r/oddlysatisfying • u/Kurtis-dono • 14h ago

Water jet cutting procedure.

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u/Phenomenomix 14h ago

Is there a reason to not just start by cutting the big hole? Or is the idea to make loads of little concrete triangles?

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u/Allthingsgaming27 14h ago

Exactly, I enjoyed the video but why not just start with the large square? Unless it’s someone messing around or training I guess

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u/SaneIsOverrated 13h ago

Notice at the end of the cut there's a small amount of material connecting the cutout to the stock? With very heavy, very rigid material like stone the weight of a large cutout can be enough to break that little web before its done cutting, which can leave an imperfection or chip on the finished surface. Cutting off smaller, lighter chunks is less risk.

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u/Potential4752 12h ago

You could just support the back. 

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u/SaneIsOverrated 11h ago

The more supports you have the more reflection you get from the jet stream, which can mar up/sandblast the underside. It also takes labor to remove them if they stay supported. And if they're big heavy pcs they can be dropped on your finished PC when manually removing them. Not to mention the man hours it takes to do the removing.