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Waterjet cutting stone.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...813#post206518
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...133#post172405
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...477#post162263
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...588#post151607
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...055#post125560

So, what is the nozzle made of? And what sort of pressures are needed?

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Originally Posted by bob47907

So, what is the nozzle made of? And what sort of pressures are needed?

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Tungsten carbide, ruby, diamond, probably some other really hard stuff. Pressures are crazy high, between 30,000 and 90,000 PSI.

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Originally Posted by nova_robotics

Tungsten carbide, ruby, diamond, probably some other really hard stuff. Pressures are crazy high, between 30,000 and 90,000 PSI.

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Yes and the abrasives are almost a fine as powder the one we had could cut through 2" plate steel fairly easy but slow but it would slice 4 inch thick granite like a hot knife through butter