February 8th, 2010
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When in doubt, check the Help pages. There are great tips within from how to reduce frosting on the material to how to properly fixture material on the table, and much, much more!
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February 8th, 2010
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Sometimes you don’t need precision, nor a good quality finish. Sometimes you just need to chop something up. The Saw feature is a great quick way of doing just that! Click on “Saw”, and then choose the distance and direction of your cut, as well as the quality you want. Click on “Go!”, and your machine will start cutting the material!
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February 8th, 2010
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No ifs, no buts! Home the machine every day! You do so by bringing the cutting head in the bottom left corner of the table, and then right click on the Paths Start Home zero icon. Click on “Advanced” then on “Auto Home” and allow the machine to run its course. This will help the machine determine an absolute zero position from which all other homes and distances are measured.
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January 6th, 2010
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If the standoff distance between the mixing tube and the material being cut is too small, there is a possibility that water will shoot back into the abrasive tube, thus clogging your nozzle. A steady 0.06” standoff works best.
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December 14th, 2009
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Sometimes you just have to hit the Emergency Stop. However, when you try to power up your machine, you notice that it won’t move, nor will the pump start. What you must do in this scenario is make sure that you pull back the Emergency Stop button all the way before powering up the machine. And Voila! Now it works.
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November 30th, 2009
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It is a good idea to clean diamond jewels in an ultrasonic cleaner with vinegar solution. This will dislodge mineral buildup, resulting in an out of the box stream.
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November 13th, 2009
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The best way to clean out a clogged mixing tube is to install it upside down in the nozzle body and fire a short water-only burst. Then flip it back and start cutting. |
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October 30th, 2009
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Remember to rotate the mixing tube 90 degrees every morning. This way it will erode evenly, and not in an oval shape, helping you to maintain a consistent offset. |
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October 29th, 2009
Here at MAXIEM™ Waterjets, a division of OMAX® Corporation, we want to provide a way to communicate with you and a place where everyone can discuss their current waterjet projects, questions, ideas, and any other items related to the waterjet industry. We will have many company posts here related to different topics from engineering, customer service, sales, marketing, and financing.
MAX Man, our online help avatar, will provide tips and tricks posted in red about using a MAXIEM abrasive waterjet machine. You are welcome to ask him questions in regards to the tips or topics you consider helpful to the general waterjet community.
We would like to introduce our senior engineer who designed the MAXIEM line of waterjet machines, Brian Guglielmetti. Brian has been an OMAX engineer for over 10 years working on the OMAX abrasive waterjet machine line along with many other projects. He is an award winning SolidWorks® designer for the Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head and other accessories related to the everyday operation of our product line.
One of the key design elements of the MAXIEM machine is the first cost-effective Intelli-TRAX™ drive system, designed to offer superior performance in a harsh abrasive waterjet cutting environment. There have been inquiries on how robust and precise this design is throughout the industry, so we created a special video demonstrating this drive system.
If you still have questions after viewing this video, ask MAX Man!
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