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alpine


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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 research we've narrowed it down to about 4 possibilities.  Before I call for pricing on the final three, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with these....at this point, Barton's BART looks like the frontrunner.

Links below, thanks in advance for any advice or opinions!

 

*  Barton's BART  (Total:  $4k (device and required pressure washer))

http://www.barton.com/waterjet-parts/exclusive-barton-products/bart/

*  JetEdge's Waterjet Cyclone  (? cost)

http://www.jetedge.com/products/waterjet-accessories/waterjet-cyclone-abrasive-removal-system

*  The Xtractor  (? cost)

http://www.thextractor.net/garnet_extractor.html

*  Omax's SolidRemovalSystem (? cost)

http://www.omax.com/pdfs/srs207.pdf



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Laro


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Hi Alpine,

How many hours a year do you run your machine? If your machine runs as much hours a day as possible, then you should avoid systems with "manual extraction". This cant be done when cutting.
I would always go for a system with extraction and return nozzles on the bottom of the catcher. Your system can work even when your employee is buisy.

We have a system that has these nozzles, and pumps the water in big-bags for filtration. When I do the math, it catches about 60% over multiple years. We bring a big vacuum truck each 12-18 months.

This bigbag filtration system is just too slow. The pump cycle is only 25% or so. A system with a settle method will probably be better. In this group, I think the Aros system is affordable and efficient. I dont know the price though, but it looks simple and affordable.




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Richy


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Hello, I worked for a somewhat large water jet company that ran two shifts all year round and we had the omax solid removal system (srs) and it was already bought and set up before I started working for them and it worked wonderfully as long as u don't let too many small drops or parts clog it up, simple to start, use, and dump. When they did get clogged we did have an xtractor from Barton that worked well but it did cause down time for the machine, hope this helps

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Thanks for the responses.  We don't run the machine a ton...as it is we normally go 4months sometimes before needing to clean it out.

In case it is useful for anyone else, the pricing on SRS and Cyclone were about $10k each.

Still leaning towards the BART.



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