Cutting Shop Services
Our workshop is fully equipped to carry out a range of cutting and material preparation services.
Material Preparation & Cutting Shop Services
At 908, we provide a complete Cut-to-Size Service designed to deliver cut materials quickly and to your exact specifications. Our on-site cutting facility is equipped with machinery that can handle a wide range of materials, ensuring every order is completed efficiently with a high-quality finish.
Cut pieces in the size you need
Shaping tailored to your application
Expert guidance on material election

What is the 908 Cut-to-Size Service?
Our Cut-to-Size Service allows you to order pre-cut materials tailored precisely to your required dimensions—without the need to purchase full sheets. This is ideal for customers looking to reduce waste, save time, and streamline their production processes.
Because our cutting equipment requires manual setup for each job, we do ask for a minimum order of 10 pieces per size, per material. This ensures the most efficient use of our machinery while maintaining the exceptional quality standards our customers expect.
Comprehensive Cutting & Shaping
We offer more than simple cutting. Our team can prepare your materials with a variety of customisation options depending on your needs. We can tailor sizes and shaping options to your requirements.
Guillotine
Our 1.2m Mechanical Guillotine delivers accurate, clean, and consistent cuts with a tolerance of ±1mm, making it ideal for customers who require reliable, repeatable results across multiple pieces. This machine allows us to process a wide range of thin-gauge metals and laminates with exceptional edge quality and minimal material distortion.
This guillotine is capable of working with the following materials: Plastic Laminates - Flexline, Laserfoil, Micro Laminate: 0.2mm – 1.5mm. Stainless Steel: 0.9mm. CZ120 Brass: 1mm – 1.5mm. Anodised Aluminium (including Trophy Aluminium): 0.5mm – 1.5mm. Whether you need cut components, labels, plaques, or bespoke fabrications, our guillotine ensures every piece meets the highest standards.
Table Saw
Our Table Saw cutting service delivers straight, reliable cut-to-size parts from a wide range of sheet materials, all with an industry-standard tolerance of ±1 mm.
Key Cutting Details: Dimensional Tolerance: ±1mm. Kerf / Material Loss: approximately 3mm lost per cut. Suitable Thickness: a select range of materials under 10mm thick.
We can cut almost any sheet you can buy from the 908 Ltd online shop. Here are some perfect material types: Acrylic Sheets (Cast and Coloured): 3mm - 5mm. Man-made Wood Sheets: 3.3mm - 5.5mm - in particular the 9mm plywood and 6mm MDF options. Anodised aluminium: 2mm - 3mm
Varga Saw
Our 610mm wide Varga Saw allows for a clean, fast and cost-effective cut-to-size solution for customers who need materials prepared without hassle. With a cutting tolerance of ±1mm, this service is ideal for consistent, repeatable parts for production, signage, displays, or general fabrication. Key Cutting Details:Kerf / Material Loss: approximately 3mm lost per cut. Suitable Thickness: a select range of materials under 6mm thick such as Acrylic Sheets: 3mm-5mm, External Laminate: 0.7mm-3mm (2ply), 1.5mm-3.2mm (3ply), Flexline, Reverse, Micro, Brushed, Wood & Wood‑Based Sheets: 3.3mm-5.5mm. Anodised Aluminium (including Trophy Aluminium): 0.5mm–1.5mm. CZ120 Brass: 1mm–1.5mm. All available in various colours and grades.
