Anybody heard of a company with experience in cutting precise shapes in metal?

[Street Gerbil]

Yo folks. I was wondering if somebody knows somebody who has experience and equipment to cut some lettering in a CD-sized piece of hard (shiny and non-scratchable)metal (3-4 mm thick). Four letters including one O with an inner part that needs to be preserved and one i with a dot.
The idea is a logo (to be mounted on translucent plastic and backlit) for fairly expensive product to be used in industrial environment (but the budget for a logo is reasonably small). No CAD work needed (Autocad/Solidworks file will be supplied). I would think it should be done on EDM or laser/plasma cutter.
Any ideas who would be a right business for a job and how much would they typically charge for it?

[Marmoot]

try ponoko.co.nz (http://www.ponoko.co.nz)

[White trash]

PM Icekiwi.

If he can't do it he'll know who can. Clever bastard that one.

[Kickaha]

I would think it should be done on EDM or laser/plasma cutter.

Waterjet also makes a nice neat job, better than both Laser and plasma

[SlashWylde]

We use 'Precision Laser Cutting' in Otahuhu. I think 'Metal Skills' in East Tamaki also can do this type of work though I'm not sure if they have a laser or water jet or both. Both companies are good to deal with.

You will probably need to supply a DXF file of your design.

[jim.cox]

try ponoko.co.nz (http://www.ponoko.co.nz)

Ponoko only does 0.9mm metal :(

[Stickchick]

You could try the following. They are in Bulls and a friend of mine. I can send an email to him if you can pm me all the details

http://www.jetexltd.co.nz/

[Nasty]

Yo folks. I was wondering if somebody knows somebody who has experience and equipment to cut some lettering in a CD-sized piece of hard (shiny and non-scratchable)metal (3-4 mm thick). Four letters including one O with an inner part that needs to be preserved and one i with a dot.
The idea is a logo (to be mounted on translucent plastic and backlit) for fairly expensive product to be used in industrial environment (but the budget for a logo is reasonably small). No CAD work needed (Autocad/Solidworks file will be supplied). I would think it should be done on EDM or laser/plasma cutter.
Any ideas who would be a right business for a job and how much would they typically charge for it?

Contact Nudemetalz from here ... he had this done lots.

[CookMySock]

I do a half decent job with the 4 inch angle grinder and the hack saw.

Steve

[Beemer]

I'd recommend the place in Bulls - Jetex - http://www.jetexltd.co.nz/

We went there with a car club and they showed us what they could do. There was a delicate butterfly with its wings cut out using the water jet, and we all got a neat shark-shaped bottle opener to take away. I was fascinated and I've heard good reports about their work.

Just noticed someone else recommended them - so there's two recommendations!

[ArcherWC]

Sixpacback on here would have a good idea as well

[bogan]

Jetex bulls +1, up to 3 now. Shiny an non scratchable metal 4mm thick could get a bit expensive though, 4mm ally is cheap, 1.2 stainless would probly be alright as well.

[rphenix]

Try Davis Cutter Grinding Ltd (off rosebank) they have laser cutters and should be able to do this sort of thing easily.

[Skyryder]

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[Street Gerbil]

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Skyryder

Nah, I think they use a CNC mill. Not suitable for what I need (sharp corners).

[rasty]

Metal Skills fel.group laserstream/HSM Hi-Tech


They all do what you seem to want. All East Tamaki/Penrose (except lasersteam = avondale

[jono035]

We've used metalskills for some stuff through work, pretty decent guys to deal with. There was an outfit called Designsteel that we've used before as well but I think that was more for bigger stuff.

Really your only option is stainless if you want it to be scratch resistant, any shiny platings or ally will scratch easily... 4mm is a decent chunk of stainless...

[SixPackBack]

A wire eroder could produce a quality part that would be unsurpassed by any other process.

[marty]

http://www.stainlessdesign.co.nz/

[Forest]

Why would you want to make the logo out of 3-4mm sheet?

Surely a thinner gauge would be a better choice?

[Street Gerbil]

Why would you want to make the logo out of 3-4mm sheet?

Surely a thinner gauge would be a better choice?

It is being debated, but the original idea is that when you put your logo on a half-a-million dollar piece of machinery, you want it to look worth $500K.
Which is why I said "over my dead body" in regards to chromed plastic.

[jono035]

It is being debated, but the original idea is that when you put your logo on a half-a-million dollar piece of machinery, you want it to look worth $500K.
Which is why I said "over my dead body" in regards to chromed plastic.

Very good point. The answer then is be willing to spend the money on the logo too.

[MSTRS]

Axis Routering in Hastings might be of use.