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Currently, Big Blue Saw makes all parts using either abrasive waterjet or laser cutting technology. For more about waterjets, visit The Waterjet Web Reference or see our FAQ on waterjets. Comments Add New Search Erik Laughlin  - Mech Warfare Parts   |2010-07-21 22:57:36 Hi, My name is Erik as I listed above. I am a new robot builder who is interested in the Mech Warfare games. I am sure you have heard of it since I got your website off of the Mech Warfare creators forum (trossenrobotics.com). I am looking to get a bunch of pieces cut by your service in the near future. Andrew Alter has been helping me get stuff together, and it is really coming along nicely. I was reading a lot of the FAQs on your site, but just wanted to get a little more info on what material most people use if they get something cut for building parts for smaller sized robots. I like the aluminum for the fact it can be bent and shaped (do you do bending by the way?). But I also like the plastic because of its light weight, and the legs of my robot are already done in plastic, and was thinking I would just keep it the same look. Well if you can, give me some info back, if you can't reply to any of this, its good to Reply | Quote Big Blue Saw Administrator   |2010-07-22 01:30:04 Hi Erik, If you're just starting out with robotics, but need durability, I suggest using one of the plastic materials like acetal or UHMW. They're a lot more forgiving than metal. We can do bending as a special order. E-mail info@bigbluesaw.com for details. Reply | Quote Write comment Name: Email:  do not notifynotify Website: Title: UBBCode:         -color-aquablackbluefuchsiagraygreenlimemaroonnavyolivepurpleredsilvertealwhiteyellow -size-tinysmallmediumlargehuge Please enter the security code shown in the image.