You Wont Believe What It CAN DO! Perfect Profiles w Our NEW WAZER PRO WATERJET

[@brucewrandol]

I maintained/ran 3 metal cutting lasers for a prominent knife company in Oregon City, Oregon. It was so baffling cutting with a beam of light. I do understand your amazement at the water jets ability. I have cut styrofoam, solder, brass, aluminum, mild steel, cold rolled steel, wood stainless steel steel,titanium and the list goes on. You will be amazed at your machines capabilities. Enjoy your new toy.

[@leonhart2452]

I worked at a printing company that did many types of printing. The major type was for boxes. Like medicine or other things that use such boxes. One machine after they printed the sheets of stock for the boxes was a diecutter. This diecutter uses dies. These dies are made of hardwood plywood. These dies held strips of steel called rule. These rules had cutting profiles and creasing profiles. To cut the slots for the rules in the dies, they used lasers to do the cutting. They used a pulse laser that looked like they were small holes drilled next to each other to cut the groove. This held the rules tightly so they wouldn't fall out when the dies were stored but still move in the dies to keep the cuts and creases right.

[@danielboughton3624]

also glass which is super handy

[@markdelplanche6478]

An engineer from that same knife company left to be part of the original team that developed the wazer.

[@brucewrandol]

@@markdelplanche6478 Was his name Jim?

[@logansellers2747]

Benchmade?

[@MeanderLife]

Way cool! To check the gap between mandrels and make adjustments, you could clamp them up and use torch tip cleaners or transfer punches or drill bits etc to "measure" the gap and see where its is loose or tight... Like a round "feeler" gauge.

[@terryeustice5399]

Congratulations on the Water Jet cutter. Glad you’re absolutely are the best at fabrication. This tool will help. Thank you Karl . Great video! 💯👊👍

[@christopherbowersdresser4188]

i ran a $500k mitsubishi water jet for a couple years. it is amazing... you can add a small rotary table or spindle to the bed and water jet tubing . we made exhaust tips cutting flames into tubing. or a fixture that allows you to perform multiple cuts on the same piece of material from different orientations...we made a 3d reign deer by cutting a side profile then rotating 90 degrees and running front profile. the machine we had required constant specific maintenance on top of expensive specific materials. the sand abrasive was only available by the pallet and shipped from austraillia so you had to order multiple pallets to run for a few months. and the tungsten nozzles wear out as you go, i forget how many hours you get of cut time but its not weeks. the water had to be highly purified with reverse os, cooled, and compressed, so filters, more filters, and rebuilding the hydraulic compressor pump every so many hours with specific expensive seals. which required special hydraulic press tools and extreme attention to detail..."like medical lab clean rebuild". an improper rebuild wipes out the pump which is the most expensive part of the machine. i have no experience with this machine, but knowing what i know about the real day to day maintaining and operating of a water jet...what is the maintenance like on this machine? where do you source the cutting abrasive? min quantity? consumables? etc im sure you already have machining gauge pins, but if not you should buy a kit at least .01-1". always run a test block 1"x2" with a hole of diameter from the design if applicable. this tells you what and how to adjust machine to get as close as possible tolerances. a tool that goes hand in hand with a water jet is a FLEX arm tapper, we had a "time saver" which is a pretty impressive machine if you've ever deburred and sanded an intricate metal part by hand. but for the size parts that wazer is making id get a abrasive brush wheel for a die grinder...it gets all the edges of slots , grooves, holes, its the honey badger of deburring but doesnt wreck anything. sometimes id cut 3 maroon scotch bright pads in half...stack them like a cheese burger...punch a hole in the eyeball middle and chuck that up in a air grinder, leaves a beautiful brushed finish while lightly deburring. but for real, follow up with what the maintenance is like and the consumables info please.

[@joecioe8566]

A great addition to the shop with so many possibilities.

[@MagnaMachineWorks]

late 30's Pontiac hood center trim!!!

[@raimundopintomendesladisla4419]

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[@bartholomule]

Seems like you could optimize the cut pattern so you only have to cut between the dies (splitting a pair on the sides) instead of cutting around the sides and leaving the small chunk of metal between. Splitting between the hammering surfaces may harder if they aren't mirrored, especially if the deflected stream from cutting a tiny sliver causes undercutting on the opposite side (which it does in my head). A single cut on the non-critical surfaces of the sides should make it faster to cut and save some material. And I really like how excited you get about new toys.

[@blaqlabspodcast5816]

Pork grease works pretty well for alot of metalworking.. Old peanut oil and canola also.

[@chriswylde4484]

Hi Karl, When you start on the narrow grill bar bare in mind that you need a vertical offset on the material thickness. CAD offset commands all offset perpendicular to the specific point and that is why you got the contact stretch. tghis effect will get worse the narrower you go.

