Cutting Sheet Metal on the Water Jet

by jamesh10000 in Workshop > Metalworking

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Cutting Sheet Metal on the Water Jet

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I made it at TechShop! Find them at www.techshop.ws.

Import Dxf File

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Import your dxf file into Flopath

Move Part and Select Cut Paths

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Move your part where you want it to be on the cutting bed, select lines to cut, select speed.

Duplicate for Multiple Parts

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Duplicate this for more than 1 item to be cut from a sheet.

Auto Path It

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Use auto path to create all the cutting and traverse paths

Export

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Export path as... To create the ORD file for Flocut.

Load File Into Flocut

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Load file, select material.

Position Material

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Square it up on the bed also

Set Temporary 0,0

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Align head to corner of material and set 0,0

Dry Run

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Dry run no pump or water or abrasive.

Set to Auto and Run

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Set pump, water, and abrasive to auto and run!