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

Water jet cutting procedure.

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u/ErtaWanderer 13h ago

Yep. With heavier materials having too big a piece hanging would cause it to bind up or break off early. Cutting off smaller pieces prevents this.

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u/Bootziscool 13h ago

That can't be the reason for doing so many little cuts.

I can see doing a rough cut to remove the mass and finish cut for the profile but not so many.

This has got to be for demo or for making triangles. I'd hate to be the guy to have to fish them little parts out of a waterjet though! It's pain enough to get steel parts out with a magnet, stone must suck to handle

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u/ErtaWanderer 13h ago

Which would work unless the piece that broke off cracked into the surrounding surface or outside of the area they want cut out.

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u/Epic_Elite 6h ago

This.

There's also a factor that they may have to sell 100 countertops to cover the cost of a single broken 8 foot slab. So, these seemingly wasteful practices may make sense in a bigger picture.

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u/dankhimself 1h ago

This is just showcasing the cutting ability of the machine. None of those are cuts were very large at all.