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How We Work

Send the drawing.
Get a quote, a data sheet, and a straight answer.

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.

Your drawing, our material, our machines Sparks, Nevada · since 1979
Step One
01

What to send us.

The more of this we get up front, the faster and more accurate the quote. None of it is required to start a conversation.

PDF
We need this

A 2D drawing with dimensions. This is how we check every size before anything is cut.

DXF
We need this

The flat geometry. This is what runs on the machine, so we cut your lines instead of redrawing them.

STEP
Nice to have

Shows us the part in 3D. Helps on anything with depth, pockets or a radius. We still cut from the DXF.

Cut list
For blanks and rectangles

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.

PDFDXF

Why both. The PDF is how we check the DXF.

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.

Inches, if you canThat is what the shop runs in. Metric is fine, but conversion is where files go wrong, so we send the key sizes back in inches for a yes first.
Material and ratingUL 94 V-0, FDA, NSF, ESD. If the spec needs a rating, say so and we quote the grade that carries it.
Quantity now, and per yearThe second number changes how we nest the sheet and whether we hold stock for you.
Where it is goingPickup, local delivery, or a shipping address.

No file yet? Call anyway.

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

Step Two
02

What you get back.

Three things, together, so you can check the material before you spend money on it.

Within one business day

A quote

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.

Most quotes go back the same day.
Attached, not on request

The manufacturer data sheet

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.

Every material we stock has one. See the library.
A date, not a guess

A real lead time

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.

A no on day one beats a maybe on day ten.
Step Three
03

New parts start with a first article.

The cheapest place to find a problem is on part one. So on any new part, that is where we look for it.

1
We make one to threeFrom your file, in the material we quoted, on the machine that will run the balance.Us
2
You inspectFit, finish, the bore that rides on a pin, the groove that seals. Whatever matters on your assembly.You
3
We adjustA tolerance, a radius, a surface. Plastics move differently from metal and this is where it shows, not on part four hundred.Us, if needed
4
We run the orderSame program, same material, same setup that made the part you approved.Us

If you need it today

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.

Material
04

We stock it. We name the manufacturer.

The reason most people find us is a material, not a machine. So this is the part we are careful about.

PP · UL 94 V-0HDPEUHMWACETALABSACRYLICPOLYCARBONATEPVC FOAMFR POLYPROACMNYLONPP · UL 94 V-0GRADE + MAKER ON THE QUOTEDATA SHEETATTACHED
On the rack in Sparks · every grade has a manufacturer data sheet
  • Quoted from the rack. When we say in stock, it is on a shelf in Sparks, not on a truck from somewhere else. The quote names the grade and the manufacturer.
  • Rated means rated. If your drawing calls for UL 94 V-0 polypropylene, you get a grade that is listed V-0, with the data sheet that says so. Not standard polypropylene with a note.
  • If we do not stock the exact grade, we say so. Some specs call for a material we bring in to order. We tell you that, with the lead time, before you commit.
  • Your drawing stays in your job file. Proprietary drawings are not published, photographed for the website, or shared.
CNC routing5 × 10 table
Laser cut and engraveUp to 36 × 48
Plastic weldingHDPE and polypropylene
CNC panel sawProgrammed cuts. Every blank the same size, square, and the same again on the reorder.
  • Materials we run most: acrylic, polycarbonate, HDPE, UHMW, polypropylene and FR polypropylene, ABS, acetal, PVC foam board, ACM.
  • Thicknesses: sheet from thin gauge to 1.5 inch and heavier on request. Rod and tube in the common sizes.
Repeat Work
05

Parts you order every year.

Once a first article is approved, the job is repeatable. That opens up a couple of options.

Simplest

Reorder by part number

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.

For steady volume

We hold your stock

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.

Ask about it after the first article.
When the drawing changes

Revision control

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.

Delivery
06

Getting it to you.

Local

Pickup in one hour, free delivery next day

Stock material and cut-to-size, across Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fernley and USA Parkway. Our own van, our own route. Details and cutoffs.

Anywhere in the US

We ship machined parts nationwide

Finished parts pack well and ship well. We quote freight with the parts so the number you see is the number you pay.

Full sheets

Raw material travels badly

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.

FAQ
07

Questions we get before the first order.

Do you work with customers outside Nevada?

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.

Can you work from a drawing in millimeters?

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.

What if my drawing has an internal spec number I cannot share?

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.

Do you do one-off parts, or only production?

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.

How do I know the material is actually the rated grade?

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.

Get Started

Send the drawing.
We'll take it from there.

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.

745 E. Greg St. #6, Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 358-8211 · sales@silverstateplastics.com
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