Design rules
The limits the machines work to, in one table per process. A part that sits inside them can be made without a conversation first.
1 of 12 figures confirmed so far. The rest read “TBC” until the workshop publishes them; if your part is near one, ask.
Laser cutting#
The laser holds fine detail the router cannot, but every material has a thickness beyond which the edge stops being clean. More on laser cutting
- Minimum hole diameter
- TBC
- Holes smaller than this taper through the thickness and may not clear.
- Minimum slot width
- TBC
- Narrower slots close up as the heat goes in.
- Minimum feature size
- TBC
- Thin webs between cuts distort or burn away.
- Kerf
- TBC
- The width the beam removes. Draw the finished size; we allow for it.
- Cutting tolerance
- TBC
- On the cut profile, not on folded dimensions.
CNC routing#
The router takes thicker and denser material than the laser and leaves no burn, but every internal corner carries the radius of the cutter. More on cnc routing
- Minimum internal radius
- TBC
- A cutter cannot cut a sharp inside corner. Add a dogbone if the corner must clear.
- Minimum hole diameter
- TBC
- Set by the smallest cutter we run.
- Cutting tolerance
- TBC
- Tighter on rigid material, looser on anything that moves under the cutter.
Folding#
A fold needs metal to grip. The tooling sets how short a flange can be, and how close a hole can sit to a bend before it pulls oval. More on folding
- Minimum flange
- TBC
- Anything shorter cannot be held in the tool.
- Bend to hole
- TBC
- Measured from the edge of the hole to the start of the bend radius.
- Maximum bend length
- 3100mm
- The longest single fold the folder will take.
- Angle tolerance
- TBC
- Every additional bend stacks its own tolerance on top.