Waterjet Group

Liquidkaos · Liquidkaos

I don't know about you guys but I cut a variety of materials, I was using steel slats and converted to Galvanized material. Even with the conversion the supports for the slats, which I have yet to change are Steel. I think the next time I change them, since they last awhile, I will use stainless on those...

Latest Concepts · Latest Concepts

Just wondering if anyone experiences this sort of problem ? See attached pics please.

fx4matt · fx4matt

hey has anyone else had this issue, we have a flow mach 2 machine and if your jogging the head using the aarow keys on the keyboard, especially on high speed jog, the head continues to travel for and inch or two after you release the aarow key. it doesnt happen everytime but quite frequently. this is espec...

octavecircle · octavecircle

well might just be me and im kinda new to water jets but it seems im always gettitng sick since i started.. i have 14 years of industrial water treatment under my belt and make me think that i might have a bacteria problem as a cooling tower might have.. all feed back woould be welcmed Thanx

brinmac · brinmac

hi , does anyone have an idea of the cost to rebuild a cougar 2 pump and a source to have it done , mine is not producing pressure like it should and has become somewhat noisy when pumping. thanks robert brintle

brinmac · brinmac

hi , does anyone have an idea of the cost to rebuild a cougar 2 pump and a source to have it done , mine is not producing pressure like it should and has become somewhat noisy when pumping. thanks robert brintle

brinmac · brinmac

hi , i have a problem on a flow cougar 2 pump , one of the check valves is stuck in chamber . any ideas as to how to remove it? the other 2 slid right out but the third wont budge. thanks robert brintle

shawn17 · shawn17

i have a stremline slv-60.changed all the seals and rings on the piston,including check valves.hyd oil is 115 deg in holding tank.temp on heated parts (intensifier) should be 10 to 15 deg warmer than holding tank temp,so i was told.gona get a good reading on the intensifier shortly but if i had to gues...

P Dosi · P Dosi

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and waterjets. The company I work for is looking into purchasing a waterjet. We're looking at the Flow Mach 3 model 3020b and the Omax 60120. I will be the main operator so I would like to find out if anyone out there has one of these models. Any info, likes, dislikes, pr...

dibbs · dibbs

I'am currently looking to automate the clamping process on my Water Jet operation.. Has anyone utilized Hydraulic clamping and if so, do you have any feedback or suggestions?

oferiniowa · oferiniowa

We are starting to see a high number of orifice failures on our Flow Mach 2. We use the water jet for our R & D shop, not production so we don't get a lot of hours on the machine, only about 500 a year. We've had a couple orifice discs fail in a very short time with very similar failures. We use Ruby orifi...

brinmac · brinmac

will waterjet pierce and cut laminated shimstock without delaminating it, the materials we are looking at are : aluminum , brass and stainless steel shimstock in various thicknesses as well as various lamination thicknesses thanks

billhi · billhi

We're getting ready to install a new waterjet and also want to install a water softener at the same time. Can anyone recommend a good one for us based on your experience? Thanks for the help!

piratebob · piratebob

I have been researching machine shops in my area 75-150 mile radius that have water jet machines to have some work done and I have been unable to locate the first shop! So in my infinite wisdom I think this could be a great opportunity to open a small start up water jet design/manufacture firm. Putting...

gwf · gwf

Does anyone run a water softener and if so have you had problems with your intensifier pump?

Low profile hold downs · bmf

Hello, does anyone have the dxf file for the flow low profile hold downs? I have managed to lose about 5 in the tank and need to cut more out. I have the supplied flash drive from flow but can not find it on there. thank you

bmf · bmf

I have been using Bartons HPA 80 garnet on my flowjet and this has worked fine so far. We recieved a pallet of the HPX from Barton and were told to just use it. My question is what has anybody noticed as far as performance. This is only gonna be one time thing i believe as the cost of the HPX is more and we do...

pankaj · pankaj

what is the seal life i can get on a flow hyplex direct drive pump and an omax direct drive pump? any current user feedback will be most useful.

