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

[debmiller at fuse.net]

Try my friends at Vulkane.com
They are reasonable guys for water jet

Tell 'em Ray sent you...

Ray
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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