Dawn's Waterjet User Guide


created by Dawn Wendell, MAS.863 Fa07

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SAFETY: wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes


OMAX Layout

- squares on the screen are 1"x1"
- note that on the toolbars, the useful functions are often in the right-click menus
- green lines are traverses
- give your drawing a quality of cut (1=worst but fast, 5=best but slow) by right-clicking on Quality and following the menus to select as much of your drawing as you want
- create leadin/leadout by right-clicking on menu, select Autopath(quick)
- on RHS of screen, click Clean
- Path to generate *.ord file -> click Yes and select a location to save the file
- click on start of entry traverse
- zoom in to make sure its cutting on the correct side


OMAX Make & Machining

- turn on water flow by turning handle to the left (yellow handle)
- select your stock and measure its thickness
- put your stock on the bed and hold it down with weights & clamps
- bring up water level (silver handle) slowly so it doesn't spill
- double-click on your *.ord file and it will automatically open in OMAX Make
- select correct material and thickness
- don't use too many wiggles (0 for plastic, 1-3 for Al, more for steel)
- click OK
- use keyboard keys or buttons on screen to jog head to correct location to starting point
- SET Z ZERO: lower z head with handle until it just touches, turn handle back until it starts to pick up the head, then turn back 1/2 turn to set correct Z-height
- set path start to zero (lower of the 2 numbers on the screen)
- raise water level until well-submerged (~1" deep over part)
- click BEGIN MACHINING
- press Move Ahead to see the head trace the path to make sure it doesn't crash into your clamps/weights
- Close -> Go home
- click Redbutton to begin machining!


CLEAN UP!

- lift Z
- lower water level
- put away clamps&weights
- remove your stock, clean with water hose and put away
- squeegee any splashes
- TURN OFF WATER VALVE!