NationalEngravers · NationalEngravers

We are looking for an operator for our 80x Omax with an A-jet. Interested parties should email their resume to Gary.Tinker@NationalEngraversinc.com or call 630-639-5000. We are located in West Chicago, IL. We have an excellent work environment. Full benefits along with a fun place to work. Our...

csorenson · csorenson

Need operator for Flow waterjet in sunny Florida. Full time position available with benefits. csorenson@cuttingedgegranite.com

rati · rati

Hello Guys. Summer is coming and water temerature is raising at my place. last year i had hard time keeping water temp. lower then 71 F . I just want to see if anybody figured out way too cool the water with out buying chillers for 7,8 G. I had few ideas to build my own chiller but before i starts spending mon...

rati · rati

Hello Guys. Summer is coming and water temerature is raising at my place. last year i had hard time keeping water temp. lower then 71 F . I just want to see if anybody figured out way too cool the water with out buying chillers for 7,8 G. I had few ideas to build my own chiller but before i starts spending mon...

sinowaterjet · sinowaterjet

Actual water treatment requirements and water quality are related to the life of the water jet cutting machine nozzle, cutter continuous work requirements relating to water treatment equipment including water softening, reverse osmosis water purification equipment, water dissociation de...

brinmac · brinmac

hi , does anyone have a flow waterjet pro machine , we are looking at one and was curious about parts and service , are you happy with machine ? also looking at a 2 x 4 flow bengal machine , is it necessary to disassemble machine to move it ? also there are no manuals with it . does anyone have a set that could co...

Rodney54 · Rodney54

I have a question witch I hope I'm able to get some quick feed back on. We are having a large problem with our pump RPM's getting lower every time the machine is about to pierce. It was doing it on the dump but after we cleaned and rebuilt our dump valves it worked great for about a week. But again tonight it st...

thomas13 · thomas13

Hi there, we use a waterjet machine in our company for glass cutting. Yesterday an error appeared on our display saying:"PLC ALARM 19894 Collision sensor" (I´ve attached also the picture so you can see) Does anybody have a clue what does it mean? The problem is with the Y axis, we guess, bec...

NationalEngravers · NationalEngravers

We are looking for a bulk hopper for our waterjet. Would prefer to buy a used one. Does anyone know of a good source to buy used waterjet parts etc?

brinmac · brinmac

hi , does anyone here use a waterjet and not have access to city water and sewer? if so what do you do with water discarged from machine? thanks r brintle

thomas13 · thomas13

Hi there, we use a waterjet machine in our company for glass cutting. Yesterday an error appeared on our display saying:"PLC ALARM 19894 Collision sensor" (I´ve attached also the picture to see) Does anybody have a clue what does it mean? The problem is with the Y axis, we guess, because we...

