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OMAX Glossary

OMAX JetMachining® Center Operator’s Guide

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Wash-out

Wash-out occurs as a result of jet lag. If you imagine that the jet tail is lagging behind the top, then imagine this
as it goes around a curve. The tail is pushed to the outside by centrifugal force, causing the bottom of the cut to
be wider on the outside. Wash-out will be more noticeable in thicker materials because of the distance between
the top and bottom of the jet.

Water Only

Water Only is a type of Quality. OMAX does not use any abrasive for entities with a Quality of Water Only. Water
Only is used for machining soft material that can be pierced using only a high-pressure water jet (for example,
sponge or foam). Unlike Scribe, with Water Only, the tool path is offset to allow for the width of the cut made by
the waterjet. Scribe does not offset the tool path, but always goes down the center.

Water Only Nozzle

A Water Only nozzle is a replacement for the regular abrasive nozzle. A Water Only nozzle is specifically
designed to run when using only water with no abrasive.

Waterjet

A WaterJet is similar to the abrasive jet used by OMAX, except no abrasive is added to the water.
A WaterJet forces high-pressure water through a small orifice to create a thin stream of water traveling at high
speed. This stream of water is capable of slicing through soft materials, such as foam

Waterjet Brick

Waterjet Brick is a block of corrugated plastic which can be used in the place of slats to provide support for tiny
parts. It is also useful in applications where it is undesirable for splash back from the slats to frost the material,
such as when cutting glass.

Weep hole

A small hole drilled into a high pressure fittings which allows water to escape in a safe manner should a leak
occur. Because the hole is large in diameter, any escaping water will be at a lower pressure than if it were to
escape through a tiny crack. All high pressure fittings and components have these kinds of holes.

Wiggle Pierce

Wiggle Piercing is a way to pierce thick materials when other methods won't work. By default, Make uses a
highly optimized dynamic pierce when it needs to pierce material and begin machining. The dynamic pierce used
by Make is faster than wiggle piercing and traditional types of dynamic pierces.

X-axis

The X-axis is the horizontal axis. On the OMAX table, it is the longer axis. Positive X-axis values move to the
right. Negative X-axis values move to the left.

Y-axis

The Y-axis is the vertical axis. Positive Y-axis values move upward (away from the front of the tank). Negative X-
axis values move downward.

Zip file

A Zip file is a file that contains one or more “compressed” files. A special program, such as PKZip or WinZip is
needed to extract the compressed files. Zipped files are particularly suitable for sending using e-mail, as they
can significantly reduce transmission time

Zoom

Making the image larger (“zoom in”) or smaller (“zoom out”). If the image is too large to fit in the screen, only a
portion of the image is displayed. Originally used in photography and movie making.