[@laurensmith1828]

Great addition to the tool list . Thanks for the detailed tour of this amazing machine!

[@therustyshoe8958]

That waterjet is so cute. The ones im used to are 5x10 tables. You love it for cutting all the oddball thigs your plasma table cant. including any type of solids like granite or ceramics. They can be moody but awesome tool

[@JohnMcClain-p9t]

About twelve or fifteen years ago, I bought a "die filer kit" and machined it on a ten inch lathe and have used it extensively ever since. It's been one of my most useful tools for making dies finishing them to very close tolerances. The kit coupled with an old two speed washing machine motor has finished bits and pieces for almost everything I've made in my machine shop. I only use it occasionally but it's indispensable in my small shop. I used a ten inch lathe and a small bench mill to build it. I found a set of ten or twelve "die files" on e-bay which cut on the down stroke but I've made several files out of regular files for special shapes and forms. It's made from about six or seven castings in iron and don't know how I would do without it ever since. I think is would go perfect in finishing such profiling dies quickly and easily.

[@mrmongo6722]

Definitely a great addition to your toolbox giving you great precession and it will definitely pay off in the long run!

[@husmanraceengineering]

Nice job on the water jet dies! Thinking about the brass grill bar Idea. I think I’d do that brass profile in a press brake. One hit and done. I’d use a steal Punch and make a urethane bottom die. This way you can make them with no “witness” or tool marks. Great content guys!!

[@ericmorriscompany9648]

I have an el-cheap o English wheel and had the same problem with the rubber band falling off. I figured out why. The lower die can wiggle left and right unless you tighten up the lock screw. The left right wiggle steers the material left and right and that is what pulls the rubber band off. By tightening the screw you keep the lower die from wiggling left and right. I did the tape thing and what a mess that was.

[@RaperJason]

I built one but made the throat 3" deeper and it is so usefull and amazing how big the shapes can be I am using it to make the ribs in replacement floorpan panels for my landrover they are 1 1/2" wide by 1/2" deep and come out looking identical to the oem pressing it also works as a joggler for panel joins so much easier and quicker than the hand ones and built the plannishing anvils it leaves a fantastic finish posted a vid on FB with your site and name in it and lots of interest Thanks Karl it's really great Ps I also drill through the top die and use nuts and bolts so it stays done up and adjust only on the bottom one also a pair of mole grips on the adjuster for the depth of the gun instead of bolts much quicker to adjust

[@funkiwikid6106]

I love that pneumatic profiler, I need to make one. Once you get those grille bars narrow and nice, I wanna see the profile ?

[@petermacfarlane6278]

Great stuff Karl, really like your work and your information that you give us

[@daleking8529]

Cool tool!

[@Don14320]

I have a 65 F100 Custom Cab with the Aluminum side trim, i need to fix a few bumps and dents that would benefit from using your shapper as I could make dies to match the contures of the trim.

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

Just another awesome tool to add to your shop that's a really neat water jet and it don't take up alot of space great video thanks.

[@rickfazzini22]

I’ve watched a lot of your videos and this is the first time I heard your wisp

[@paulhedman7387]

A great new tool to spark the creativity.

[@pfrydog]

Having tab's is important because it keeps the material Level and from obstructing the ongoing cutting.

[@larryreece1403]

Another great video Karl! Keep up the great work!

[@Vintage_findz]

Thats purely bad ass and a hell of an idea. Smart move and like the homemade hammer.

[@michaelanderson3771]

Besides grill bars the stainless steel window trims and door trims that clip to those plastic trim clips.

[@TheUpperGlasscom]

That's too funny I have just got that trace tool for my cnc plasma table setup

[@kyleclark8364]

What is the name of the trace tool? It’s not mentioned in the video and I can’t see any brands on the box. Thanks!

[@TheUpperGlasscom]

​@@kyleclark8364 trace by onshape its cool

[@TheUpperGlasscom]

And you can paint things flat black and take pics of it with it too

[@kyleclark8364]

@@TheUpperGlasscom is there a brand name or link to where you purchased it?

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

Totally amassing what is being made available these days.

[@blaqlabspodcast5816]

My 3D printed TPU soft roller works great because it actually hangs over the sides and then it doesn't try and track like that

[@dougwernham5209]

Very interesting video thanks Karl.

[@edwardlittle1573]

I am in Pennsylvania and would love the chance to meet up with you guys when you are on your road trip to deliver the Merc. I enjoy watching your videos. Metal shaping and tool making has always been a big interest of mine.