SLVVR6 · SLVVR6

So we have recently installed a waterjet machine and cut thin aluminum sheets for deep drawing operations. We cut multiple sheets stacked and nest like material to optimize/reduce scrap. We are looking for a solution to remove the residual sand on the parts. There is the obvious solution of spra...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Anodes in the waterjet tank (Preview) I don't know about you guys but I cut a variety of materials, I was using steel slats and converted to Galvanized material. Even with the conversion the supports for the slats, which I have yet to change are Steel. I think the next time I change them, since they last awhile, I will use stainless on those...	Liquidkaos	0	2775	Oct 10, 2013 by Liquidkaos
	Incomplete Cutting (Preview) Just wondering if anyone experiences this sort of problem ? See attached pics please.	Latest Concepts	4	4011	Oct 3, 2013 by ajendrasuthar
	manual jog issues (Preview) hey has anyone else had this issue, we have a flow mach 2 machine and if your jogging the head using the aarow keys on the keyboard, especially on high speed jog, the head continues to travel for and inch or two after you release the aarow key. it doesnt happen everytime but quite frequently. this is espec...	fx4matt	4	4141	Sep 27, 2013 by mnm
	Illness form water jet mist and or water (Preview) well might just be me and im kinda new to water jets but it seems im always gettitng sick since i started.. i have 14 years of industrial water treatment under my belt and make me think that i might have a bacteria problem as a cooling tower might have.. all feed back woould be welcmed Thanx	octavecircle	0	2939	Sep 13, 2013 by octavecircle
	cougar 2 pump (Preview) hi , does anyone have an idea of the cost to rebuild a cougar 2 pump and a source to have it done , mine is not producing pressure like it should and has become somewhat noisy when pumping. thanks robert brintle	brinmac	0	2578	Aug 29, 2013 by brinmac
	cougar 2 pump (Preview) hi , does anyone have an idea of the cost to rebuild a cougar 2 pump and a source to have it done , mine is not producing pressure like it should and has become somewhat noisy when pumping. thanks robert brintle	brinmac	0	2550	Aug 29, 2013 by brinmac
	flow cougar pump (Preview) hi , i have a problem on a flow cougar 2 pump , one of the check valves is stuck in chamber . any ideas as to how to remove it? the other 2 slid right out but the third wont budge. thanks robert brintle	brinmac	0	3032	Aug 24, 2013 by brinmac
	intensifier heat (Preview) i have a stremline slv-60.changed all the seals and rings on the piston,including check valves.hyd oil is 115 deg in holding tank.temp on heated parts (intensifier) should be 10 to 15 deg warmer than holding tank temp,so i was told.gona get a good reading on the intensifier shortly but if i had to gues...	shawn17	1	4718	Aug 14, 2013 by Vogel University
	Flow vs Omax (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and waterjets. The company I work for is looking into purchasing a waterjet. We're looking at the Flow Mach 3 model 3020b and the Omax 60120. I will be the main operator so I would like to find out if anyone out there has one of these models. Any info, likes, dislikes, pr...	P Dosi	2	8498	Jul 21, 2013 by P Dosi
	Hydraulic clamping on a WaterJet (Preview) I'am currently looking to automate the clamping process on my Water Jet operation.. Has anyone utilized Hydraulic clamping and if so, do you have any feedback or suggestions?	dibbs	1	3088	Jul 11, 2013 by OPTION WATERBOY
	Orifice failures (Preview) We are starting to see a high number of orifice failures on our Flow Mach 2. We use the water jet for our R & D shop, not production so we don't get a lot of hours on the machine, only about 500 a year. We've had a couple orifice discs fail in a very short time with very similar failures. We use Ruby orifi...	oferiniowa	2	3127	Jul 9, 2013 by oferiniowa
	waterjet cutting laminated shimstock (Preview) will waterjet pierce and cut laminated shimstock without delaminating it, the materials we are looking at are : aluminum , brass and stainless steel shimstock in various thicknesses as well as various lamination thicknesses thanks	brinmac	3	4588	Jun 20, 2013 by dhusted
	Water Softener Recommendation (Preview) We're getting ready to install a new waterjet and also want to install a water softener at the same time. Can anyone recommend a good one for us based on your experience? Thanks for the help!	billhi	2	2948	Jun 20, 2013 by billhi
	Looking at starting up a small waterjet design manufacturing corp any advice, direction advice? (Preview) I have been researching machine shops in my area 75-150 mile radius that have water jet machines to have some work done and I have been unable to locate the first shop! So in my infinite wisdom I think this could be a great opportunity to open a small start up water jet design/manufacture firm. Putting...	piratebob	1	2872	Jun 20, 2013 by TFabian
	water softener (Preview) Does anyone run a water softener and if so have you had problems with your intensifier pump?	gwf	5	3848	Jun 20, 2013 by TFabian
