting and robot fighting fans: the season premiere of BattleBots airs this Thursday, June 23rd. BattleBots is back, and Big Blue Saw is sponsoring the returning champion!Aptyx...
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Common Ordering Mistake: Leaving Countersink Lines
When using the online quoting and ordering system it's easy to accidentally add features to the CAD drawing that can't be cut by waterjet or laser. Take countersinking, for example. Leaving...
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Creating an Anamorphic Aperture Lens with Laser Cut Parts
Tito Ferradans loves photography and experimenting with lenses to get the best images possible. This led him to creating laser cut inserts for a Pentacon 29mm lens to produce a wide angle image with...
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Curvier Parts From a Waterjet
I'm always on the lookout for new design techniques for use with waterjet cut parts, particularly ones that let us make parts that break out of the world of 90 degree angles and flat planes. The...
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Early Notice: Sale on Waterjet Cut Parts July 18-20
A quick note: the next sale is coming up on Monday, July 18 and will run through Wednesday, July 20. The material: aluminum 6061 1/4" (0.25) thick. Orders placed online will automatically receive a...
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For Summer: Bottle Openers Made and Tested
Summer has begun. It's warm out there. You reach for your favorite beverage of choice, but alas! it's in a bottle and you have no opener. At Big Blue Saw, we've got you covered. We recently tried out a...
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The Strength and Versatility of 1/4 Inch Thick Aluminum Now On Sale
Save Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 20, 2016 From Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 20, Big Blue Saw is having a sale on custom parts made from YOUR designs. All parts waterjet cut from...
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The Zoolophone Reloaded
We recently improved on the zoolophone by creating a laser cut base to mount the pieces to and re-cutting the pieces to add features missed the first time. We also added 4 new pieces which play a...
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FarmBot Comes Alive with Waterjet Cut Brackets
Recently you may have seen FarmBot mentioned on Hacker News, Smithsonian, Farm Forum, or The Verge. We mentioned FarmBot here in October of last year. Rory Aronson, founder of FarmBot says: These...
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Postmark USA Delivers On Time and Saves Money With Waterjet Cut Parts
Chris Einerson of Postmark USA wrote in to tell us about how they use waterjet cut parts from Big Blue Saw to save time and money and deliver a finished custom project in less than 2 weeks. We have...
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Carl Olsen on What It Costs to Make Waterjet Parts
Image © Steve Brown Photography CC-BY-SA-3.0Note: Carl Olsen of waterjets.org was created this informative piece that we thought we'd pass along. There are a variety of ways to calculate the cost of...
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