What Is SendCutSend and What Does It Do?

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SendCutSend is an online custom manufacturing service: you upload a CAD file (STEP or DXF), get instant pricing, and receive fabricated parts — sheet metal cutting, CNC machining, bending, and finishing — delivered in as little as 24 hours. It fits anyone who needs custom metal or sheet parts in small-to-medium quantities without contacting a traditional machine shop, and it also offers templates if you don't have CAD.

What SendCutSend actually does

It's a digital front end for custom fabrication. Instead of emailing drawings to a shop for a quote, you upload your file and the site prices it immediately. The company describes itself as offering "sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, and much more," with parts "delivered in as little as 24 hours."

The core workflow is:

  1. Upload a STEP or DXF file (or start from a template if you have no CAD).
  2. Get instant pricing based on your geometry, material, and options.
  3. Order, and the part is manufactured and shipped.

Services available

SendCutSend bundles cutting, machining, forming, and finishing under one order. Based on the site's service list:

Category Services
Cutting Laser cutting, waterjet, CNC routing (sheet materials)
Machining Multiaxis CNC machining in billet stock
Forming Bending (within 1 degree of accuracy or better), dimple forming (up to 3")
Hole features Countersinking, tapping, hardware insertion
Finishing Anodizing (Class II, 5 colors), deburring, media blasting, plating (zinc and nickel), powder coating (15 options), tumbling
Assembly Welding (seams on bent parts closed)

Who it's for

  • Product developers and engineers who need functional prototypes or small production runs without a shop relationship.
  • Makers and hobbyists who want metal parts but lack in-house cutting or machining.
  • Companies — the site states it's "trusted by 100,000+ companies," which suggests it handles both one-off and repeat orders.
  • Anyone without CAD — the "No CAD? Start with a template" option lowers the entry barrier.

What to check before ordering

  • File format: STEP or DXF are the supported upload formats.
  • Materials: 175+ materials are listed as in stock, so confirm yours is available.
  • Tolerances and guidelines: the site publishes bending guidelines, sheet cutting guidelines, a bend calculator, and min/max part size charts — read these before uploading to avoid a part that can't be made.
  • Pricing: an instant quote is generated from your file; see the pricing page for how it's calculated.
  • Lead time: "as little as 24 hours" is the fastest case, not a guarantee for every material or finish.

If your part is a flat or bent sheet component, a machined billet part, or needs finishing like anodizing or powder coating, SendCutSend is built to handle the whole job from one upload. If you need something outside those processes, check the full services list first.