After 6 hours we finished cutting this 75mm thick harderend carbon alloy steel lifting lug.

Took as long as steel was being cut at 2.9mm / min due to its hardness

Still quicker than a hacksaw

[Edited on 16/1/09 by andyw7de]

OOps forgot the pic

Very impressive, hope its not a skyhook thats getting welded to the rollbar on your car Whats it for btw
regards
shug

Andy

Is that a towing hook for the BMW ?

For when Minitici Doug plants it in the weeds ?

At 2.9mm/min wouldnt 75mm only take about 30 mins?

if its for industrial application how do you get it tested and certified before using for lifting?

At 2.9mm/min wouldnt 75mm only take about 30 mins?

if its for industrial application how do you get it tested and certified before using for lifting?

Ignore that (twice). Just had a whiskey for a mate.

Thought it was hole in 75mm thick plate that was cut. Then looked at pic and can see it is the profile that has been cut.

what has this thread got to do with the power of water? im confused.....

Cut with a water jet?

As a matter of interest, what alloy is it?


Paul G

Its a lifting eye thats being welded to some offshore kit, We only cut it from a blank we dont need to certify anything

The 2.9mm/min is the linear feed rate it tkes just about 1 min for the water to pierce through the steel

Not sure what the carbon alloy is but it measures 190 on the Brunel scale which is effin hard

[Edited on 17/1/09 by andyw7de]

Had some s/steel cut by water jet for my car, while I was there they were making a steel profile for an artwork 40mm thick and 2mtrs high x 1.5 wide. Amazing smooth finish, and all with just sand & water. p.s. That machine guard looks just like a tennis ball. Barry

that is amazing! and i guess water never goes blunt too! lol

Unbelievable!

Looks like the kind of thing I would need to lift the pinto from my car lol.

G

It's this kind of stuff I find quite unbelievable.
Cutting some thin alloy is almost like 'yeah, whatever' now when you see what it can really do.