Fire Hydrant Cut In Half With 60,000 PSI Waterjet

What is the Longest cut you've ever done? Well, it would have to be this video of cutting a fire hydrant in half, enjoy.
My neighborhood is getting new fire hydrants, so we got permission to take one and cut it in half for science. It was by far our longest cut, but I was really happy with the results. I think we'll go get it sandblasted and powder coated and make some art with it.
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[@WaterjetChannel]

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[@emperadordynasty1513]

Waterjet Channel thanks man

[@Sashazur]

Cool, now I can have poop on my Copper Finger. Thanks Waterjet Channel!

[@weld4200]

Do you guys ever accidentally cut youselves on the items u cut thru ?

[@shadybandit7]

lmfao bro wtf is this

[@jessee2142]

@@TobesAnimation probably too weak

[@dumcrapcat]

I work on hydrants 40+ hours a week and this gets recommended lol can’t get away from them!!!

[@latenttweet]

Do you ever feel as though KZbin app is listening to your mic?

[@OBrienDesigns]

What do you do?

[@1millionsubsfornoreasoncha675]

David OBrien he works with fire hydrants

[@Fate_GO]

Dont let the pressure get to you

[@InvestingWhileBroke]

J Shaw godamn you just took It there

[@thatrandomperson8263]

Killed by the very thing it once trapped.

[@planetrob555]

*Controlled

[@geometricart7851]

Wow I'm dumb. How did I not think of this irony.

[@beeninja2539]

Ironic

[@smithaustin2009]

Garnet?

[@Broockle]

@@smithaustin2009 back together? ;D

[@Polorigolo35]

You guys should totally hang a big ass needle clock behind the waterjet so we can see the minutes turning and get a clear idea of how much time is passing!

[@bobwilson00]

I believe its called an analog clock but I agree

[@Polorigolo35]

@@bobwilson00 Yeah sometimes I lose my words in english :)

[@johnnyklasing4002]

@@Polorigolo35 I think I like big ass needle clock better haha

[@davidpowers69]

They said 39 minutes for just half

[@Kellanium]

DO THIS! DO THIS! DO THIS!

[@mrsloth7992]

There’s no fire in that hydrant I’m disappointed

[@simonstergaard]

waste of water

[@77Infidel]

@@simonstergaard It is a sealed system. The water is reused

[@larryrump6173]

77Infidel it is not a sealed water system

[@JT_8283]

@@77Infidel Rwooosh

[@MarkoDash]

make a grill out of it, problem solved

[@peterbuckley3877]

I just retired after spending twenty five years in the industry and it surprising just how many people think that high pressure water jets are basically harmless. That’s a pretty solid piece of metal to cut through and the machine does it with ease, the quality of that cut is amazing. The company I worked for had machines that could cut through ship hulls, rebar, concrete and sections of road, never underestimate the power of water.

[@mr.battlecats5512]

i mean considering how slowly it moves, it is basicly harmless just do to the fact that if you try to touch it, youll åpull away your finger before any significant damage is done, appart from maby some skin gets cut. compear that to a tablesaw, where simply touching it could get your finger pulled in and destroyed by the saw. sure, a pressure water jet can kill you easily, but you have to almost be trying for that to happend, since its automatic and moves slowly.

[@peterbuckley3877]

@@mr.battlecats5512 water under extremely high pressure certainly doesn’t move slowly.

[@mr.battlecats5512]

@@peterbuckley3877 wrong axis my guy, your talking about the vertical movement, I'm talking about the horizontal movement.

[@peterbuckley3877]

@@mr.battlecats5512 vertical or horizontal is irrelevant, you put your hand under an ultra high pressure abrasive cutter like that and you won’t have a hand fir long. I’m talking first hand experience from over two decades in this very industry, I personally know of at least two case in Australia of deaths occurring this very way not to mention the injuries every year. If you want to stick your fingers in the way go ahead and be my guest.

[@no-purpose-here]

@@mr.battlecats5512 water dont care what axis ur at nerd. i damn near lost my left hand due to the pressure washer handle getting stuck open at work. i detail, and use this thing daily. if you ever use one id suggest trying it on urself, maybe youd reconsider ur opinions there.

