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Evan Steeves
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PostSubject: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSat Jun 11, 2011 9:28 pm

for my beetle im building it has some panels I dont want to try with a dremel, I was wondering what everyone else uses for waterjetting services?
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSat Jun 11, 2011 9:33 pm

I never got any thing done by them but i know that whyachi does waterjetting
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSat Jun 11, 2011 9:37 pm

I use Whyachi.
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 12, 2011 9:32 am

bigbluesaw.com is pretty nice and easy to work with, but a little on the pricey side for my taste
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Evan Steeves
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 12, 2011 11:41 am

jeeves_m_d wrote:
bigbluesaw.com is pretty nice and easy to work with, but a little on the pricey side for my taste

thats who i was thinking to try since whyachi wont give quotes they just charge you...
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 12, 2011 12:17 pm

Evan Steeves wrote:
jeeves_m_d wrote:
bigbluesaw.com is pretty nice and easy to work with, but a little on the pricey side for my taste

thats who i was thinking to try since whyachi wont give quotes they just charge you...

They don't quote, but they're fast and will still be one of the lower prices you can get. Main reasons I go with whyachi are good quality for the money, fast turnaround, and huge material range. I've got them cutting 7075 aluminum, AZ31-b magnesium and grade 5 titanium for me right now.
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Evan Steeves
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 12, 2011 12:19 pm

can they take a file straight from solidworks and waterjet it ?
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PostSubject: Re: best waterjet?    best waterjet?  I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 12, 2011 7:25 pm

I've heard problems about BBS cuts not being perpendicular/90* so if its precision I would go with whyachi
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