SendCutSend
Hacker ApprovedMetal fabrication service in Tools & making
People recommend it for ordering custom cut and bent metal parts online, delivered quickly. Critics say it costs more than local shops and does not send the design file.
People recommend it for ordering custom cut and bent metal parts online, delivered quickly. Critics say it costs more than local shops and does not send the design file.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Quick, easy metal part delivery
“have my parts made from pure metal and delivered quick and easy”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Formlabs Studio 1 $699 Resin Printer” “have them fabricated with SendCutSend”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Household Laser Cuts” Reliable, well-regarded service
“consistently been a reliable and affordable option for 2D cut parts”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “Not quite, but sendcutsend.com is good.”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Discovery Loop” “Love those guys. Happy customer also.”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand” Pricing fair for the convenience
“by leveraging services like Send-Cut-Send and PCBWay I can build all sorts of stuff that I otherwise would have spend 10x more on”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?” “the pricing is OK for the convenience”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “I Build a 10 Inch Mini Rack from Aluminium Extrusions”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Prices higher than local shops
“any time I quoted parts they came back more expensive than my local shops”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Suzanne: AI tool for designing and manufacturing physical products” “the costs are no where comparable”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Formlabs Studio 1 $699 Resin Printer” Design file not provided
“sendcutsend can do it as well, reasonably so. but you don't get the file”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Suzanne: AI tool for designing and manufacturing physical products” “sendcutsend wont give you the file though”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Suzanne: AI tool for designing and manufacturing physical products”
What people said
15 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the costs are no where comparable”
“have my parts made from pure metal and delivered quick and easy”
“Love those guys. Happy customer also.”
“where I can just get the part I want without any hassle really killed the value proposition for me”
“have them fabricated with SendCutSend”
“sendcutsend can do it as well, reasonably so. but you don't get the file”
“sendcutsend wont give you the file though”
“You are unable to access sendcutsend.com”
“any time I quoted parts they came back more expensive than my local shops”
“already has an AI builder that you can prompt and get a physical item delivered to your doorstep in a matter of days”
“Not quite, but sendcutsend.com is good.”
“consistently been a reliable and affordable option for 2D cut parts”
“the pricing is OK for the convenience”
“The second is the most similar to the company in the video”
“by leveraging services like Send-Cut-Send and PCBWay I can build all sorts of stuff that I otherwise would have spend 10x more on”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.