[@JackboMack]

Restore/repaint them for display! I wanna watch.

[@WaterjetChannel]

I want this too

[@CAMSLAYER13]

@@WaterjetChannel you should just clean and clear coat them

[@skylerwuest3620]

Waterjet Channel or send the pieces to a restoration KZbinr???? But it would be a lot better if you guys did it

[@tommyd9857]

Yeah send them out to get sandblasted and then powdered coat..🏌️

[@planetrob555]

Yes, but there is something to be said for original paint...although I would bet this hydrant was repainted a few times since the 60's.

[@ewanbiesinger7667]

Ironic... he could save others with water... but not himself

[@ThePerfectKiosk]

Shouldn't it be called a water hydrant? Everyone knows that fire hydrants are used by the watermen to put out waters.

[@alexandermills5281]

@@AFNacapella Gotta water those fires to keep them growing healthy.

[@junoglrr9119]

Its called that way in germany. Water hydrant

[@charelpeffer52]

Guy Perfect You can just call it a hydrant

[@briangarrow448]

There are other types of hydrants which are NOT used for fire suppression.

[@johncuervo3019]

@@junoglrr9119 a lot of people say water hydrant here too in the states. I believe fire fighters call it water hydrant and civilians call it fire.

[@Merrickle]

Idk why KZbin recommended this to me, but Im not complaining

[@counseledspy1355]

How it’s early

[@DillonSmith1]

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of waterjets.

[@connor8469]

That’s how we all got here, welcome to the family

[@cocospops9351]

Just be warned, you may get licked.

[@planetrob555]

Then subscribe! Pretty cool videos and stuff cut in two.

[@Benzy670]

This is the kind of content I’m here for. I love cross-sections and diagrams that help me understand how things work.

[@12345.......]

While I'm waiting for the ads to finish playing, I'm going to guess 55 minutes to cut.

[@WaterjetChannel]

You're a true hero. and pretty good guess

[@c0ntriL]

@F.B.I Federal Bureau Of Investigation Around 90 minutes.

[@dashyandpotatochip4415]

They said 87 minutes

[@MikeHarris1984]

Ads? how barbaric! I've been a Google Music subscriber for many years and it comes with KZbin Premium as a perk... The price of Google music is the price of KZbin Premium, so its like you get it completely free. Premium has so many other bells and whistles, its nothing like regular youtube...

[@Stigstigster]

@@MikeHarris1984 Same here. I didn't even realise I would get YT premium with my Google music subscription. I was well happy when I noticed! Unfortunately they are shutting down the Google Music service this year. Gutted about that. I looked into it however and we will be moving to KZbin Music and it has been confirmed that any benefits we already have we will keep so we'll still have YT premium at least. I don't know what KZbin Music is like though, any idea?

[@jon8706]

Mitchell has to pee on it to see if it's a real fire hydrant

[@dashyandpotatochip4415]

That is very true, he is a dog confirmed

[@itsMKiAM]

Hey now I’d never do that

[@nikkipope121]

OH WHAT, YOU'RE LIKE 5 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE?! THIS WHOLE TIME.

[@Sp00kq]

Give them a visit sometime lol

[@zimlendrott6623]

@@Sp00kq 😂😂...also..you guys can collaborate

[@marcusbarnes2015]

youre gonna be under the water jet next

[@seanparker4495]

I’m Impressed how well each half balanced.

[@MrChrissy1r]

My son is a Hydro demolition engineer, he is now a manager for the company, he travels the world doing cutting and clearing works, including for the fuel industry in the U.S.. He has shown me some of the awesome things these water jets slice through, including reinforced sea walls. Apparently they wear armoured suits, this would not protect them from a hit. but it would contain the "Soup" created so there would be something to inter!

[@Raxatlix]

my brain still cant get around the fact that water can cut through metal.

[@tlotlisomoletsane3598]

Just what i was going to comment

[@Benzy670]

Well, it’s not just water. The waterjet has garnet in the water to act as an abrasive/cutting agent. High pressure water can cut things on its own, but it’s not as effective or as fast on its own.

[@Then.72]

Air can do the same

[@JF32304]

It's a grinding process. Plain water won't do it. Needs the garnet added in.

