This is what happens between your first message and parts in your hand. Most of it is the same whether you are across town or across the country.
The more of this we get up front, the faster and more accurate the quote. None of it is required to start a conversation.
A 2D drawing with dimensions. This is how we check every size before anything is cut.
The flat geometry. This is what runs on the machine, so we cut your lines instead of redrawing them.
Shows us the part in 3D. Helps on anything with depth, pockets or a radius. We still cut from the DXF.
Straight cuts need no CAD at all. Sizes and quantities in an email is enough; the CNC saw runs from that. A photo or sketch with dimensions works too.
A DXF can export wrong — wrong scale, wrong units, a hole that dropped out — and it will look fine on screen. Before your file goes to the machine, we check it against the dimensioned PDF: overall size, units, hole count, hole sizes. That is what catches an export error before we cut your material.
Have only one of them? Send it. If it is just a DXF, we will make a drawing from it and send it back for a yes before we cut.
A lot of jobs start with a part in a bag on the counter and a question. We measure it, we talk about the material, and we tell you what we would do. That conversation is free and it usually saves a revision. (775) 358-8211 · 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Mon–Fri
Three things, together, so you can check the material before you spend money on it.
Priced at the quantities you asked for. If one quantity is a much better deal because of how the parts nest on a sheet, we say so.
For the exact grade we quoted. If your spec says UL 94 V-0, the sheet shows UL 94 V-0. You can check it against your drawing before you order.
Stock material is ready in one hour. Machined parts get a date based on what is already on the machines. If we cannot hit your date, we say so at the quote, not when you call to ask.
The cheapest place to find a problem is on part one. So on any new part, that is where we look for it.
We can usually cut a first article the same day on stock material. That is not a walk-in cut-to-size promise; it is what we do to get a production job moving. Tell us it is urgent and we will tell you honestly whether the floor can take it.
The reason most people find us is a material, not a machine. So this is the part we are careful about.
Once a first article is approved, the job is repeatable. That opens up a couple of options.
We keep the program, the material spec and the approved first article on file. That goes for saw blanks as much as routed parts. Send a PO with the quantity and it runs the same way it ran last time.
If you use twenty a year, we can cut the full sheet once and ship on release against a blanket order. Fewer setups for us, no lead time for you.
The revision on your PO is the one we cut. If a new one comes through mid-run, we stop and ask rather than guess which one you meant.
Stock material and cut-to-size, across Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fernley and USA Parkway. Our own van, our own route. Details and cutoffs.
Finished parts pack well and ship well. We quote freight with the parts so the number you see is the number you pay.
If all you need is a sheet and you are far from Sparks, we will say so. Freight on a full sheet usually costs more than the sheet. We would rather tell you that than sell you one.
Yes. Machined parts ship anywhere in the country, and a lot of our fabrication work now comes from people who found a specific material on this site and needed it made into something. Distance changes the freight line on the quote and nothing else.
Yes, with one extra step. The shop runs in inches, and unit conversion is where files go wrong, so on a metric drawing we send the key dimensions back to you in inches and get a yes before we cut. Tell us the drawing is metric when you send it and we will get that started with the quote.
Send what you can. If a note references a spec we do not have, we ask for it before the first article rather than guessing at a finish or a marking. We would rather hold a day than ship a part that fails your inspection.
Both. A one-off and a run of a thousand go through the same steps; the run just gets a first article first. The counter is open to walk-ins Monday through Friday.
The data sheet comes with the quote, and it names the manufacturer and the grade. That sheet is what we bought the material against. If you need a certificate of conformance with the shipment, ask when you order and we will include it.
A PDF drawing and a DXF, or a photo with dimensions. You get a quote, the manufacturer data sheet, and a real lead time — usually the same day.