Laser Cutter
We have a Boxford BGL 1390 100-watt CO₂ laser on site, featuring an impressive 1300mm × 900mm work area. This allows us to provide an accurate laser cutting service for the majority of our laser-compatible sheet materials. Please note that this machine is not suitable for cutting metals. While we’re happy to work from customer-supplied files, we can also create artwork for your project if required. If you’d like to discuss a specific project. Dimensional Tolerance: 0.5mm. Suitable Thickness: 0.2mm-10mm. Acrylic Sheets: 3mm-5mm, Cut Capabilities: complex profiles, internal cut-outs, holes, and bespoke shapes with excellent edge quality. The machine runs Lightburn software – our preferred file types Coreldraw, JPEG, AI, DXF, PNG, and Lbrn
Laser Engraver
Our Universal VLS6.60, 50-watt laser machine delivers clean, repeatable, and highly accurate results across our wide range of laser-compatible products. Which you’ll find available in our shop. It is used to for engraving text, logos, images, serial numbers, and QR codes. Our laser engraving service produces sharp detail and professional finishes. It is well suited for signage, plaques, labels, branding, identification plates, and bespoke two-dimensional projects. We can also laser mark our full range of metals. Please note that we do not engrave free issue parts. You can supply your own artwork files, or we can create artwork for you. Engravable Content: text, images, logos, and QR codes. Marking Type: 2D surface engraving and permanent metal marking. Maximum Work Area: 812mm×457mm. Accuracy: highly consistent and repeatable across multiple pieces.
Drilling
Our on-site drilling service is largely carried out by a bench-top-mounted pillar drill. The machine allows us to offer customers a standard or countersunk hole drilling service onto small signs and bench plates. Whilst we do our best to ensure holes are drilled as per your specific instructions. Please note that this equipment works to a tolerance of +/- 1.5mm.
Hole Diameter Range: 2 mm – 6.5 mm. Hole Options: standard or countersunk* - If countersunk holes are required, we will need to know the size of the screws being used.
Our drilling service can be applied to most materials available from the 908 shop
Bevelling
We operate a bevelling machine, which allows us to cut the edges of small cut plates at an angle other than 90 degrees. We can vary the size of the bevel or chamfer (as it’s also known). This service can be carried out on a wide range of materials.
Bevel Size: Various. Recommended For: Small signs, labels and badges. Maximum plate size: 305mm x 305mm.This service can be applied to all of our engraving laminates over 1mm thickness. Also, metals such as brass and anodised aluminium.
Corner Rounding
Our cutting shop has a manually operated corner rounding machine. This allows us to add 1/8” or 1/4” radius corners onto various materials. This service is commonly used to improve safety and appearance, particularly on small signs, trophy plates, and badges. Size options: 1/8” (3mm) or a ¼” (6mm). Application: Rounded corners are a useful way to improve aesthetics and allow for safer handling. Maximum plate size: 305mm x 305mm.
This service can be applied to a selection of engraving materials, such as the Micro and Brushed engraving laminate, Trophy Aluminium, Aluply and Anodised Aluminium up to 1,5mm thickness.
Heat Bending
Using controlled heat, we can bend acrylic and acrylic laminates up to 610mm wide, achieving almost any angle required with clean, accurate results. Heat bending is particularly well suited to producing folded signage such as menu cards, table numbers and countertop nameplates. The heat bending process applies controlled heat along a defined line, softening the material to create precise bends without cracking or distortion, resulting in a professional, polished finish.
Bend types: Single. Bend angles: 45°, 70° and 90° available. Custom angles can also be accommodated upon requestWhether you're producing bespoke signage, precision components, architectural elements, or custom-built products, our cutting-shop team is ready to deliver materials that fit your project perfectly. With machinery, a skilled in-house team, and a commitment to high-quality results, you’ll receive materials that are ready to use the moment they arrive.
To ensure accuracy and efficiency, our machinery requires manual setup. As a result, we apply a minimum order of 10 pieces per size, per material.
Cut to Size FAQ's
908 Ltd can cut a range of materials to suit your project, including engraving laminates, acrylic, wood, backing boards and engraving metals. These materials are available in our shop. Cutting will depend on the required size, thickness, shape and intended application.
Browse our engraving laminates, acrylic sheets, wood sheets, and engraving metals to see the materials available.
If you’re unsure which material is best suited to your project, our team can help you select a suitable option before quoting.
