Waterjet Group

Husker68 · Husker68

Does anyone have any good information on what the life expectancy is for the catcher cup disk on a 60k PSI Flow Waterjet?

newtowaterjet · newtowaterjet

I am new to water jet technology and am currently trying to decide which machine to purchase. I have looked at Mitsubishi, WardJet, OMAX, FLOW and CEJet. Any advice on which machine to go with. I like what I've seen with the Ward machine just afraid of not getting good service due to them not having distr...

Brandonc · Brandonc

I'm having trouble with my water not wanting to stop spraying when traveling from the end of one cut to the begging of the next one. My machine is a Calypso HH. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Brandon Chamness

heru pratama · heru pratama

Hi, As you see in picture I need advice in cleaning method for that kind design of pipe, actually I have met a challenge in cleaning coke for pipe furnace boiler with detail pipe is U bend in total length approx 16 mt and size 6". I am considering to use two method but still i have hesitancy in result : -...

Laro · Laro

Hello all, Our waterjet beds have the wave type slats. We cut these slats from zinc plated sheets. The cuts lose their zinc layer, so they start to rust almost immediatly. We dont want any rust on our aluminium and stainless steel sheets, so we place hardboard sheets on top of the slats. The cut up hardbo...

generalcrafts · generalcrafts

Hey guys, We've tried everything to try to resolve a poor cut quality issue. Out of nowhere it started cutting like crap. It's consistently crappy. Things that have been tested.1) all of the common things... mixing chamber clean & dry, new orifices and mixing tubes, mini hopper garnet feed,...

alpine · alpine

We have a small machine shop, and a single waterjet (Omax 2652). We've had it for a number of years, and have just manually shoveled out the garnet when the time comes. I'm finally tired of doing it this way, and looking into removal systems. Price is probably the primary consideration. After some r...

Richy · Richy

Ok, so Im having a problem with our water jet, I was running it the other day and hward a bad grinding sound, it turns out the cylinder closest to the electrical is no longer connected to the crank shafts but it's still in the case, at first the shafts would not make a full rotation until I applied a little pr...

Richy · Richy

Ok, so Im having a problem with our water jet, I was running it the other day and hward a bad grinding sound, it turns out the cylinder closest to the electrical is no longer connected to the crank shafts but it's still in the case, at first the shafts would not make a full rotation until I applied a little pr...

alpine · alpine

We have a small machine shop, and a single waterjet (Omax 2652). We've had it for a number of years, and have just manually shoveled out the garnet when the time comes. I'm finally tired of doing it this way, and looking into removal systems. Price is probably the primary consideration. After some r...

rrondan · rrondan

Dear friends good day! I have got a small Factory in my side. I'm very interested in Waterjet machine from China, but I dont'k know the quality of this machine. I have got quotation from USA but the Price is 200% more tan Chinesse machine. So, If I buy this machine. I have got problems? or it is very good. Aw...

Jeff LaRose · Jeff LaRose

Trying to find out how often you are having to replace 87k seal cartridges from flow?

Robo · Robo

Has anyone had to replace their Lat runners in a flow wmc before? if so how did you do it? order them, cut your own? im going to replace mine the next time i get the tank pumped and im just wondering how and if everyone did it Thanks in advance, Robo

Tony Assis · Tony Assis

Good Mornning, This AH letters appearing on the display of drive Y2, and the equipment connects however does not move. How do I resolve this error?

Laro · Laro

Hello all, Loading and unloading is a very time consuming job. I came across an example to use a external loading plaform which allows you to load and unload a bed outside of the machine, en change these beds quickly. Does any of you have a external loading platform, or another system that used prefab b...

PhaseShift · PhaseShift

Hi. I'm new to water cutting but want to know if anyone manufactures a stationary waterjet (similar to a bandsaw or tablesaw) or is it something I would have to make myself. I want to cut foam generallly 2" - 4" thick. Foam is all that the machine would be used for so it doesn't have to be very...

Grahamjet · Grahamjet

Running a flow 87k Jet. Hole are coming in 0.3 out of round on 1 axis. Using dynamic jet. Head clocked straight and only on hole's not on square's Any ideas lads

SVT Bob18 · SVT Bob18

I'm opening a new job shop and will be purchasing a new waterjet machine. I still need to decide which manufacturer I want to work with. The machine will be cutting anything & everything. Hopefully, the machine will be running all day long. Can anybody recommend a good machine to start with? I woul...

bmf · bmf

hello, the shop i work in currently has a flow mach 4 dynamic waterjet. We have three operators who each went to the flow training myself included. I would be not call myself a seasoned waterjet operator by any means. In the short couple of years using the waterjet there is a ton of little tricks and wa...