[@ivanxavierdesouzasouza9278]

Mais um episódio pra conta !! Broder comecei a seguir vc por causa de um cadilac que vc trocou o chassis o Lincoln também. Cadê esses projetos

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice Metal cutting works well Good work Karl

[@chuckster6513]

Hey Karl, You have become a pretty good tool and die maker.

[@talleneagle1974]

So when you chop a top instead of welding a bunch of pieces together for the top of the door frame make your own inner and outer frame from one piece

[@patrickulju583]

I know I am late, but... GREAT TRIP!

[@steffenheinz3700]

My daily Job, water cuter with big water table 6x3 Meters. Good ideas with the dies!

[@marknelson1712]

I like the idea that we could send you a pattern and you laser cut dies

[@andyb7754]

Very, very interesting video, thank you.

[@rickyball6707]

Great job hammer on🙏🙏

[@123gonow]

If you’re coming through Mi or Oh guys would love to meet up !

[@lorenbush8876]

Their website says it will cut 3/8" thick stainless steel which is much harder to cut and grind than mild steel at least the stainless I have worked with was, actually what I was using was stainless welding rod I think. Try it and see how thick a piece of mild steel you can cut, it would be good if you could cut at least 1/2" thick mild steel. Did you buy that or did they give it to you to show it off for them and help them sell those? That's a lot of money for the size object you can cut with it unless maybe if you count that it can cut 3/8" stainless. I hope it works well for you you do awesome with it, it is really cool.

[@williamgray8054]

I tried your duct tape idea on my English wheel about ten layers and it is alot better then rubber bands thanks

[@blaqlabspodcast5816]

54:05 try 3d printed dies. Esp with brass and alloy

[@konradweniger3141]

Can you. Make a taper thickness washer for under the air hammer so you can rotate thicker or thinner to raise the hammer by just a little at a time ?

[@ogt92fromthe1step9]

If you're coming to PA Fall Carlisle is going on this week, and it's a huge swap meet. Hope to see you there!

[@dennisschickling2249]

One thing that I forgot. Congratulations on 30 years of the Club. Congratulations on 15 years of the shop. I'm on my 35th anniversary at work and retirement is 11/01/2024. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

[@MakeItKustom]

Congratulations to you also!

[@marcayres8567]

Can't wait for the road trip💚🇬🇧🌱 shame Brent's not on board 😢 Elio Will have to do...

[@fireh8r]

I have been wanting to purchase your mini profiler to make some 1940 Buick trim for my skirts. It's a double ribbed setup. The Wazer might be the ticket to make this profile if it's something you could create.

[@37FordGuy]

Great video. I think adding a catalog of common body dies is brilliant. And if you’re embarking on custom die making I’ll buy some for sure. I also see an opportunity for you to design some progressive dies for more complex shapes. Awesome tool.

[@brucewrandol]

You could make dies for moving metal around doing hammer and dolly work.

[@TinaJohnson-e1v]

I really appreciate your passion for creating quality content. Your videos are always full of energy and inspiration!🖤👽🪝

[@kyleclark8364]

Awesome video, what is the name of the frame that you can use for scanning drawings with your phone? Looks very interesting. Can’t wait for a video on that to see how accurate the scans are.

[@TerryDenham]

I love the idea of being able to send a profile and have a die cut out.

[@NZMOPAR]

Making new wheel Arch's for some for rust repair

[@toodjackson4438]

Swing up in Central/capital region New York

[@kenjackson5938]

Would castle nuts and cotter pins work?

[@GerryMiller-y4d]

So much for perfect outcome.

[@javman03]

If you want "perfect" you'd need to use an EDM wire machine. Water jet is significantly more accurate than a plasma cutter though.

[@wirefeed3419]

We all know some people are perfect, but it appears Karl is like most of us and working his way through the Learning Curve of using the water jets and it’s abilities.

[@ChristopherHarper-tn2vh]

need to stop in Warminster PA on your road trip just out side of Philly lunch on me at one of the best place for burgers great show as always

[@martinsteele3259]

at 39:00, I swear I heard you were going to put a "Pekingese" in there... ha ha ha... really cool stuff as usual. And the price of your shaping course is very reasonable. I just have to find time and some $...

[@alexcox1103]

That last die didn’t look very happy with you pushing brass through his mouth! No dies were harmed during the making of this video 😂 Great work as always man

[@burninpwder76]

A back fence for the profiler would be easy. just replace the 2 nuts in line with the jaw with a flat threaded plate put in longer bolts that would give you mounting studs. then and make a slotted adjustable fence. And easy to put on older versions too. One thing I think would be amazing to use the profile dies for would be to make. how do i explain this... like vaccum operated retractable louvers for a hood. like the old air grabber hoods but instead of a pop up out of the hood it slides a row of formed trim pieces under a center raised bit of the hood opening up louvers at the sides. lol my crazy complicated ideas but don't you think it would look so cool especially if you could figgure a way to hook it up so the harder you hit the throttle the more louvers would open :D

[@timey1100]

Very much enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!! I would like to share some of my knowledge, try using penetrol on your bare metal, two coats, lasts for years....

