Water cuting
12-17-2002, 10:26 PM
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I know you can cut balsa with Laser. But, did someone have tried with water cut?? You can cut metal and fiberglass , you probably can cut balsa !!! Any input ? ?
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12-18-2002, 01:37 PM
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Salut mon ami!
I've seen the water-cut method for cutting material as well. the water is actually a carrier for super-small abrasive ganules. Although the water is at a really high pressure!!
I've seen a small puzzle, 99 pices, cut with a water jet. by small, I mean about 2" square. Each puzzle peice was about twice the size of this 'D'. The parts, 5 layer ply, didn't seem to be bothered / damaged by the water.
I would bet the jet would pass right throught balsa, come c'etait du Buerre!
What about plasma cuttin balsa? We have a plasma cuttter here at work for our sheet steel... I bet I could get a really big stack of balsa cut at one time..
What? Grounding? No need, just up the voltage!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I've seen the water-cut method for cutting material as well. the water is actually a carrier for super-small abrasive ganules. Although the water is at a really high pressure!!
I've seen a small puzzle, 99 pices, cut with a water jet. by small, I mean about 2" square. Each puzzle peice was about twice the size of this 'D'. The parts, 5 layer ply, didn't seem to be bothered / damaged by the water.
I would bet the jet would pass right throught balsa, come c'etait du Buerre!
What about plasma cuttin balsa? We have a plasma cuttter here at work for our sheet steel... I bet I could get a really big stack of balsa cut at one time..
What? Grounding? No need, just up the voltage!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
12-18-2002, 05:43 PM
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I've thought about water jet cutting, too. They use it where I at work for a variety of stuff from cleaning parts to stripping paint to cutting steel -- the grit is only used for some purposes, but not always. It should work fine on balsa and I was trying to figure a good way to combine it with home made CNC cutting setups.
If anybody's experimented with it, I'd sure like to hear about it.
If anybody's experimented with it, I'd sure like to hear about it.
12-18-2002, 09:54 PM
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I have make some research since I have posted in this topic. I have found this website: http://www.ayerpuzzles.com/index.html wher the guys have made here is water cutting table. But, he don't want to give how he have made it :-( I'm pretty sure the water jet can cut balsa because you ca cut steel of 1" of thickness. Balsa and lite ply are probably very esay to cut. I don't understand why it's not popular. The high price of the machine is probably the reason. I know that a little laser cutting table is aprox 18 000$ US. I have search for water cutting machine but not find any price.
Any idea or sharing experience will be greatly appreciated ! !
Hey DrWoqz, if you talk french, send me a mail with you phone number. Ce serait le fun de pouvoir ce jaser ça un peu. Ça fait plusieur fois qu'on se rencontre sur des forums (R/C, Inventor), on dirait que l'on a pas mal les même intérêt !! ;-0
Any idea or sharing experience will be greatly appreciated ! !
Hey DrWoqz, if you talk french, send me a mail with you phone number. Ce serait le fun de pouvoir ce jaser ça un peu. Ça fait plusieur fois qu'on se rencontre sur des forums (R/C, Inventor), on dirait que l'on a pas mal les même intérêt !! ;-0
