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Design guide

Tube laser design guide.

Design laser-cut tube that self-fixtures, welds faster and costs less.

Self-fixturing joints

Tabs, slots and fish-mouth copes cut by the tube laser locate parts exactly, so weldments go together without jigs. Our customers have eliminated welding fixtures this way.

Profiles and lengths

We cut round, square and rectangular tube up to an 8 in profile, from 20 and 24 ft stock. Nesting several parts per stick lowers your material cost.

Notches for bending

V-notches let a single tube bend into a frame with one weld instead of four.

End prep

Our automatic double-ended chamfering adds ID, OD and face chamfers to both ends in one pass, ideal for press fits, bushings and weld prep.

Wall thickness

Very thin walls can distort near small features. Keep hole diameters at least the wall thickness and leave material between features.

These are general guidelines. FoxQuote checks every part against our actual machines and tooling, and tells you exactly what to change.

So, what do you want to build?

Send a model, a drawing or a napkin sketch. We'll price the part, the program or the whole product.