[@hiyo9144]

Heck just think about the earth and all of the different forms of erosion. Look at the Colorado river that cut through the Grand Canyon

[@leolanis5701]

shove it against a wall to make it look like a video game loading glitch

[@ersetzbar.]

add half a firefighter next to it

[@electronicsNmore]

Wow, this video did very well! :-)

[@dustanskantz4160]

I bet you get at least 100 people sending fire hydrants lol

[@rastapasta774]

Got one in my backyard, but I'm keeping it in one piece lol

[@comiccat4650]

Mom said it's my turn on the half of the fire hydrant with two outlets

[@jonathanorlando1294]

5:03 ah, yes, the moment every human that destroys something thinks, "Will it go back together...?" -and tries to reassemble.

[@jonathanorlando1294]

Nah...

[@alexandergu7797]

@@jonathanorlando1294 NaH > Na + H > NaH

[@matthecyrus5]

i like how you are dedicated to showing cut times on all your videos. like it may help someone if they ever need to cut a fire hydrant.

[@kirai7597]

1:38 that background music got me😂😂

[@the_other_lucas]

“what do you mean I can’t take it? They’re everywhere.”

[@cadaverdog9372]

You guys are awesome!! 😎 I reckon you should do more spinning ones like do a bearing just by itself or try to undo A bolt or a nut!!

[@blobscott]

The valve that the square bar connects to underground (not shown) first shuts off the water from the main, then, after turning further, opens a release so that the water in the "barrel" of the hydrant drains out. This keeps the hydrant empty to avoid breakage during freezing temps. It is not only that the valve is below the frost-line, but that it also has the water drain-out function that makes a fire hydrant a magical invention.

[@tonyhollerz6958]

I love this concept. It’s almost like betrayal. Water and the fire hydrant work together, yet water broke the full thing.

[@SpaceCircIes]

Me at 4:55 - "that's insane" Them at 5:00 - "that's insane" Great minds think alike I guess

[@televizion9962]

Dumb minds think the same too

[@morningstargeek4946]

“You thought you could contain me, that was your undoing” - Water

[@JoeKing67.]

This is why I love KZbin, it answers all my 'WHAT IFS'.

[@genemccarthy2847]

I was unaware that a waterjet could cut through the thickness of a fire hydrant. I have a project (I can't afford you) where I am mating a chainsaw and a fire hydrant to create a unique mailbox for our fire chief. The blade portion of the chainsaw will appear to be cutting through the top cap of the hydrant with the handle supporting a mailbox. Now I have to figure out how to cut a slot through the cap so I can insert the blade of the chainsaw. Thanks for an interesting video.

Water was all like... you don’t control me anymore, it’s time for me to have my revenge.

[@Christian-cz9bu]

@2.59 the slats go all Jigsaw, "Want to play a game?"

[@boodro2122]

It's just mind blowing...just, boggles the mind that this is possible.

[@replikvltyoutube3727]

Next time watch us as we cut 17 feet into the ground to see the underground valve.

[@jmorton3462]

Hydro vac ?

[@lunchpunchcrab32]

Next Time watch us cut the Earth in half with a water jet.

[@jordbjor1]

Mail all fire hydrants in a self addressed stamp envelope to the water jet channel shop

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

_"Include special discount code: OWWW!!! MY FEENGUZ!!!"_

[@greenidguy9292]

Jordan Bjork Postage due...

[@planetrob555]

I bet that first disc that you called a "seal" with the hole and the square rod going through is only there to keep that rod mostly straight when turning it, maybe? It goes down a bit, like you said, so that water doesn't freeze inside the hydrant. I'm just guessing. I could look it up, but I rather like hypothesizing.

[@scasny]

its for holding the rod when the walve is open and holding tension when closed.

[@somethinghere3984]

I like these guys, no chit chat or ads right at the beginning of the video. They just get right to the chase and start cutting, good on y’all

[@SdudyoyO]

I've had my Fire Hydrant in the family for generations, but now there's a big divide and we're trying to claim custody over it. Splitting it in half would solve all our problems! Thanks for the answer!

[@charleslindberg829]

I'd imagine you'd have all that dog pee on it.. now it's in your water tank thingy.

