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looking for a machine capable of cutting solid polycarbonate sheets 1-5mm

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Psi:

--- Quote from: ebastler on April 09, 2024, 05:01:18 pm ---Water jet would probably work great, but I am not aware of any solution which is even in the ballpark budget-wise.

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You can DIY it with a pressure washer and the right crystal/ruby orifices.
but you have to hack the safety valve to increase the pressure.  It does work though, if you wanted to go that route. Search youtube for pressure washer water jet.   Dunno about longevity when running at that pressure, but im sure there are lots of guides online for it.

Pinkus:
I am using a cheap Chinese CNC for cutting plastic (e.g. cut-outs in housings). Look for CNC1419 or similar.
It is totally fine for this kind of job. Good thing is you can save several often needed jobs on a SD card and then just scroll through the menu and select the one needed now (you need to purchase the option "offline" which just costs $10 extra).
e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32985583966.html

tszaboo:

--- Quote from: DiTBho on April 15, 2024, 11:49:51 am ---
--- Quote from: tszaboo on April 14, 2024, 05:12:13 pm ---Have you tried a nibbler? Or if you want to be cheap a nibbler attachment to a drill.

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not yet, but "I am all ears"  ;D

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I have no idea if it would work. But sounds plausible, they are made for metal.
Let us know if you gave it a try.
I also didn't get the joke if there was one.

PlainName:

--- Quote ---(you need to purchase the option "offline" which just costs $10 extra)
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The very existence of an offline option (as opposed to an online option) is a red flag to me - shows the manufacturers mindset and direction.

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