Waterjet Group

cmngnscrwd · cmngnscrwd

Gaaahh!! There has GOT to be a better way. Water pouring out of weep holes in ind cap on 60k intensifier. Guess it's time to change the seals in the high pressure cylinder. It's only been running five days a week, 24/7, for the last couple of months or so. No problem with the reliability of the compone...

PPCEngineering · PPCEngineering

Hey everyone, This is my first post here. I look forward to asking more questions, and eventually providing more answers on these boards. So here goes... We commonly cut polycarbonate in thicknesses from 1/16" up to 3/8" thick. Often times the parts are required to be optically clear wit...

JMCELeO · JMCELeO

The circles our waterjet cuts look oval in a way. Almost like if the x-axis is lagging. Has anyone ran into this problem? any suggestions? You can notice more on the smaller holes.

bluv · bluv

please help with a supplier

n_spect_r · n_spect_r

We have a Flow Mach 3 4020b and we seem to lose at least one proximity sensor on the head each month. Not the same one each time. The machine runs two shifts each day, running pretty constant for about 15 hours daily and about 10 hours Saturday. Wondering if anyone else has the same issue.

kylebski · kylebski

I am looking for a way to POSSIBLY cut 3mm to 16mm "cardboard like" material, while absorbing minimal moisture. The parts are filters used in high voltage electric generators, so the less water absorbed the better. I believe the process would be similar to cutting jigsaw puzzle pieces. I...

bmf · bmf

I have a job cutting 3 inch mild steel . I am using a flow 87000 mach 4 machine with 80 grit garnet cutting at 20%. Just curious what others are running at ,and any way to speed things up a bit.

designguynash · designguynash

I have a Northwood 257 saw jet that I use to cut granite. Some people have expressed interest in me cutting steel and aluminum for them. My question is has anyone on here cut steel or aluminum with the same machine? What did you run into as far as the garnet? I figure the feed rate is going to be pretty sl...

Latest Concepts · Latest Concepts

I am trying to cut 3/16 Chemcast GP Acrylic on a OMAX 55100, The material has a protective paper on both sides. The part that I am trying to cut is a Logo that wont allow me to pierce away from the cut and lead in (not enough room). The Pierce is what is fouling up the part. I have tried changing several of the...

Rocky Road · Rocky Road

I had an interesting request from a contractor to try and cut a hole in a glass bouy. I havent seen the bouy yet (he is going to bring it by friday). I know at the very least it will cut a hole completely through it.......has anyone tried to cut a hole in a glass ball or something similar? Will it blow up?

van-stan · van-stan

I have been having issues with my cut stream coneing real bad when i add abrasive to the stream. There is a new ruby and it is seated properly. There are no air leaks in my abraisave lines or on my black cap. Has anybody had the same issues or any advice for this problem. Thanks

TxFj85 · TxFj85

I have a Mach 4, and was wondering roughly how many times I need to pump the grease gun in each of the zerks for the rails. Thanks!

Waterjetsunlimited · Waterjetsunlimited

I saw the posting on carbide cutting, and was wondering about the possibilty of cutting silicon carbide? I have a request for some gears to be cut out of silicon carbide. I have worked with this material in the past and used boron carbide to grind lenses and then polished with diamond paste. What is...

scl110 · scl110

What would cause the pump to start leaking out of the weep holes. Only has been running for 3 month from the last time it did it.

JWaterhouse · JWaterhouse

How do you prevent glass from chipping during the piercing process?

waterboy · waterboy

I cycle low pressure a for a few seconds then bump it up to high pressure and cycle it for a few seconds at a time. Any idea's or better ways of doing it? I'm not always getting the life out of my orifice that i should sometimes is the reason i ask. Am i doing something wrong?

JLD · JLD

What can waterjets cut that plasma & laser cannot cut? Or can they all cut the same material? Is there any material a waterjet can't cut? thx in advance.

twyfordjim · twyfordjim

I have an older 60K FLOW water jet and typically cut a lot of heavy stainless. I occasionally get an opportunity to cut UHMW but have not had much success with cutting it a speed that will make me competitive in the maketplace. Does anyone have a recommmended setting for optimal speed that will still k...

