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Bamboo Dining Table and Benches

Step 3Layout the parts on sheets...

Layout the parts on sheets...
I originally thought i could get all the pieces on two sheets of plywood, but that's obviously not true.
It takes about 2.2 sheets. see attached images....

ALso, below find the water jet cutting stats:

Estimated time to make this part: 2.5134 hours
Estimated cost to make this part: $62.84
Estimated abrasive needed: 121.67 Lbs.

Estimated time to make this part: 2.9491 hours
Estimated cost to make this part: $73.73
Estimated abrasive needed: 143.97 Lbs.

Estimated time to make this part: 24.688 min.
Estimated cost to make this part: $10.29
Estimated abrasive needed: 20.43 Lbs.

Around $150....

HERE IN DETAIL:

sheet 1:

Material: bamboo

Machineability: 500

Thickness: 0.7500 inches

Tool offset: 0.0150 inches

Taper offset: 0.0000 deg (0.0000 inches)

Cut stand off: 0.0600 inches

Rotation: 0 deg

Estimated time to make this part: 2.5134 hours

Estimated cost to make this part: $62.84

Estimated abrasive needed: 121.67 Lbs.

Piercing: High pressure | Intelli-PIERCE(R)

Pierces: 65 (0 are wiggle pierces)

Cutting: High pressure

Width of path: 95.9883 (inches)

Height of path: 48.1242

Length of tool path: 2597.8700

Length of cutting: 1940.2480

(Values reported after tool offset applied.)

Pressure and nozzle setup:

High pressure setting: 45000.00 PSI

Low pressure setting: 20000.00 PSI

Mixing tube diameter: 0.0300 inches

Jewel diameter: 0.0140 inches

Abrasive flow rate: 0.8500 Lb/min

Abrasive size: 80.00 Mesh (US Std.)

Abrasive index: 1.00



Feed rate breakdown: (inches/min.)



Ideal linear quality of 1 speed: 34.99

Ideal linear quality of 2 speed: 30.01

Ideal linear quality of 3 speed: 18.83

Ideal linear quality of 4 speed: 13.52

Ideal linear quality of 5 speed: 10.46

Ideal minimum taper speed: 6.27

Definition of "Minimum Taper": 0.00100

Ideal dynamic pierce speed: 23.29

Ideal dynamic pierce length: 0.242"

Time for ideal dynamic pierce: 0.62 sec.

Dwell time for stationary pierce: 14.02 sec.

Average speed for entire part: 17.64

Fastest speed when cutting: 21.17

Slowest speed when cutting: 1.17

Average speed when cutting: 13.56

Total time spent cutting: 143.14 min.

Total time spent traversing: 4.09 min.

Total time spent cycling relays: 3.57 min.

Number of corner passes added: 283



Error mapping is not enabled.

Tilt-A-Jet(R) is enabled.



sheet 2:

Material: bamboo

Machineability: 500

Thickness: 0.7500 inches

Tool offset: 0.0150 inches

Taper offset: 0.0000 deg (0.0000 inches)

Cut stand off: 0.0600 inches

Rotation: 0 deg

Estimated time to make this part: 2.9491 hours

Estimated cost to make this part: $73.73

Estimated abrasive needed: 143.97 Lbs.

Piercing: High pressure | Intelli-PIERCE(R)

Pierces: 68 (0 are wiggle pierces)

Cutting: High pressure

Width of path: 95.8210 (inches)

Height of path: 48.0593

Length of tool path: 2941.8500

Length of cutting: 2340.7760

(Values reported after tool offset applied.)

Pressure and nozzle setup:

High pressure setting: 45000.00 PSI

Low pressure setting: 20000.00 PSI

Mixing tube diameter: 0.0300 inches

Jewel diameter: 0.0140 inches

Abrasive flow rate: 0.8500 Lb/min

Abrasive size: 80.00 Mesh (US Std.)

Abrasive index: 1.00



Feed rate breakdown: (inches/min.)



Ideal linear quality of 1 speed: 34.99

Ideal linear quality of 2 speed: 30.01

Ideal linear quality of 3 speed: 18.83

Ideal linear quality of 4 speed: 13.52

Ideal linear quality of 5 speed: 10.46

Ideal minimum taper speed: 6.27

Definition of "Minimum Taper": 0.00100

Ideal dynamic pierce speed: 23.29

Ideal dynamic pierce length: 0.242"

Time for ideal dynamic pierce: 0.62 sec.

Dwell time for stationary pierce: 14.02 sec.

Average speed for entire part: 16.98

Fastest speed when cutting: 22.00

Slowest speed when cutting: 1.17

Average speed when cutting: 13.82

Total time spent cutting: 169.37 min.

Total time spent traversing: 3.83 min.

Total time spent cycling relays: 3.74 min.

Number of corner passes added: 201



Error mapping is not enabled.

Tilt-A-Jet(R) is enabled.



sheet 3:

Material: bamboo

Machineability: 500

Thickness: 0.7500 inches

Tool offset: 0.0150 inches

Taper offset: 0.0000 deg (0.0000 inches)

Cut stand off: 0.0600 inches

Rotation: 0 deg

Estimated time to make this part: 24.688 min.

Estimated cost to make this part: $10.29

Estimated abrasive needed: 20.43 Lbs.

Piercing: High pressure | Intelli-PIERCE(R)

Pierces: 4 (0 are wiggle pierces)

Cutting: High pressure

Width of path: 75.8726 (inches)

Height of path: 10.5950

Length of tool path: 385.0765

Length of cutting: 312.2366

(Values reported after tool offset applied.)

Pressure and nozzle setup:

High pressure setting: 45000.00 PSI

Low pressure setting: 20000.00 PSI

Mixing tube diameter: 0.0300 inches

Jewel diameter: 0.0140 inches

Abrasive flow rate: 0.8500 Lb/min

Abrasive size: 80.00 Mesh (US Std.)

Abrasive index: 1.00



Feed rate breakdown: (inches/min.)



Ideal linear quality of 1 speed: 34.99

Ideal linear quality of 2 speed: 30.01

Ideal linear quality of 3 speed: 18.83

Ideal linear quality of 4 speed: 13.52

Ideal linear quality of 5 speed: 10.46

Ideal minimum taper speed: 6.27

Definition of "Minimum Taper": 0.00100

Ideal dynamic pierce speed: 23.29

Ideal dynamic pierce length: 0.242"

Time for ideal dynamic pierce: 0.62 sec.

Dwell time for stationary pierce: 14.02 sec.

Average speed for entire part: 15.74

Fastest speed when cutting: 21.17

Slowest speed when cutting: 1.75

Average speed when cutting: 12.99

Total time spent cutting: 24.04 min.

Total time spent traversing: 0.43 min.

Total time spent cycling relays: 0.22 min.

Number of corner passes added: 54



Error mapping is not enabled.

Tilt-A-Jet(R) is enabled.



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