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Written by Simon Arthur

Parent Category: Big Blue Saw Blog

Created: 15 September 2017

Shaun Gosselin shared with some photos of his race car built with parts from Big Blue Saw. The car was built for the Supermodified Division to race at Oswego Speedway in New York.

The tail wing ribs were made of 3/8 inch thick aluminum 6061 and waterjet cut by Big Blue Saw from Shaun's design.

All three designs shown below were used because the rules limit the overall size of the wing so it takes a few different sized elements to get correct shape.

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Written by Super User

Parent Category: Big Blue Saw Blog

Created: 14 September 2017

Get a head start on getting your designs ready for our next sale on waterjet cutting.

The sale material this time will be 0.375 inch (3/8 inch, or about 9.5 mm) thick aluminum 6061.

The sale starts on Monday, September 25 and runs through Wednesday, September 27.

As with all other sales this year, orders placed online for the sale material will automatically receive a quantity discount.

We'll  have more information here, on our mailing list, and social media accounts as the sale starts.

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Written by Simon Arthur

Parent Category: Big Blue Saw Blog

Created: 07 September 2017

To create something that's a marvel of functionality and beauty takes time. In fact, one customer let us know that he had recently completed a project using parts we waterjet cut for him all the way back in 2011. James Jamison finally finished the electric guitar you see here, and it's a beauty!

Here's what he had to say about this project:

The shape is based on a slimmed down 1960's Höfner Verythin guitar that I used to have.  I traced a photo in CAD and then sent it off to you. 

It was a very slow build it as it's not anywhere near a standard guitar.  I did a lot of thinking and assembling / disassembling as I was building it.

The top and back were done freehand with a polished ball peen hammer against a wooden board. I made a simple uke as a prototype to work out the technique.  It's tricky, as every strike makes a divot, but also twists the sheet.  Half of the pounding is taking the twist out.

Electrically it sounds great, just the same as any electric guitar.  I've also got a microphone inside that I can mix into the output.  The microphone system needs work.  Currently it's really great at making feedback at the resonant frequency of the metal top.

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Written by Simon Arthur

Parent Category: Big Blue Saw Blog

Created: 16 August 2017

Starting Monday, August 21, Big Blue Saw will be offering deep discounts on custom aluminum and stainless steel parts. During our Eclipse Sale, custom waterjet cut parts made from 0.05 inch thick aluminum 6061 or 0.06 inch thick stainless steel 304 will receive a quantity discount. Place your order through our online quoting system from August 21 through August 23, and your parts will automatically show the sale price in the shopping cart.

Let's see how this sale can work for you. 

This is our example JD40 Keyboard Plate. During the sale, even when you order as little as 1 part, you automatically get the quantity 10 price, as shown in the table below. This means you save up to 72% off the regular price.

Here's another example, a 21 inch x 21 inch robot baseplate.

Finally take a look at this, a 12x8 inch control panel. 

Again, you can save 70% to 80% on this design!

We expect to ship sale orders August 30 to September 5. Upload your designs to our online quoting system to take advantage of the sale.