InspInd · InspInd

I have been running this machine for over a year now, Not new t waterjet cutting, or flow waterjets. We got the machine used, from a tile shop across the street from our shop when they upgraded. It was a little bit abused, my job has been to try and get the machine to a good running condition. The problem we...

bmf · bmf

I have a job cutting polycarbonate polygal mutilayer sheets. The material is 5/16 thick and i believe almost like a honeycomb look to it i have not recieved the material yet. Was just wondering is there any special steps to take or is anyone familiar with cutting this material. Thanks

kellyhofer · kellyhofer

We have a 87k waterjet from Flow, and obviously we want to use it at it's maximum pressure. But it seems that if we run at full pressure the long whips that flail around ahead, dont seem to last. We would probably go through 2-3 a year. But the past two or three years we have switched to using 75ksi as the maxi...

Cutter · Cutter

Help me - I'm new to the waterjet. I'm trying to cut 1" plexiglass and it is cracking the material at the pierce point internally. No material is chipped out, however you can see a fingernail sized chip in the plexiglass near the pierce point. Hi pressure? Lo pressure? Spiral?

mibdesign · mibdesign

Good morning/afternoon i took two orders last week for the waterjet. i own omax 55x100. materials i'm using are laminated brass .003 lams. and laminated 304 stainless steel. .003 lams also. i'm experiencing lots of troubles with this material. once it starts piercing material bumps at leas...

Jeff · Jeff

I have been trying(with very little success) to cut some .06 rubber material to produce gaskets. The material is covered with PVC and must remain in tact, but I'm really struggling here. I am unable to stack the material due to low volume and I have tried placing the material between a variety of thin...

DanMcN · DanMcN

Has anyone had success with common line cutting using FLOW nesting software? I have been attempting to make it work for several months, have worked with FLOW and cannot get good results. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!!!!! thanks dan

Vetal (Gidro) · Vetal (Gidro)

where to buy spare parts for water jet? At least recommend the site!!!! Thanks in advance!

chamila_encocam · chamila_encocam

Hi, I am working to a small to medium scale manufacturing company. We use a water jet for our own purposes. We are in a process of reducing water consumption within our company. In that case we are look into recycle the water use in the water jet. Is there anyone who use this kind of water recycling system w...

Vetal (Gidro) · Vetal (Gidro)

please tell me what is the difference between the Ruby, Supphire and diamomd orifices

Vetal (Gidro) · Vetal (Gidro)

We changed the electrical shield and put the wrong phase (engine spinning in the opposite direction), the phase shifted from the right, but then the engine will not start. an error (main motor over load)!!!! What should I do?

bubak · bubak

hello, does anybody have an idea how to prevent ceramic piston scretching in 60k flow pump ? everything is aligned and still i have tu change sealings every 30 hours or so. i bought new plungers and they screatched in 2 or 3 hours. any ideas ? thanks.