[@terrydunn9649]

Can you cut one side fine and the other three side coarse, would cut down cutting time

[@Van.Go101]

It's super.

[@SkaterStimm]

I have a volkswagen bus and I would like to make a profile for the belt line that goes around it.

[@thercbarn5001]

Very cool. I need to get back on building mine. I live in central western Ohio not to far from interstate 70. Would be cool to meet up! And if i can help in any way i have a shop you are more then welcome to use. Mike

[@georgeelliott7353]

You should be able to select higher cut quality in specific areas of your drawing. Save on abrasive.

[@allangoodger969]

After the Atlantic/Pacific tyre dipping, next time you are in the land of Oz you will have to do Pacific/Indian tyre dipping.

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Garnet Millers Australia for "Waterjet" garnet (sand)

[@michaelbradley7529]

I would imagine that the most accurate way to cut metal with zero clean-up would be to use wire EDM. Though it may not be cost efficient in small batch production.

[@65cj55]

Try cutting some from Acetal.

[@leonhart2452]

Your other thing that you use with a phone, will it work with your plasma table??

[@MakeItKustom]

Yup!

[@dirtysteve7866]

need to make the roof to body belt line for a '28-'29 Ford coupe

[@TjRatzlaff]

I would like to make my own stainless trim. That profile machine would work great! ( I think lol)

[@bozoschoonover9051]

Would dies in your homemade machine remove dents or bends in an aluminum grill? Or would that just stretch the metal.

[@MakeItKustom]

The dies can be fine tuned to straiten and not stretch. It would involve some effort fitting the dies. Trial and error repeat.

[@konradweniger3141]

Can you do ss trim on your profiler ?

[@MakeItKustom]

Yes it's possible

[@johnmitchell2530]

Do you think your profiling machine can replicate the three bead profile on a 50's willys pickup and wagon.

[@StephenPodunajec]

Where are you stopping in Pennsylvania?

[@vanceviter]

I need run a bead down the middle of a piece of 1/8"× 11/2" cold rolled. Wonder if your machine will do that.

[@javman03]

You want to run a bead on ⅛" thick metal?? I don't thing there's any way this little guy is gunna make that happen. It's just an air hammer after all.

[@MakeItKustom]

That's pretty thick

[@vanceviter]

Thanks for the info.

[@lenmercer7443]

Hey Karl how would that machine work at making a headlight bezel or ring

[@MakeItKustom]

Yes it would

[@CorvairSteveMorton]

Good afternoon, will you guys be coming through southwest Idaho ??

[@MakeItKustom]

Sorry no

[@CorvairSteveMorton]

@@MakeItKustom oh well,☹️. Next time maybe

[@brianjones6500]

Impress me with an agm330 sr 71 start cart overhaul.

[@chriswylde4484]

Sorry Should have said you need to consider both vertical and horizontal offset which means that the standard CAD offset command won't produce best results.

[@stephennovotny6157]

Pretty good 👍 👌 😉 😎 ☺️ 😌

[@Joesrustbuckets]

No more sparks, metalwork is taking a new route, kinda cool.

[@DanHancock-e7o]

That is cool waterjet! So the sand is one of the consumibles, what else do you think would be? Tips, bed? thanks Karl for showing what it can do. Excited to see what you can create using it.

[@garrykellogg3215]

35:20 I'm surprised that you have not modified your Hammer Die Clamp so you could use it to it's extreme depth.

[@MrJolppy]

Can’t you put like masking tape on your copper in between your pincher instead of trying to file out that gap?

[@CompToyZ]

Wishing I could meet up with you but I had a stroke

[@jimhand1543]

If you going past Pennsylvania to go to the Atlantic means your mostlikly coming threw NJ . If you got time stop at friendship junk yr in tabernacle nj . I don't think you'll be disappointed

[@dondavis6997]

Oh yeah.I think actually pretty much doable

[@theartman410]

$20,000 damn, You must be doing something right. New Fast Cut, now this.

[@milfordcook7931]

I bought your machine but like to make a die for a fifty four shabby bodypiece

[@johnkovach1033]

belt buckles

[@Thelemorf]

The second die looks like a angry minion when mounted in the machine

[@HeppKattProductions]

link to the Frame ???

[@keithwallington4966]

just to let you no when you are on your road trip across into the us call in on mike matt and steve at iron trap garage pennsylvania they have lot of parts see you soon 😊✌👍

[@GraphicJam3]

What's the music called 27:26