NationalEngravers · NationalEngravers

Does anyone have a recommendation on a chiller/cooler that we can use to bring our water temp down? I don't want to undersize or oversize. Thanks for your advice.

bmc1221 · bmc1221

When replacing the 94K Seal Cartridge pump part, I have noticed the only wear that the part shows is on the small blue plastic/teflon (not sure the material) oring that lines the ID of the part. Has anyone attempted to order just this plastic part and putting it back in the part and trying to use it? I kn...

bmc1221 · bmc1221

When replacing the 94K Seal Cartridge pump part, I have noticed the only wear that the part shows is on the small blue plastic/teflon (not sure the material) oring that lines the ID of the part. Has anyone attempted to order just this plastic part and putting it back in the part and trying to use it? I kn...

ThePVR · ThePVR

Hello All, It's getting nice and toasty here in Southern Arizona, averaging 110 degrees, and our cooling system just can't keep up; we are currently using a radiator with a evaporative cooler providing the airflow. The local oil distributor swears up and down that Amsoil Synthetic has a lower inter...

Robo · Robo

Hey all, do any of you guys know how (if possible) to add fonts into flow path 6, im trying to add stencil fonts for faster programming, that and really who likes the same fonts the microsoft office has, LAME. I have tried to find tutorials and walkthroughs on the good old google but no dice. if anyone has...

ccreech5464 · ccreech5464

as the title says i wanna pick your guys brains do any of you repurpose your used garnet such as maybe an abrasive for a sand blaster or any other ideas we are having a hard time disposing of it and would like to recycle it some how we tried the septic company to pump it out but they said they could not dispose o...

ccreech5464 · ccreech5464

as the title says i wanna pick your guys brains do any of you repurpose your used garnet such as maybe an abrasive for a sand blaster or any other ideas we are having a hard time disposing of it and would like to recycle it some how we tried the septic company to pump it out but they said they could not dispose o...

industrialrobotix · industrialrobotix

Newbie with an Omax 2652 unit...1998 vintage. I purchased at a GM auction, put a new control PC in it. Recently finished installing, ready for test cutting - ran into some issues. When I start to cut, the abrasive line from the hopper to the nozzle fills with water, clogs, sometimes blows off and abr...

Laro · Laro

Hello, We run one of our machines more than 2000 hours a year. Our abrasive removal system is working, but if I add the numbers from 2009-today the removal system catches 60% of the abrasive. The rest is removed yearly by a big vacuum truck. Normally, on a forum, only negative experiences are shared. D...

astaire · astaire

Could you please tell me the diameter of the needle in on/off or bleed down valves? I would like to use the high pressure seal in a custom design, but no vendor mention the diameter since it is standard.

