Direct Waterjet Projects
Totally solar and wind powered
Yes, we cut the signs. As well as many of the wind turbine parts.
We can go really thick...
8.625" Aluminum for Ampco Metals
8.625" Aluminum for Ampco Metals
6" thick Ampco 18 bronze for Ampco Metals www.ampcometal.com
Material handling up to 3,000 lbs.
We can also go super thin. In this case, Teflon.
Woman owned AND operated
Trudianne, our "Girl Friday", at the helm
Talented owner-operators, for ultimate precision and care.
Promised tolerances of ±.005" on most materials but often a lot tighter. Sometimes we can even pull ±0.0000". (1" steel)
Micro-bridging and tabbing available for small parts to keep your cost down
Micro Bridging
Penguins... Example of Tabbed parts
Custom fixtures...
He started with cardboard templates, we CAD and cut the parts, now he builds wind turbines. NorthWindTurbines.com
Wind turbine parts we cut for North Wind Power, ready for assembly and installation.
Anything for our customers... even winter tower climbs!
Want to go skydiving? Ask us. We'll take you. (Bill is a tandem master at Skydive Chicago and Trudianne is a licensed sport jumper.)
.25" AL for Skydive Chicago
Sign for Eat Up cafe, Ottawa IL (Skydive Chicago)
Parts for high tech widgets. We don't even have to know what it is.
Microscope Parts for QuantumSignal.com
Parts thicker than .25", cut virtually taper free (.75" tool steel)
4" aluminum cut with NO taper
Steel inlaid with stainless for under a wood stove
custom shower ceiling, ready for fiber optics
3/4" Tool Steel
.5" A36 for MCC's axial flux generator.
1/4" Industrial Glass
1/8" Aluminum
1/8" Aluminum
soap holder for outdoor shower...
.125" stainless
1/2" Aluminum showing cut qualities. Each finger took the same amount of time to cut.
Quality 5 Cut - smooth sandblasted type finish
Quality 4 Cut
Quality 3 Cut - our standard cutting quality
Quality 2 Cut - just part separation
Quality 2 cutting speed on D2 tool steel
1.60" D2 tool steel blanked for TekPak.com
.75" steel train door closures
1 1/8" die from .125" aluminum
jig table top from .875" steel for StreatorDependable.com
1" Polyurethane Foam
1" Polyurethane Foam
2" Polyurethane Foam
Electronic cello parts for www.TheCambiare.com
Altering existing parts
Parts for art installations...
Chicago skyline in 3/16" SS
1.5" Paving Brick
Pieces destined for the Modern Museum of Art (really!)
Yes, it's a deviled egg tray for 600 eggs. Designed by CrucialDetail.com
Custom Christmas ornaments for KelleyCares.org
Cut from 3/4" laminated wood
Cut from 3/4" laminated wood
3/8" Plywood
Puzzles made of okoume plywood
.020 kerf with our Omax MiniJet
marble for custom bathroom wall
porcelain tile
custom dune buggy dashboard
name plates
SS Jewelry
VCT tile
VCT tile inlays for Henryville, IN school rebuild cut for Belfor USA
Playing with Glastic to see what it could take...
Turns out, it can't take much.
.75" Nylon
Waterjet machineability testing for unusual materials
7ga stainless trivet
1/4 mild steel custom sign on display in a local bank
Electronica pieces and parts, cut by us. Played by someone else.
16ga stainless sign for Brigadoon in Chicago
1/8" Aluminum sign for MCC Welding classroom
Nesting a sheet of parts for maximum material usage
Screamin' Chickenz grille logo cut from mirrored stainless steel
Screamin' Chickenz Amps
.5“ Delrin mandrel clamp for mico-EDM SmalTec International
.215“ 304 stainless custom bowl stand
Tolerences within .002“
Custom Art Fixture - Granite and steel waterjet cut, then welded together by us.
.80“ quartz for measurement tables DatumToolandManufacturing.com
Custom award made for Chicago's Metropolitan Planning Council
Letters cut with our .020“ kerf Omax MiniJet
Base is 3/8“ aluminum
Face plate made from 1/4“ mild steel, sandblasted and painted
2009 Guitar of the Year award before assembly
Real guitar strings, steel, aluminum, anodizing, painting, welding and inlays
Back of completed award
AcousticGuitarForum.com 2009 Guitar of the Year custom award
Edwinson FC .75 -- Award winner with its award
quirky artsy spider pieces from 1/4" mild steel
Clear and mirrored acrylic cut for interior designer Jaime Castro's custom light fixture
Detail of Jaime's creation, to be on display at the Art Institute of Chicago in May 2010
Acrylic cutting by us, design and fabrication by designer Jaime Castro
Not everything works. But we're always willing to try.
Industrial felt. Destined for our Hall of Shame.
What can you do with a frying pan that's losing its non-stick coating?
We make art...
Our Shadow
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