CNC Machining Service
location: United States
location: United States
location: United Kingdom
location: United Kingdom
location: Germany
location: Germany
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location: France
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location: Italy
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location: Spain
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location: Japan
Real CNC Machined Parts in as Fast as 1 Day! Custom CNC Machined Parts

Prices from $95. Best for 1–10 parts.
Made from real materials in 1–3 days.


Choose from over 40 different materials including ABS, Nylon,
PC, Delrin, PEEK, ULTEM, aluminum, brass, copper, magnesium,
steel and stainless steel. See a full list of stocked materials.


Firstcut provides real CNC machined parts — FAST. Our subtractive rapid prototyping process combines traditional rapid prototyping with CNC machining to deliver the following advantages:

Speed — Get CNC machined parts at least as fast as you can get additive rapid prototypes.
Convenience — Firstcut brings the online quoting and ordering you expect from rapid prototyping to the CNC machining world.
Real material properties — Your parts are machined from real blocks of plastic and aluminum — not the "material like" materials used in additive rapid prototyping processes.
Improved surface finishes — CNC machining eliminates the stair stepping inherent in the additive processes.

Click here to see how CNC machined parts compare to FDM parts.


Typical Applications

Functional prototyping before committing to injection molding tooling or high volume machining.

Custom one-off projects like jigs and fixtures where only one or maybe a few parts are required.



FREE Design Aid

Machining Tips

Get a running start on the fastest prototype machined parts around by submitting your 3D CAD model to our FirstQuote automated quoting system. You'll get pricing, options, and, if appropriate, suggested changes for improved machinability.


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Rapid Injection Molding

Need more than 10 parts? Protomold ships injection molded plastic parts in as little as one business day after receipt of your 3D CAD model.

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We've expanded our materials!
304/304L and 316/316L Stainless Steel
1018 and 4140 Steel
Magnesium and Copper

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Firstcut Client Testimonials
May 13, 2013
"The detail in FirstQuote is invaluable. It makes design refinement much easier for our design staff."
— Clayton Hintz, SPX Communication Technology

Proto Labs Press Releases
Proto Labs Expands Firstcut Machining Service
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March 22, 2013Read
Journal Magazine
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February 6, 2013Read
2011 Issue 4 – Stage Gate
December 20, 2011Read
Proto Labs in the News
Teamwork Amid Rapid Growth
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Design2Part Santa Clara
May 22-23, 2013
Booth #425
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA



Design Guidelines
Designing for the
Firstcut machining
process.

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