industrialrobotix · industrialrobotix

Newbie with an Omax 2652 unit...1998 vintage. I purchased at a GM auction, put a new control PC in it. Recently finished installing, ready for test cutting - ran into some issues. When I start to cut, the abrasive line from the hopper to the nozzle fills with water, clogs, sometimes blows off and abr...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Flow Waterjet Catcher Cup (Preview) Does anyone have any good information on what the life expectancy is for the catcher cup disk on a 60k PSI Flow Waterjet?	Husker68	0	3260	Apr 6, 2015 by Husker68
	Which waterjet do I purchase? (Preview) I am new to water jet technology and am currently trying to decide which machine to purchase. I have looked at Mitsubishi, WardJet, OMAX, FLOW and CEJet. Any advice on which machine to go with. I like what I've seen with the Ward machine just afraid of not getting good service due to them not having distr...	newtowaterjet	2	4408	Mar 30, 2015 by miljonis
	Nozzle Tube (Preview) I'm having trouble with my water not wanting to stop spraying when traveling from the end of one cut to the begging of the next one. My machine is a Calypso HH. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Brandon Chamness	Brandonc	1	3144	Feb 25, 2015 by Laro
	Cleaning method for Pipe furnace size 6 inch (U bend) (Preview) Hi, As you see in picture I need advice in cleaning method for that kind design of pipe, actually I have met a challenge in cleaning coke for pipe furnace boiler with detail pipe is U bend in total length approx 16 mt and size 6". I am considering to use two method but still i have hesitancy in result : -...	heru pratama	0	2882	Feb 24, 2015 by heru pratama
	Material used for slats to rust contamination (Preview) Hello all, Our waterjet beds have the wave type slats. We cut these slats from zinc plated sheets. The cuts lose their zinc layer, so they start to rust almost immediatly. We dont want any rust on our aluminium and stainless steel sheets, so we place hardboard sheets on top of the slats. The cut up hardbo...	Laro	2	4192	Jan 30, 2015 by BCCameron
	Tried everything to fix poor cut quality on Flow mach 3, please help! (Preview) Hey guys, We've tried everything to try to resolve a poor cut quality issue. Out of nowhere it started cutting like crap. It's consistently crappy. Things that have been tested.1) all of the common things... mixing chamber clean & dry, new orifices and mixing tubes, mini hopper garnet feed,...	generalcrafts	6	4588	Jan 19, 2015 by Jet_Setter
	Garnet removal options (finally ready) (Preview) We have a small machine shop, and a single waterjet (Omax 2652). We've had it for a number of years, and have just manually shoveled out the garnet when the time comes. I'm finally tired of doing it this way, and looking into removal systems. Price is probably the primary consideration. After some r...	alpine	3	4238	Jan 18, 2015 by alpine
	Crank case Flow Bengal, Cougars II (Preview) Ok, so Im having a problem with our water jet, I was running it the other day and hward a bad grinding sound, it turns out the cylinder closest to the electrical is no longer connected to the crank shafts but it's still in the case, at first the shafts would not make a full rotation until I applied a little pr...	Richy	0	2886	Jan 17, 2015 by Richy
	Flow Bengal, Cougar II Crank case replacement (Preview) Ok, so Im having a problem with our water jet, I was running it the other day and hward a bad grinding sound, it turns out the cylinder closest to the electrical is no longer connected to the crank shafts but it's still in the case, at first the shafts would not make a full rotation until I applied a little pr...	Richy	0	3089	Jan 17, 2015 by Richy
	Garnet removal options (finally ready) (Preview) We have a small machine shop, and a single waterjet (Omax 2652). We've had it for a number of years, and have just manually shoveled out the garnet when the time comes. I'm finally tired of doing it this way, and looking into removal systems. Price is probably the primary consideration. After some r...	alpine	0	3357	Jan 8, 2015 by alpine
	Waterjet Machine - Made in china waterjet china (Preview) Dear friends good day! I have got a small Factory in my side. I'm very interested in Waterjet machine from China, but I dont'k know the quality of this machine. I have got quotation from USA but the Price is 200% more tan Chinesse machine. So, If I buy this machine. I have got problems? or it is very good. Aw...	rrondan	1	5455	Dec 18, 2014 by Laro
	87k seal cartridges (Preview) Trying to find out how often you are having to replace 87k seal cartridges from flow?	Jeff LaRose	2	2909	Dec 8, 2014 by Robo
	Flow lat runner Replacement???? flow lats runner wmc .dxf (Preview) Has anyone had to replace their Lat runners in a flow wmc before? if so how did you do it? order them, cut your own? im going to replace mine the next time i get the tank pumped and im just wondering how and if everyone did it Thanks in advance, Robo	Robo	0	5239	Nov 24, 2014 by Robo
	Error AH on drive Y2 Error Drive (Preview) Good Mornning, This AH letters appearing on the display of drive Y2, and the equipment connects however does not move. How do I resolve this error?	Tony Assis	0	2895	Nov 13, 2014 by Tony Assis
	External loading platform (Preview) Hello all, Loading and unloading is a very time consuming job. I came across an example to use a external loading plaform which allows you to load and unload a bed outside of the machine, en change these beds quickly. Does any of you have a external loading platform, or another system that used prefab b...	Laro	0	2583	Nov 5, 2014 by Laro
