MadModder
Gallery, Projects and General => Neat Stuff => Topic started by: smiffy on September 19, 2016, 04:26:52 AM
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https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/wazer-good-idea/ At the price mentioned this could revolutionise the home workshop
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Apt name for something that can piss all over the place.
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On another forum it was reckoned it used masses of abrasive so would be cheaper to farm jobs out :(
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I calculated about $20 an hour in abrasive alone for a 1.5mm kerf. No service life figures for nozzle and pump etc so hard to get a real cost of ownership.
Shame, as I like the concept.
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I am sure it will improve with further development and I can see its uses . Just look at how 3D printing has improved and become available at a reasonable cost
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To me water jet cutter would be far more interesting than any 3D printer. Real water jet cutters are expensive to buy and own. Cheaper alternative would be very nice.
3D printer I might get if there is one on that produces lost wax type patterns for investment casting. Total cost should be reasonably low.
Pekka
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And here you can buy it. =)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1294137530/the-first-desktop-waterjet-cutter
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3D printer I might get if there is one on that produces lost wax type patterns for investment casting. Total cost should be reasonably low.
All the SLA printers will do that.
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interesting. the waterjet at the works has a 10kW motor and a 3800bar pump it'll cut 4" steel but is not the quickest thing you'll ever see. I wonder just how useful this little thing really is????
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On another forum it was reckoned it used masses of abrasive so would be cheaper to farm jobs out :(
Aren't the abrasives re-usable? [to some extent?]
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"Aren't the abrasives re-usable? [to some extent?]"
Not on the commercial systems. The garnet is blo wn onto the nozzles dry or it would just clog.
Believe it or not, the water does most of the cutting , the garnet helps the keep the cutting face rough so the water can do its job.
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Thanks for that Bill
I always wondered which had more effect.
Regards Ian
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"...it'll cut 4" steel but is not the quickest thing you'll ever see..."
You haven't seen me cut 4" steel with my hacksaw. I'd be skiving off for a break every 3 minutes. Your water jet must be fantastic.
Mark