21-05-2016, 18:21
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 FRC #5492 (Robo Jockeys) Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: USA, Kentucky
Posts: 119
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Re: Water Jet Reccommendations
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Originally Posted by Cory
That being said there are really only two major players. Flow and Omax. Jet Edge is probably a distant third. Omax sells a "low" (hah) cost Maxiem line. I have no idea what the quality is like, but expect it to cost just as much to run and I doubt you can get a 5'x5' machine for less than $100,000.
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The Maxiem machines are really nice and have a low tolerance runout. (Mainly it depends on how you fasten the workpiece to the machine). having been trained on and used one myself (The Maxiem 2040), I can vouch that it does indeed get messy...especially inside the machine and the garnet hopper.
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