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	Pump rebuild problems (Preview) Gaaahh!! There has GOT to be a better way. Water pouring out of weep holes in ind cap on 60k intensifier. Guess it's time to change the seals in the high pressure cylinder. It's only been running five days a week, 24/7, for the last couple of months or so. No problem with the reliability of the compone...	cmngnscrwd	2	6764	Feb 8, 2014 by AJ McLaughlin
	High tack surface coatings for polycarbonate? (Preview) Hey everyone, This is my first post here. I look forward to asking more questions, and eventually providing more answers on these boards. So here goes... We commonly cut polycarbonate in thicknesses from 1/16" up to 3/8" thick. Often times the parts are required to be optically clear wit...	PPCEngineering	4	4410	Jan 17, 2014 by PPCEngineering
	waterjet not cutting circles right (Preview) The circles our waterjet cuts look oval in a way. Almost like if the x-axis is lagging. Has anyone ran into this problem? any suggestions? You can notice more on the smaller holes.	JMCELeO	3	4488	Jan 17, 2014 by PPCEngineering
	interested in second arm -evo2 item D2051AA-00 for waterjet idra technocut (Preview) please help with a supplier	bluv	0	3671	Nov 20, 2013 by bluv
	Proximity sensors (Preview) We have a Flow Mach 3 4020b and we seem to lose at least one proximity sensor on the head each month. Not the same one each time. The machine runs two shifts each day, running pretty constant for about 15 hours daily and about 10 hours Saturday. Wondering if anyone else has the same issue.	n_spect_r	0	3877	Aug 6, 2013 by n_spect_r
	Cardboard cutting techniques cardboard mitsubishi (Preview) I am looking for a way to POSSIBLY cut 3mm to 16mm "cardboard like" material, while absorbing minimal moisture. The parts are filters used in high voltage electric generators, so the less water absorbed the better. I believe the process would be similar to cutting jigsaw puzzle pieces. I...	kylebski	1	4531	Jun 28, 2013 by Matt Simpson
	3 inch mild steel cutting (Preview) I have a job cutting 3 inch mild steel . I am using a flow 87000 mach 4 machine with 80 grit garnet cutting at 20%. Just curious what others are running at ,and any way to speed things up a bit.	bmf	1	4104	May 10, 2013 by OPTION WATERBOY
	granite/steel cutting on sawjet (Preview) I have a Northwood 257 saw jet that I use to cut granite. Some people have expressed interest in me cutting steel and aluminum for them. My question is has anyone on here cut steel or aluminum with the same machine? What did you run into as far as the garnet? I figure the feed rate is going to be pretty sl...	designguynash	0	4873	Apr 29, 2013 by designguynash
	Cutting 3/16 Chemcast GP Acrylic (Preview) I am trying to cut 3/16 Chemcast GP Acrylic on a OMAX 55100, The material has a protective paper on both sides. The part that I am trying to cut is a Logo that wont allow me to pierce away from the cut and lead in (not enough room). The Pierce is what is fouling up the part. I have tried changing several of the...	Latest Concepts	5	6178	Mar 5, 2013 by Jtorva
	Glass Bouy (Preview) I had an interesting request from a contractor to try and cut a hole in a glass bouy. I havent seen the bouy yet (he is going to bring it by friday). I know at the very least it will cut a hole completely through it.......has anyone tried to cut a hole in a glass ball or something similar? Will it blow up?	Rocky Road	2	4030	Mar 3, 2013 by smokeand mirrors
	Coned abrasive stream (Preview) I have been having issues with my cut stream coneing real bad when i add abrasive to the stream. There is a new ruby and it is seated properly. There are no air leaks in my abraisave lines or on my black cap. Has anybody had the same issues or any advice for this problem. Thanks	van-stan	2	4309	Jan 3, 2013 by FIRE TRUCK
	Grease question. (Preview) I have a Mach 4, and was wondering roughly how many times I need to pump the grease gun in each of the zerks for the rails. Thanks!	TxFj85	0	3835	Oct 24, 2012 by TxFj85
	Silicon Carbide (Preview) I saw the posting on carbide cutting, and was wondering about the possibilty of cutting silicon carbide? I have a request for some gears to be cut out of silicon carbide. I have worked with this material in the past and used boron carbide to grind lenses and then polished with diamond paste. What is...	Waterjetsunlimited	2	6449	Sep 25, 2012 by LabradorBob
	Intensifier (Preview) What would cause the pump to start leaking out of the weep holes. Only has been running for 3 month from the last time it did it.	scl110	2	12011	Sep 25, 2012 by LabradorBob
	Chipping Glass (Preview) How do you prevent glass from chipping during the piercing process?	JWaterhouse	7	7491	Sep 25, 2012 by LabradorBob
