How Big Blue Saw Works

Big Blue Saw makes custom parts from your design. You can get a quote and order custom made parts from our website. Our goal is to make it as fast and easy as possible to turn your idea into a real metal, plastic, wood or fabric object. Our customers range from engineers, tinkerers, and automobile enthusiasts, to crafters, artists, and fashion designers.

Custom Parts Quickly and Simply

We make it easy and fast to turn your idea into a real, tangible part. Here's how it works:

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  1. Create a design using the Big Blue Saw Designer or your favorite design software.
  2. Upload your design to our website to get an instant price quote and to order.
  3. We will ship you your custom metal, plastic, wood, or fabric object, typically within 3 business days.

Big Blue Saw makes your parts using a variety of the latest high-tech production techniques, including laser cutting and waterjet cutting (including low-taper waterjet cutting). In addition, we offer a variety of finishing options to help make your parts look their best.

Our online ordering system gives your a huge range of materials to choose from, and we can work with many more; just ask us if you don't find what you're looking for.

We offer rapid, friendly service and great prices (find out how Big Blue Saw determines prices).

Design Parts with the Big Blue Saw Designer

Using the Big Blue Saw Designer, you can create your design right inside your web browser. The Big Blue Saw Designer makes it fast and easy to create both simple shapes and elaborate sets of parts.

Watch the video below to see the whole process of designing with the Big Blue Saw Designer, as well the completed custom aluminum piece.

Another video showing some more of the Big Blue Saw Designer's features.





Click here to try the Big Blue Saw Designer now!



Read more about the Big Blue Saw Designer



Use Your Favorite Design Software with Big Blue Saw

Image If, like many of our users, you are already proficient in some particular software package for design, Big Blue Saw has you covered, too. We support instant online quoting for a variety of file types.

Read about the software we recommend for creating files for use with Big Blue Saw's online quoting and ordering system.

If you use a raster-based tool such as Photoshop, The GIMP, or Windows Paint, learn how to format your raster (PNG, GIF) files for Big Blue Saw's online quoting system.

If you use a vector-based tool (like Inkscape, AutoCAD, or SolidEdge) that can create DXF files, find out how to format your CAD files for Big Blue Saw's online quoting system.


Try a Sample File

Are you interested in seeing Big Blue Saw's online quoting system in action, but don't yet have a design ready?

Image Click here to get a quote for our "butterfly".


See Projects Created By Our Customers

Image What is Big Blue Saw good for? Take a look at some of the wonderful things our customers have created with the help of Big Blue Saw.


Looking For More Information?

If you want more information about Big Blue Saw, try our FAQ Page or read Big Blue Saw's blog for all the latest news and information.

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