Can Water Cut It?

You must have seen the Will It Blend videos where Tom Dickson of Blendtec smashes various gadgets to pieces by using his ultra tough blender. A new company are trying something similar which see’s them asking the question “Can Water Cut It?”

Check out the video below which shows how easily an old iPod can be cut very cleanly in half. The process is very quick and as there is no heat generated from the jet it prevents materials from distorting.

“What makes waterjets so popular? Waterjets require few secondary operations, produce net-shaped parts with no heat-affected zone, heat distortion, or mechanical stresses caused by other cutting methods, can cut with a narrow kerf, and can provide better usage of raw material since parts can be tightly nested.”

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