Kerf
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6 partner shops · live coverage in your region

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Instant price.
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Kerf is custom laser, plasma and waterjet cutting routed to a vetted local shop. Drop a DXF or SVG, see the price live, pay online — we cut, finish, and courier the part to you in 4 working days.

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bracket-v2.dxf
Cuttable
Cut length
1.84 m
Pierces
4
Material
MS 3 mm
Instant price · qty 1
R 387.00
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What we cut & finish

One brief. One supplier. The whole part, done.

Kerf brokers the work to a vetted network of local shops. You upload, we route — across cutting, bending, and finishing.

Laser cutting

Fine kerf. Tight tolerances. Sheet metal & acrylic up to ~12 mm.

Plasma cutting

Thicker mild steel & stainless from 6 mm up to 25 mm.

Waterjet

No heat zone. Cuts metal, stone, glass, composites up to 50 mm.

Soon
CNC routing

Sheet plastics, MDF, plywood, soft metals.

+ Secondary ops
Bending

Press-brake bends, priced per bend.

Tapping

Threaded holes M3–M12.

Deburring

Clean edges, ready to handle.

Powder coat & anodise

Bring your part to a finished look.

Trusted by makers, fabricators & studios
Otto Studio
Bokmakierie Co.
Atlas Furniture
Strand Marine
Cape Signs
Voortrekker Works
"Uploaded an SVG, paid, had the brackets on my workbench in three days. The quote was within R20 of what I'd get from my old fabricator after a week of back-and-forth."
Riaan M. · Boatbuilder
"We use Kerf for every short-run enclosure now. The pricing transparency means I can quote my own customers in five minutes."
Lerato D. · Industrial designer
"The white-labelled delivery turned up faster than my Uber Eats. No idea who actually cut the part, didn't need to."
Imraan S. · Maker
Real numbers, no quote form

Pricing scales with quantity.

One-offs welcome. Volume gets cheaper the more you order — same way nesting on the sheet actually works.

Steel bracket
Mild steel · 3 mm · 120 × 80 mm
Laser
qty 1
R 48,00
/ part
qty 10
R 19,00
/ part
qty 100
R 11,00
/ part
YOUR SIGN
Acrylic sign blank
Acrylic · 5 mm · 300 × 150 mm
Laser
qty 1
R 95,00
/ part
qty 10
R 38,00
/ part
qty 100
R 22,00
/ part
Stainless gusset
SS 304 · 2 mm · 150 × 150 mm
Waterjet
qty 1
R 188,00
/ part
qty 10
R 74,00
/ part
qty 100
R 41,00
/ part

Indicative pricing · live quote runs against your DXF/SVG, material and qty.

Materials in stock

Locally stocked sheet. No imports, no waiting.

Every material here is held by our partner shops. Tabs follow the live capability matrix — if it's listed, you can quote it right now.

Mild steel (cold-rolled)
1.0 – 10.0 mm
LaserPlasma
1 mm1.6 mm2 mm3 mm4 mm5 mm6 mm8 mm10 mm
Mild steel (hot-rolled)
3.0 – 20.0 mm
LaserPlasmaWaterjet
3 mm4 mm5 mm6 mm8 mm10 mm12 mm16 mm20 mm

Don't see your material? Ask — we likely have a source.

Upload now. See your price in seconds.

DXF or SVG for an instant quote. DWG, AI, EPS and STEP files welcome too — we'll come back with a confirmed price within an hour.

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Fast turnaround

Need it yesterday?
Expedite in 2 working days.

Tick "Expedite" at checkout and your job jumps the nesting queue at the partner shop. Same machines, same tolerances — just a faster path through the floor.

Standard
4 days
Expedite
2 days
Your order, end to end
  1. 1
    Upload + pay
    0 h
  2. 2
    Auto-routed to partner
    < 1 h
  3. 3
    Nested + cut
    Day 1–2
  4. 4
    Secondary ops + QC
    Day 2–3
  5. 5
    Out for delivery
    Day 4
The Kerf promise

Cut by locals. Backed by a remake guarantee.

Remake guarantee

If a part is out of tolerance or arrives damaged, we remake it. No forms, no haggling — just send a photo.

Your files stay confidential

Uploaded designs are encrypted and only released to the partner cutting the job. You keep the IP, full stop.

Locally cut, locally delivered

Every Kerf order is made by a vetted local shop. No shipping from offshore, no customs surprises.

Questions

FAQ

If something here isn't clear, message us — replies come from a human, usually in under an hour.

DXF and SVG give an instant price — we parse the geometry in your browser. DWG, AI, EPS, STEP and STP files are welcome too and route to an assisted quote, usually back within an hour.