Need custom parts for your frame, custom motor mounts, brackets, or bearing blocks? Big Blue Saw is having a sale this week on custom aluminum parts. Read more about it on our website:by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Interested in having some of your custom plates, brackets, and other parts made by waterjet cutting? Learn more about it from waterjets.org creator Carl Olsen.by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Many parts need machine threads to hold bolts or screws. BUT what if your parts are waterjet cut from thin sheet? That's where rivet nuts come in. Read more about it on our blog.by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
If you're interested in having steel or aluminum parts custom made for your RepRap or other 3D printer, you may have considered having the parts waterjet cut. Every tool has its own limitations, and a waterjet cutter is no exception. Once you learn the limitations of the tool, however, you're free to design anything within those limits. Limitations of waterjet cutting, part 1 Limitations of wby SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
If you want smooth, efficient motion, ball bearings are the way to go. It turns out that you can use waterjet cut parts as bearing blocks. Big Blue Saw has an article on how to make that happen.by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
If you're interested in using inexpensive, accurate waterjet or laser cutting to complete your RepRap build but have concerns that these machining techniques might not make parts in the exact shape you need, have a look at the our guide to waterjet and laser construction techniques: We also offer waterjet and laser cut parts with instant quotes and online ordering:by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Big Blue Saw is offering quantity discounts on Aluminum 6061 and Hot roll steel. More details on the sale are available here: The sale ends Wednesday, so get your design uploaded now.by SimonArthur - For Sale
Big Blue Saw will be having a sale on custom waterjet cut aluminum and steel parts next week, May 4-6. This is the perfect time to order frame parts, clamps, and brackets for your 3D printer. Before the sale begins, get your parts ready by uploading the parts to: I'll post more information after the sale begins here and on the website.by SimonArthur - For Sale
Big Blue Saw is giving away $450 in waterjet and laser cutting in our latest contest. We're offering a $300 first prize and $150 second prize in our SPRING design contest. Show the world your design with the theme SPRING. (Note that "spring" has many meanings.) The top 5 vote getters will move to the final round to be judged by a panel of experts. Enter and vote at . Share this with your frby SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Big Blue Saw is having a sale this week on waterjet cut aluminum. Just upload your design and order online. Details of the sale are available on the website.by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Our last sale was a great success, so we're back again. If you need custom CNC waterjet cut stainless steel or aluminum parts, we're having a sale Monday, September 22 through Wednesday, September 24. Get your designs ready now by uploading them to our online quoting system and read more about the sale on our website. All orders placed online for the sale materials will automatically receive aby SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
We're having a sale this week at Big Blue Saw on two great materials: stainless steel and aluminum. All orders for custom waterjet cut parts from 0.125" aluminum 6061 and 0.135" stainless steel 304 placed online will automatically receive a quantity discount. If you haven't tried us yet, now's the time! Learn more about the sale on our website.by SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
We've gotten quite a bit of website traffic over the years from this forum, as well as a number of customers needing parts for their 3D printers, so I thought I'd stop by and say "hi". I'm Simon Arthur, founder of Big Blue Saw. I've never built a 3D printer (though my son has been bugging me about that) but I have built my own CNC router in the past. I needed a way to get custom parts my variousby SimonArthur - Job Shop: I make stuff!
It looks like there's a lot of holes and fiddly bits to cut if you're doing it by hand. Besides, isn't the goal to have machines make everything?by SimonArthur - General