	How do you guys break in your orifice's? orifice (Preview) I cycle low pressure a for a few seconds then bump it up to high pressure and cycle it for a few seconds at a time. Any idea's or better ways of doing it? I'm not always getting the life out of my orifice that i should sometimes is the reason i ask. Am i doing something wrong?	waterboy	0	4731	Aug 21, 2012 by waterboy
	What can waterjets cut that plasma & laser cannot cut? (Preview) What can waterjets cut that plasma & laser cannot cut? Or can they all cut the same material? Is there any material a waterjet can't cut? thx in advance.	JLD	8	8030	Jul 20, 2012 by fx4matt
	UHMW cutting (Preview) I have an older 60K FLOW water jet and typically cut a lot of heavy stainless. I occasionally get an opportunity to cut UHMW but have not had much success with cutting it a speed that will make me competitive in the maketplace. Does anyone have a recommmended setting for optimal speed that will still k...	twyfordjim	4	8631	Jun 29, 2012 by travis6
	head shake-Flow IFB (Preview) I have been running this machine for over a year now, Not new t waterjet cutting, or flow waterjets. We got the machine used, from a tile shop across the street from our shop when they upgraded. It was a little bit abused, my job has been to try and get the machine to a good running condition. The problem we...	InspInd	6	6134	May 24, 2012 by InspInd
	polycarbonate polygal multilayer cutting (Preview) I have a job cutting polycarbonate polygal mutilayer sheets. The material is 5/16 thick and i believe almost like a honeycomb look to it i have not recieved the material yet. Was just wondering is there any special steps to take or is anyone familiar with cutting this material. Thanks	bmf	0	3290	May 17, 2012 by bmf
	long whip's popping (Preview) We have a 87k waterjet from Flow, and obviously we want to use it at it's maximum pressure. But it seems that if we run at full pressure the long whips that flail around ahead, dont seem to last. We would probably go through 2-3 a year. But the past two or three years we have switched to using 75ksi as the maxi...	kellyhofer	0	3798	Mar 28, 2012 by kellyhofer
	Cutting 1" plexiglass (Preview) Help me - I'm new to the waterjet. I'm trying to cut 1" plexiglass and it is cracking the material at the pierce point internally. No material is chipped out, however you can see a fingernail sized chip in the plexiglass near the pierce point. Hi pressure? Lo pressure? Spiral?	Cutter	2	3781	Mar 28, 2012 by kellyhofer
	cutting laminated material. (Preview) Good morning/afternoon i took two orders last week for the waterjet. i own omax 55x100. materials i'm using are laminated brass .003 lams. and laminated 304 stainless steel. .003 lams also. i'm experiencing lots of troubles with this material. once it starts piercing material bumps at leas...	mibdesign	1	3514	Mar 28, 2012 by kellyhofer
	Rubber Cutting (Preview) I have been trying(with very little success) to cut some .06 rubber material to produce gaskets. The material is covered with PVC and must remain in tact, but I'm really struggling here. I am unable to stack the material due to low volume and I have tried placing the material between a variety of thin...	Jeff	6	9679	Mar 28, 2012 by kellyhofer
	FLOW Mach 2 common line cutting (Preview) Has anyone had success with common line cutting using FLOW nesting software? I have been attempting to make it work for several months, have worked with FLOW and cannot get good results. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!!!!! thanks dan	DanMcN	4	4449	Mar 26, 2012 by dannibb
	spare parts (Preview) where to buy spare parts for water jet? At least recommend the site!!!! Thanks in advance!	Vetal (Gidro)	4	3709	Feb 26, 2012 by Vetal (Gidro)
	Water recycle system for water jet (Preview) Hi, I am working to a small to medium scale manufacturing company. We use a water jet for our own purposes. We are in a process of reducing water consumption within our company. In that case we are look into recycle the water use in the water jet. Is there anyone who use this kind of water recycling system w...	chamila_encocam	4	6101	Feb 26, 2012 by watjerbob
	Ruby Supphire diamomd (Preview) please tell me what is the difference between the Ruby, Supphire and diamomd orifices	Vetal (Gidro)	2	3544	Feb 17, 2012 by Vetal (Gidro)
	The engine doesn't work (Preview) We changed the electrical shield and put the wrong phase (engine spinning in the opposite direction), the phase shifted from the right, but then the engine will not start. an error (main motor over load)!!!! What should I do?	Vetal (Gidro)	0	3278	Jan 20, 2012 by Vetal (Gidro)
	plunger wear (Preview) hello, does anybody have an idea how to prevent ceramic piston scretching in 60k flow pump ? everything is aligned and still i have tu change sealings every 30 hours or so. i bought new plungers and they screatched in 2 or 3 hours. any ideas ? thanks.	bubak	0	3284	Nov 26, 2011 by bubak
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