Send a DXF file. Get your parts back, cut exactly to pattern.
Our CNC textile cutter handles rolls up to 1.8 m wide at any length. You supply the material, or we do. From R40 per linear metre.
The numbers
| Maximum width | 1.8 m |
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| Length | Unlimited — the conveyor bed feeds the roll through |
| Files we cut from | CAD files (DXF) |
| Materials | Ripstop canvas, PVC tarpaulin, ballistic textiles, leather, and most other technical fabrics |
| Material supply | Yours or ours — either works |
| Pricing guideline | From R40 per linear metre of material cut. Small, complex parts cost more. |
| Minimum job | R1 000 |
| Turnaround | 14–21 working days |
| Once-off jobs | Yes — no contract needed |
Who uses it
Sewing shops without a CNC
Your machinists keep sewing while we do the cutting. Parts arrive ready for the needle — no chalk, no scissors, no cutting-table bottleneck.
Upholsterers & trimmers
Furniture, automotive and marine trim shops: send your patterns as DXF files and get back stacks of identical, ready-to-fit parts.
Why machine-cut beats hand-cut
Every part identical
The cutter follows your DXF line by line. Part 300 is the same as part 1, to the millimetre.
Less wasted material
Parts are nested tightly on the roll before the blade moves. Tighter nesting, fewer metres, lower cost.
No cutting bottleneck
Cutting is usually the slowest table in a workshop. Hand it to us and keep your team on the machines.
How to order cutting
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Send your DXF files
Email info@big5canvas.co.za with your files, the material, and how many of each part you need.
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Get a quote
Priced from R40 per linear metre of material cut, with a R1 000 minimum per job. Small or intricate parts cost more — the quote is exact.
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Get the material to us
Courier or drop off your roll in Fourways — or we order the material for you and add it to the invoice.
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Collect your parts
Cut, stacked and labelled within 14–21 working days. Collect them, or we courier them anywhere in South Africa.
Your patterns stay your patterns.
We're a white-label factory. The DXF files you send are used to cut your job and nothing else. We don't show them, share them, or make your product for anyone — including ourselves.
Happy to sign an NDA before you send anything.
Got a DXF file ready?
Send it through with your material and quantities. We'll come back with an exact price and a date.
Get a cutting quote