	Stationary Waterjet? (Preview) Hi. I'm new to water cutting but want to know if anyone manufactures a stationary waterjet (similar to a bandsaw or tablesaw) or is it something I would have to make myself. I want to cut foam generallly 2" - 4" thick. Foam is all that the machine would be used for so it doesn't have to be very...	PhaseShift	0	2840	Nov 4, 2014 by PhaseShift
	Hole not to size (Preview) Running a flow 87k Jet. Hole are coming in 0.3 out of round on 1 axis. Using dynamic jet. Head clocked straight and only on hole's not on square's Any ideas lads	Grahamjet	1	3426	Nov 3, 2014 by TAD
	Selecting the best machine for new shop (Preview) I'm opening a new job shop and will be purchasing a new waterjet machine. I still need to decide which manufacturer I want to work with. The machine will be cutting anything & everything. Hopefully, the machine will be running all day long. Can anybody recommend a good machine to start with? I woul...	SVT Bob18	1	3260	Oct 21, 2014 by vichor
	the stuff you dont learn in class. (Preview) hello, the shop i work in currently has a flow mach 4 dynamic waterjet. We have three operators who each went to the flow training myself included. I would be not call myself a seasoned waterjet operator by any means. In the short couple of years using the waterjet there is a ton of little tricks and wa...	bmf	1	3707	Oct 21, 2014 by vichor
	Water Cooler to use with our Omax- need a recommendation (Preview) Does anyone have a recommendation on a chiller/cooler that we can use to bring our water temp down? I don't want to undersize or oversize. Thanks for your advice.	NationalEngravers	0	3354	Sep 11, 2014 by NationalEngravers
	Consumable Parts (Preview) When replacing the 94K Seal Cartridge pump part, I have noticed the only wear that the part shows is on the small blue plastic/teflon (not sure the material) oring that lines the ID of the part. Has anyone attempted to order just this plastic part and putting it back in the part and trying to use it? I kn...	bmc1221	0	3444	Aug 18, 2014 by bmc1221
	Consumable Parts (Preview) When replacing the 94K Seal Cartridge pump part, I have noticed the only wear that the part shows is on the small blue plastic/teflon (not sure the material) oring that lines the ID of the part. Has anyone attempted to order just this plastic part and putting it back in the part and trying to use it? I kn...	bmc1221	0	3174	Aug 18, 2014 by bmc1221
	Waterjet Cooling Methods (Preview) Hello All, It's getting nice and toasty here in Southern Arizona, averaging 110 degrees, and our cooling system just can't keep up; we are currently using a radiator with a evaporative cooler providing the airflow. The local oil distributor swears up and down that Amsoil Synthetic has a lower inter...	ThePVR	2	3643	Aug 15, 2014 by Vita Bella Surfaces
	Adding fonts to flowpath 6 flow jets programming fonts flow path 6 (Preview) Hey all, do any of you guys know how (if possible) to add fonts into flow path 6, im trying to add stencil fonts for faster programming, that and really who likes the same fonts the microsoft office has, LAME. I have tried to find tutorials and walkthroughs on the good old google but no dice. if anyone has...	Robo	2	7214	Aug 15, 2014 by Vita Bella Surfaces
	repurposing used garnet (Preview) as the title says i wanna pick your guys brains do any of you repurpose your used garnet such as maybe an abrasive for a sand blaster or any other ideas we are having a hard time disposing of it and would like to recycle it some how we tried the septic company to pump it out but they said they could not dispose o...	ccreech5464	0	3631	Aug 8, 2014 by ccreech5464
	repurposing used garnet (Preview) as the title says i wanna pick your guys brains do any of you repurpose your used garnet such as maybe an abrasive for a sand blaster or any other ideas we are having a hard time disposing of it and would like to recycle it some how we tried the septic company to pump it out but they said they could not dispose o...	ccreech5464	0	3135	Aug 8, 2014 by ccreech5464
	Omax - abrasive line keeps blowing off head (Preview) Newbie with an Omax 2652 unit...1998 vintage. I purchased at a GM auction, put a new control PC in it. Recently finished installing, ready for test cutting - ran into some issues. When I start to cut, the abrasive line from the hopper to the nozzle fills with water, clogs, sometimes blows off and abr...	industrialrobotix	1	3763	Jul 30, 2014 by Aquaman69
	Any users with a perfect abrasive removal system? (Preview) Hello, We run one of our machines more than 2000 hours a year. Our abrasive removal system is working, but if I add the numbers from 2009-today the removal system catches 60% of the abrasive. The rest is removed yearly by a big vacuum truck. Normally, on a forum, only negative experiences are shared. D...	Laro	6	10348	Jun 9, 2014 by GlassCannon
	on/off needle diameter seal needle (Preview) Could you please tell me the diameter of the needle in on/off or bleed down valves? I would like to use the high pressure seal in a custom design, but no vendor mention the diameter since it is standard.	astaire	1	3260	May 16, 2014 by GlassCannon
	Omax - abrasive line keeps blowing off head (Preview) Newbie with an Omax 2652 unit...1998 vintage. I purchased at a GM auction, put a new control PC in it. Recently finished installing, ready for test cutting - ran into some issues. When I start to cut, the abrasive line from the hopper to the nozzle fills with water, clogs, sometimes blows off and abr...	industrialrobotix	2	4638	May 16, 2014 by GlassCannon
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