[ Tel: 01884 821076 ][ Email: luffmaneng@gmail.com ]
Ayshford works, Westleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7HL
Frequently asked questions
Question - I want a 2D shape cut out. What is the best way to give you my drawings?
1. We are able to work from anything from a 'fag packet sketch' to a full blown 3D CAD file. However the following file types are best! DXF/DWG for 2D or step/stp for 3D parts
2. We can scan and convert artwork which has either been hand drawn or printed out but it needs to be in black and white and the lines need to be cleanly drawn or in the case of print outs the lines must be well defined and not blurred. This is not the best way to get something accurately cut!
3. We are not able to work with any native MAC files
Question - What metals do we hold in stock?
We hold stocks of the follow in most of the common metric thickness
Mild steel (S275)
Stainless steel - both 304 and 316 grades
Aluminium - 1050, 5083 and 6082 grades
We also hold limited stocks of -
Mild steel (S355)
Brass
Copper
Question - What materials can you cut?
We use our laser profiling machines to cut both ferrous and non ferrous metals. While the gas and plasma profile cutting machines are used for ferrous metals only. The water jet profile machines however are able to cut virtually anything. This includes both ferrous and non
ferrous metals, plastics, composite materials (not all laminates), wood (including plywood), glass (not toughened glass though), stone (including concrete and ceramics) and rubber.
What tolerances can we work to?
We generally work to the following tolerances -
Laser - +/- 0.2mm
Waterjet - +/- 0.5mm
Gas - +/- 1mm
Plasma - +/-
Guillotine - +/- 1mm
Bending, on one off's/small batches - +/- 1 degree
Bending, on larger batches - +/- 0.5 degree
Durbar bending tolerance +/- 2 degrees
Sheets of mild steel are bought in to the EN10029 standard of thickness and flatness