Water jet cutting
 

"Existential Angst" wrote:

When is non-abrasive cutting used? Often?
I would imagine it would be for thin and/or soft material.


Fiberglass headliners in automotive applications. Worked really good for that.

Wes
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Water jet cutting
 

Wes wrote:

"Existential Angst" wrote:

When is non-abrasive cutting used? Often?
I would imagine it would be for thin and/or soft material.


Fiberglass headliners in automotive applications. Worked really good for that.


We tended to use 0.005" dia diamond nozzles at 41,000 psi. We had a S-RIM application
where we went to 0.008" and cranked the pressure up to 50,000 psi.

The only metal we cut were our waterjet fixtures ;) They tended to erode where there were
dwells to make sharp corners.

Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller