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Forging New Signs with Ben Matthews of Moonlight Forge
Ben Matthews of Moonlight Forge recently sent us some photos of what he's made with help from Big Blue Saw. Among many other wonderful things, Ben makes custom gates and signs. When he needs lettering...
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The Difference Between Vectors and Bitmaps
You may have noticed a new writing style here on our blog, so let me introduce myself. My name is Julie Simancek and I am the customer advocate for Big Blue Saw. I'm also a jeweler who specializes in...
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Sale On Aluminum and ABS Plastic January 16-18
Starting Monday, January 16 and continuing through Wednesday, January 18, you can save on custom waterjet cut parts from Big Blue Saw. Any order placed online for waterjet cut aluminum 6061 or black...
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Piretti Shows Its Putters With Made-To-Order Parts From Big Blue Saw
Customer Bill Craig of Piretti Fine Putters wrote to show us where some of our waterjet cut parts ended up. In the photo above, you can see the custom golf club stand they made. Some of the parts came...
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Mollie Sue Gets a Sign
Our customer Tessa Gerwing was expecting a baby and wanted something special for her nursery. The little one was going to be named "Mollie Sue" and Tessa felt that she needed a sign to hang above her...
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Founder Simon Arthur Interviewed for Indie Hackers
I was interviewed late last year by Courtland of Indie Hackers. Read the interview for a little background on how I built the Big Blue Saw starting from a side project.
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EPS, PDF, and SVG files
In our last article, we talked about two different branches of image files you may have for your parts. I said that you can also convert EPS, PDF, SVG and PNG files to DXF for cutting, with some...
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Early details on upcoming sale
It's time to start planning for the next sale on custom waterjet cut parts. The sale starts Monday, February 13 and runs through Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The sale material this time around will be...
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How Thick is a Steel Gauge? And Why is My Part 0.002 Inches Too Thin?
When you order custom waterjet cut cold rolled steel on the Big Blue Saw website, you've got a choice of several different thicknesses for your parts. We offer the following thicknesses, from 0.0239...
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Valentine's Day Sale on Custom Waterjet Cut Parts
We love our customers, and starting Monday, February 13, you'll be able to save with sweetheart deals on custom aluminum parts. During our Valentine's Day sale, Big Blue Saw is offering savings on...
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Converting PNG and Other Raster Files to DXF Format
You might want to read the first two articles in this series on working with files to prepare them for waterjet or laser cutting: The Difference Between Vectors and Bitmaps and EPS, PDF, and SVG files....
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Logan Reed's Custom Table with Waterjet Cut Legs
Customer Logan Reed wrote in recently to show us the beautiful table he made with help from Big Blue Saw. The legs were waterjet cut from 1 inch thick aluminum 6061 using our low taper process. As...
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Sale Coming March 14-15
On Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15, you'll be able to save on custom waterjet cut parts. All parts ordered online waterjet cut from aluminum 6061 in 0.063 inch thickness and stainless steel...
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Invent Something New During Big Blue Saw's Sale
Create something new during Big Blue Saw's sale on custom aluminum and stainless steel parts. Any parts, no matter how audacious the design*, ordered online from the sale stock materials, will...
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Piretti Golf Scores a Hole in One With This Putter Display
You may recall our previous article showing the custom putter stand from Piretti Golf, makers of fine golfing gear. Bill Craig wrote in again to show us a new rotating putter display, made with...
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Early Notice: Sale on Waterjet Cut Aluminum Coming Next Week
We're having a sale next week on custom waterjet cut aluminum parts. This early announcement gives you time to prepare your designs. You can place your order online for aluminum 6061 in 0.1875 inch...
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Waterjet Cut Aluminum Parts On Sale April 17-19
If you're looking for custom brackets, braces, bearing blocks, clamps, base plates, or similar one off parts, this is your chance to save. From Monday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Big...
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Gauge Thicknesses For Brass, Copper and Silver
You may have seen our list of standard materials which are part of our online quoting system. But for many of our customers involved in making jewelry, fine art, or interior design, these materials...
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Gear Up For Our Upcoming Sale on Aluminum
Fire up your CAD software and get your designs ready now! Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on aluminum 6061 in 3/8 inch thickness (0.375 inch or 9.5 mm) starting next week! Orders placed online from...
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Catch Lightning At Our Custom Aluminum Sale
Photo CC BY-ND 2.0 Mike Behnken On May 10, 1752, the world would change forever. This was during the Age of Enlightenment, when scientific knowledge was rapidly expanding. But in the middle of the...
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