Questions of the Week in Manufacturing

Back to basics again today. I'm taking your questions and giving you answers. If in doubt, visit our website and find the answer yourself! lol well I'll get right into it, here goes:

1. Can aluminum be cut with a laser?

 - Answer: Yes, you can typically laser cut aluminum up to 1/8" thick.

2. Can you cut carbon steel and stainless steel on the same laser?
 - Answer: Heck yes you can! That's a good question, there are probably a lot of people out there wondering the same thing.

3. Can you custom make a football jersey?
 - Answer: If that's your way of seeing if we'll produce you a Favre vikings jersey, my answer is no. But I guess it's all in who you ask...

4. How can I cut acetal?
 - Answer: Well your best bet for cutting acetal is most likely waterjet cutting (or water-only cutting) that will be your call. Here's a link to a project that was waterjet cut from acetal.

5. How can I cut blocks of aluminum?
 - Answer: Have you seen our aluminum blocks case study? That's definitely worth checking into in your case, you can see the whole story with pictures here. I think you'll like that one. The answer to the question, is waterjet. Waterjet can cut up to 12" thick aluminum blocks very well.

6. What is the best file type to use for waterjet cutting?
 - Answer: Most machine shops prefer to receive files in DWG or DXF format which is most compatible with AutoCAD and readible by CNC machinery.

7. Do you custom manufacture caskets?
- Answer: No. I think you could probably find a better place to have that done locally.