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Wikispeed Open Source Road Legal Car

Wikispeed is an open source road legal car, for commuting and racing. They take the idea of open source seriously and everyone is invited to collaborate. Above you can see Car #007, built for testing...

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Aluminum Alloy 7075 Now a Standard Stock Material

  You've been asking for it, and now it's here. You can now order custom waterjet cut aluminum 7075 parts directly from our website. I used this material in my robot Flipper for Robot Battles this...

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Early Notice: Sale on Waterjet Cut Aluminum Coming

Starting Monday, October 16, and running through Wednesday, October 18, Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on custom waterjet cut aluminum parts made from your designs. This sale is on aluminum alloy...

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Sale on Custom Aluminum October 16-18

There has never been a better time to get started using Big Blue Saw to turn your designs into real parts. Starting Monday, October 16, Big Blue Saw is offering discounts on our waterjet cutting...

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Foreceps from Magnified Lab Solutions

Magnified Lab Solutions provides advanced tools for histology: working with living tissues under a microscope. As you might imagine, working with things on a tiny scale requires precision equipment....

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Early Notice: Sale on Waterjet Cut Aluminum Coming November 20-21

Here's a heads-up for those of you who like custom parts and saving money. Starting Monday, November 20, and running through Tuesday, November 21, Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on waterjet cut...

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Sale On Custom Aluminum November 20-21

This is the sale you've been waiting for: 1/8 inch aluminum 6061.  This stock doesn't go on sale often, but is wildly popular when it does. Aluminum 6061's combination of high strength, light weight,...

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Why Is My CAD File So Big? Reducing DXF File Bloat

At Big Blue Saw, we get a lot of DXF files from our customers, and some of the file sizes are just too big. Sometimes even simple designs can result in huge file sizes, making them inconvenient to...

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Sale Coming Next Week: Aluminum 6061 0.25"

Get your designs ready now. Next week, Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on custom waterjet cut parts. Orders of aluminum 6061 in 0.25 inch (1/4" or 6.35 mm) will automatically receive a quantity...

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Save On Custom Aluminum December 11 & 12

  Our last sale of 2017 lets you save on our most popular material: aluminum 6061 in 0.25 inch (1/4" or 6.35 mm) thickness. During the sale, parts using this stock material and ordered online will...

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Updates to Aluminum, Stainless Steel & Cold Rolled Steel

As it's time to bid farewell to 2017 and ring in 2018, and it's time to say goodbye to some of our stock materials and say hello to a few new ones. Certain sizes of stock material have getting harder...

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How Close Is Too Close? Waterjet Cutting Near the Edge

  How close can a hole be to the edge of a waterjet cut part? We know that there are limits to hole size and narrow areas are a bad idea but how close can you place the cutting line of a hole and...

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Ghost-In-The-Spoke's Cruiser Bruiser, Made with Big Blue Saw

From Ghost-In-The-Spoke comes this combination bicycle spoke wrench and bottle opener. If you've broken a spoke in the wrong neighborhood, or you're just really thirsty, it's the best tool to have. It...

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Cozy Up To Your CAD Software: the Winter Sale is Coming on Aluminum and...

Big Blue Saw's loyal and true friends keep an eye out for our early sale announcements to prepare their designs before the discounts start.  Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on waterjet cut parts...

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Winter Sale Is Here. Save On Aluminum and Stainless Steel!

2018 is a brand new year, and now you have brand new chance to save on custom parts. Starting Monday, January 22, you can turn your designs into real stainless steel and aluminum parts for a fraction...

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3 New Signs

Here are 3 new signs ordered and installed by our customers. First up is this sign from Finders Keepers Crafting, created for a trade show booth. The word bubble and individual letters were waterjet...

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Sale On Waterjet Cut Aluminum February 26-27

Starting Monday, February 26, Big Blue Saw is having a sale on waterjet cutting! During the sale, you will be able to save on custom parts made from your designs. Order aluminum 6061 in 5/16 inch...

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Sale Coming: Save On Aluminum. Get Ready Now.

Starting Monday, March 19, Big Blue Saw will be having a SALE on custom waterjet cutting. When you order custom aluminum 6061 parts in 3/16 inch thickness (0.1875", about 4.8 mm), you will...

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Save on Custom Aluminum During Our Sale

On Monday, March 19, and Tuesday, March 20, you can turn your designs into real aluminum parts, and SAVE. Orders placed through our website will automatically receive a quantity discount when you...

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Industrial Automation Control Panel

  Here's an order for the B&R Automation Academy of B&R Industrial Automation Corp. We made the control panel backing plate from 0.12 inch thick stainless steel 304 using waterjet cutting."We...

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