	Low profile hold downs (Preview) Hello, does anyone have the dxf file for the flow low profile hold downs? I have managed to lose about 5 in the tank and need to cut more out. I have the supplied flash drive from flow but can not find it on there. thank you	bmf	4	3694	Jun 20, 2013 by TFabian
	Barton garnet HPA vs HPX (Preview) I have been using Bartons HPA 80 garnet on my flowjet and this has worked fine so far. We recieved a pallet of the HPX from Barton and were told to just use it. My question is what has anybody noticed as far as performance. This is only gonna be one time thing i believe as the cost of the HPX is more and we do...	bmf	1	6700	Jun 20, 2013 by TFabian
	pump seal life (Preview) what is the seal life i can get on a flow hyplex direct drive pump and an omax direct drive pump? any current user feedback will be most useful.	pankaj	1	2759	Jun 20, 2013 by TFabian
	Operator needed for Omax 80x (Preview) We are looking for an operator for our 80x Omax with an A-jet. Interested parties should email their resume to Gary.Tinker@NationalEngraversinc.com or call 630-639-5000. We are located in West Chicago, IL. We have an excellent work environment. Full benefits along with a fun place to work. Our...	NationalEngravers	0	3014	Jun 11, 2013 by NationalEngravers
	operator needed (Preview) Need operator for Flow waterjet in sunny Florida. Full time position available with benefits. csorenson@cuttingedgegranite.com	csorenson	2	3011	May 14, 2013 by ERICM
	Water chiller! (Preview) Hello Guys. Summer is coming and water temerature is raising at my place. last year i had hard time keeping water temp. lower then 71 F . I just want to see if anybody figured out way too cool the water with out buying chillers for 7,8 G. I had few ideas to build my own chiller but before i starts spending mon...	rati	0	2413	May 7, 2013 by rati
	Water chiller! (Preview) Hello Guys. Summer is coming and water temerature is raising at my place. last year i had hard time keeping water temp. lower then 71 F . I just want to see if anybody figured out way too cool the water with out buying chillers for 7,8 G. I had few ideas to build my own chiller but before i starts spending mon...	rati	0	2263	May 7, 2013 by rati
	water quality requirement of sino water jet cutting machine water jet cutting machine cnc waterjet cutter cnc router (Preview) Actual water treatment requirements and water quality are related to the life of the water jet cutting machine nozzle, cutter continuous work requirements relating to water treatment equipment including water softening, reverse osmosis water purification equipment, water dissociation de...	sinowaterjet	0	4587	Apr 25, 2013 by sinowaterjet
	waterjet pro machine (Preview) hi , does anyone have a flow waterjet pro machine , we are looking at one and was curious about parts and service , are you happy with machine ? also looking at a 2 x 4 flow bengal machine , is it necessary to disassemble machine to move it ? also there are no manuals with it . does anyone have a set that could co...	brinmac	1	2767	Apr 19, 2013 by TFabian
	Losing Pressure (Preview) I have a question witch I hope I'm able to get some quick feed back on. We are having a large problem with our pump RPM's getting lower every time the machine is about to pierce. It was doing it on the dump but after we cleaned and rebuilt our dump valves it worked great for about a week. But again tonight it st...	Rodney54	4	6459	Apr 19, 2013 by TFabian
	Waterjet machine error message (Preview) Hi there, we use a waterjet machine in our company for glass cutting. Yesterday an error appeared on our display saying:"PLC ALARM 19894 Collision sensor" (I´ve attached also the picture so you can see) Does anybody have a clue what does it mean? The problem is with the Y axis, we guess, bec...	thomas13	2	5266	Apr 13, 2013 by thomas13
	bulk hopper for Omax (Preview) We are looking for a bulk hopper for our waterjet. Would prefer to buy a used one. Does anyone know of a good source to buy used waterjet parts etc?	NationalEngravers	0	2923	Apr 2, 2013 by NationalEngravers
	water discarge (Preview) hi , does anyone here use a waterjet and not have access to city water and sewer? if so what do you do with water discarged from machine? thanks r brintle	brinmac	0	2299	Mar 28, 2013 by brinmac
	Waterjet machine error message (Preview) Hi there, we use a waterjet machine in our company for glass cutting. Yesterday an error appeared on our display saying:"PLC ALARM 19894 Collision sensor" (I´ve attached also the picture to see) Does anybody have a clue what does it mean? The problem is with the Y axis, we guess, because we...	thomas13	0	2885	Mar 28, 2013 by thomas13
	Sand Removal from Parts (Preview) So we have recently installed a waterjet machine and cut thin aluminum sheets for deep drawing operations. We cut multiple sheets stacked and nest like material to optimize/reduce scrap. We are looking for a solution to remove the residual sand on the parts. There is the obvious solution of spra...	SLVVR6	5	3453	Mar 20, 2013 by RScottR
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