Water cutting source

[Mosey]

How can I find someone to water-cut 1/2" aluminum plate into intricate shape? I want to make a sign out of aluminum plate with large (12") numerals cut out of it.
I am on the Delaware River in NJ.

 

[MachineTom]

Google "Water Jet Cutting", they are all over. It is nice but not cheap. Do you have it layed out in CAD, or just a drawing.

 

[Mosey]

I have a nice Cad file in most formats for him.

 

[Tin Falcon]

http://www.aquacuttechnologies.com/ Devon PA

http://www.emachineshop.com/ Mahwa NJ

emachineshop has free software and free online estimates you design it on there free software they run the code on there machines an send you the completed parts and the Bill.
Tin

No affiliation with either company have not dealt with them personally just did a Google.

 

[Mosey]

Thank you, Tin. I got 10 names from Google, and 1 is within an hour from me. I will check the one you mention.
Must be hard water!

 

[Groomengineering]

Must be hard water!

Water-jet cutting uses a powdered abrasive mixed with the water. The abrasive does the cutting and the water provides the cutting force and cooling. They work great for cutting temp sensitive material like plastics.

Cheers

Jeff

 

[MachineTom]

A few years I visited a shop that had a waterjet machine. Water is pumped to about 60,000 psi, it exits a nozzle at the cutter head in a stream of .010 diameter and a speed of mach 3 ( speed of sound X 3) a tube surrounds the nozzle and Garnet very fine. flows into the tube and is picked up by the water. This abrasive is what does the cutting, carried by the high speed water. It uses big 60hp plus motors, and very very clean water. The pumps are built with ceramic pistons and cylinders Big $$ I'd guess. High Maintenance for sure.

 

[Mosey]

Yeah, like my dental hygienist uses on my teeth.