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Notes from the shop.

Short notes on materials, printing, and what a drawing needs before it can be priced.

Quoting · 18 June 2026

What the drawing should say before it is quoted

Put material, thickness, and tolerance on the drawing before you ask for a price.

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3D printing · 2 April 2026

Print the prototype, then cut the plate

Three FDM printers sit in the same Osborne Park workshop as the waterjet. A fit check in plastic can become a nested plate the same week.

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Materials · 10 February 2026

Why rubber, foam, and composites are cut cold

A heat-affected edge ruins a gasket and delaminates a composite. Waterjet leaves the sheet as it arrived, minus the profile.

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