[TheForge] waterjet, abrasive waterjet, and wire edm.

[debmiller at fuse.net]

Water jet is a fantastic process. You can cut glass, copper, steel, stone, etc. etc.

You can scan in almost anything and get it cut, and some of the new machines people are buying have 3D capability.

Wire EDM in my experience is best for high volume production.

I love it!!

Ray Miller
Cincinnati


---- "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote: 
> hello;
> 
> would anyone have any first hand knowledge and/or experience with
> waterjet and abrasive waterjet cutting?
> 
> i have been reading various web sites i found with google and the
> general points they make are that a slower speed make for a higher
> quality cut. i can find no information about reclaiming/recycling the
> garnet abrasive from the slurry. at first glance it would seem
> doable. perhaps the garnet abrasive is so inexpensive that users do not
> bother.
> 
> would wire edm be a viable alternative to using plasma or abrasive
> waterjet cutting?
> 
> i would rather have a nice square cut at slow speed than a somewhat
> square cut that needs additional work.
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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