[@TSUNAMI_0707]

“From top to bottom” *runs finger from bottom to top*

[@normanbuchanan9710]

I saw that 🤣

[@user-ug4xf2rb1q]

It really is incredible how powerfull waterjets can be

[@haydenduffey6969]

I mean think abt how cool this is bruh. Ur cutting a solid metal fire hydrant in half with just water.

[@badopinionsrighthere]

Weird question that I'm pretty sure you've answered in the past. Sometimes we can see the water evaporate on the side of the object (usually rock or metal, sometimes other stuff too). Is that due to just the timelapse and the water evaporating on its own or does the waterjet cause enough friction to heat up some items?

[@bongmuon]

It is heating it up enough to evaporate the water.

[@andrewpratt83]

I would think the water provided its own cooling though so I'm going with the time lapse angle.

[@Limes_Taste_Good]

I'd say not evaporation, more like mist. It's hitting the object with such force it spreads out everywhere into a mist and gets to a point where it's so spread out you can't see it. It then ends up in the pool of water.

[@Nyxxos_]

Imagine putting your hand under it and then when somebody asks how you lost your hand you just have to say “water”

[@murilopirrialves343]

I think you should sandblast the inside and make it shinny , or even the outside and paint it again so it looks new

[@KingTheGermanShepherd]

I love how you ripped a fire hydrant right out of the floor from some random neighborhood to bring us this video! Awesome, new subb!

[@WaterjetChannel]

Someone had to do it

[@BEADWORLD]

@@WaterjetChannel I can just imagine the leak the city workers had to deal with.

[@jdorffer]

The valve is that long also so if it breaks from someone hitting with a car the water stays off,

[@chrisrib05]

GTA not realist lol it's really a good and simple idea

[@geometricart7851]

lol...

[@dalethomasdewitt]

Then why all the movies depicting geysers.

[@jdorffer]

Because movies never hire plumbers for info

[@tomcline5631]

That depends on where you are geographically. If you live in a climate that doesn't freeze they have wet hydrants. Where there is water in the hydrant at mainline pressure. If you live in a climate with actual winters,they are dry hydrants with the long valve stem that goes down below the frost line. The reason you get geysers in the movies,1 they are usually in California,2 they look cool.

[@ianian280]

Can I clean my theet with it? Want it installed on my sink

[@smokeeater1769]

Its called a dry barrel hydrant, when you shut the valve drains open up at the base under ground and drain the water out of the hydrant so it doesn't freeze. very cool engineering

[@oh-kade]

Never asked to see the inside of a fire hydrant but now I know

[@justinmauldin5256]

Title: Cut fire hydrant in half with water jet. Me: Wha.... isn’t that the point of a fire hydra-

[@cowboy4378]

Me watching water cut a hydrant made for high pressure water *ironic*

[@rexjolles]

People in my neighborhood always use these as sprinklers in the summer and then a fire department guy comes and shuts it off

[@n0us.]

5:48 I didn't know how fire hydrants work. Interesting...

[@mega-hb4re]

Wow, this must be the most powerful water jet ever.

[@H.P778]

This is actually on the weaker end of the spectrum

[@quentindaniels7460]

I remember working on putting in a water main, back in in 08'. I used a monkey wrench to un-screw the side cap... Yeah, the state safety inspector was not a happy camper when he saw me do that. He said the next time he saw that, my company would be buying a brand new fire hydrant. To be fair, I was completely new, but that was a quick lesson learned.

[@thetapper61]

When you turn the top portion of hydrant, it does not twist bottom section underground. it only forces it straight down against water pressure to let water through.

[@green7449]

Never ceases to amaze me how powerful some water+abrasive can be.

[@jobi013]

This is how you conduct an annual hydrant inspection.

[@bigjohn2750]

everybody gangsta till the water get sharp

[@SouthernGentBox]

Idk why but these videos just mesmerize me

[@DeusExAstra]

That water jet is just scary powerful.

[@peterrabbit2965]

Why am I watching this? Watching, and enjoying?

[@brokejaw]

You guys should open up a little museum of this stuff

[@josh7720]

I like how you guys are creating momentous for yourselves while also making great content

[@QuarterFrost]

First day of a possibly viral recommended video on YT, nice.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

There's something you'd never want to do with a hacksaw.

