CutNest

Guides

Short, practical guides on getting more out of sheet and bar, from someone who orders it for a living.

Why the area sum under-orders, and a calculator that nests your parts for the real count.

Typical kerf and part spacing for saws, routers, laser, plasma and punch, with a worked example.

Twelve questions to ask any cut list or nesting tool before you commit.

Nesting, grain lock for brushed finishes, DXF and quotes from the layout.

Panel saw cut lists, grain per part and labels for every piece.

More signs from every sheet of acrylic and composite.

The fewest bars, a saw list per pattern and the offcuts worth keeping.

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