[@leonhartcoreman]

Nice Vid guys

[@TucoTheKiller]

I didn't know you guys were like, 5 minutes away from me lol

[@thomasbarlow4223]

2:32 hey that's a js440/550 jet pump shim.... Stand-ups for life!

[@felixcat9318]

That looks great to see in section, it reminds me of the Yamaha motorcycle brochures for the DT175MX (UK version) which showed cross sectioned frames, engines, etc, with the sectioned edges being painted bright red, which I, as a kid, always thought looked cool. Maybe paint the sectioned edges bright red and sell the two halves to hipsters for ridiculous amounts for them to show off as industrial art in their loft apartments! Those would definitely sell...

[@mikeslaserstuff4018]

2 perfectly good chairs in the frame, sits on table

[@briangarrow448]

Fun fact- water department crews regularly bitch about firemen and how fast they turn on the water when accessing the fire hydrants. If you turn the valves too quickly, you can cause water hammer. And then the underground pipes can burst, causing major flooding damage.

[@PJSproductions97]

I actually learned how a fire hydrant worked from this. How about that!

[@dumcrapcat]

I work on them for a living so it’s cool people get to see inside one lol

[@gator9228]

They would be kinda cool mounted on a wall and used as a coat and hat rack

[@Candyvyorn_]

You’ve become the very thing you were sworn to protect us from. Leaking water...

[@John_Be]

The last place I had my Fire Hydrant Waterjet cut charged me $800! So this is a good deal. I asked for at least a smile when I paid for it and all I got was a grumble. The guy did have a cast on his foot... Unrelated I'm sure. I would take you up on this deal if A. I had a Fire Hydrant and B. I received a friendly smile after I paid!

[@WaterjetChannel]

Friendly smile is included, but if you want a wink its extra

[@John_Be]

@@WaterjetChannel Tempting! I'll think it over

[@isla2416]

1:29 that's still more stable than my life

[@thewiseguy8794]

That’s honestly crazy how u cut a hole fire hydrant with water WATER!!!

[@TheAwkwardBanana]

At my job we have run our waterjet for over 18 hours straight. I can't believe your longest cut is only 50 minutes!

[@WaterjetChannel]

Thats just for one item for youtube. We've had longer cuts on steel plates, but those are boring.

[@joeystar8888]

Pfft 18 hours. We had a cut go for 18 months straight

[@TheAwkwardBanana]

@@WaterjetChannel You should live stream the multi-hour cuts that you do for work, haha.

[@Fartless69420]

I can just tell this gonna blow up for no reason

[@LanceThumping]

I bet the first metal seal is actually just a plate to prevent the hydraulic ram of all the high pressure water blowing the top off the hydrant when it is first opened. The second seal is probably what actually keeps the water from leaking out.

[@jimmy_kirk]

If you sandblast those and give them a nice paint job, they would make really good wall art.

[@pkonneker]

Cutting music by David CUTTER!? Yaaaasssssss

[@redcharget5894]

Glad that flex tape even works underwater!

[@br6768]

I just shipped you guys around 20 fire hydrants.. I'll need those cut in half and shipped back within a week.

[@jacobjones3163]

Your supposed to use a special wrench to take caps off or open it

[@dumcrapcat]

Gonna ruin the brass!!! Need a hydrant key

[@inactiveaccount6884]

You became the sole thing you swore to destroy -Fire hydrant after speaking to the water jet for the 1st time in 5 years

[@E1337Jerk]

Very cool I expected it to have a brass valve

[@danielwelch2049]

Me just VIBING to the music

[@raptorsean1464]

Blast it and paint it that's a pretty cool display item

[@Gemarald]

*HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED!*

[@laurdy]

You should start a museum of cross-sections

[@RafaelHabegger]

So this is what Paul Giamatti is doing recently.

[@MWDrone]

That's crazy..water cutting through that steel...wow

[@JustGem87]

I bet you have a local engineering museum or something that would love to have a cross section fire hydrant on display.

[@DMsubble]

its wild that we can use water in this way

[@allanj4576]

I restore and sell old hydrants just like the one you cut in half. People really like the older ones with more character, they go for $800 to $1000 each.