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  1. You can move or swap the direction of lead ins/outs by right clicking on the Lead i/o tool.

  2. Click Set Zero and select the point on the grid where you want your part origin to be. It will show up as a white + sign.

  3. Click on the Post button on the right and then select which of the two end points of the toolpath that you want to be the start.

  4. Make sure that all of your cuts are highlighted in red and that the green path still looks correct.

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  1. Notice how the red highlighting is centered on the white part outline so the cut will be line-on-line. TBD on how to change this lol

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  1. the red highlighting (cut) is on the correct side of the pink lines (your .dxf lines)

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  1. Click save. This will create a .omx file save in the same folder where your .dxf is saved. Put this .omx file on a USB drive and bring to the waterjet.

Cut on the Machine

  1. Turn on the machine with the switch on the right side.

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  1. Jog the nozzle using the arrow keys to put it where you want the path zero to be then click zero for the Path Start position.

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  1. do dry run

  2. set z height

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  1. Right click on Begin Machining > Begin. Right click on Start > Dry run at full speed. Make sure the nozzle won’t hit any work holding.

  2. Loosen the black knob and use the 0.075” feeler gauge to set the nozzle height to 0.075” above the material.

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  1. Make sure the garnet tube is connected to nozzle head and flip lemon yellow guard down.

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  1. close lid

  2. runClose lid

  3. Run. Make sure you can see the red garnet going through the tube from the hopper into the machine. (If you don’t see this and the part is not being cut, follow steps below for unclogging the nozzle.

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  1. rinse Rinse part and take it out

Fusible Link Specific Settings

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How to Unclog the Nozzle

https://knowledgebase.omax.com/protomax/content/wh-protomax/operatortraining/recoverfromnozzleclog.htm

  1. disconnect abrasive tube from nozzle head and from hopper

  2. make sure garnet is dry still. use air to blow out the metal things

  3. blow out the bottom of the hopper with an air hose to make sure its dry and unclogged

  4. reinstall hopper to machine

  5. blow air through the abrasive tube from the hopper side to the nozzle side to get any water out

  6. pull lemon down and off

  7. use allen key to loosen thumb screw and wiggle nozzle out

  8. run a test cut to clear out head of waterjet. make sure machine head is positioned between two slats of the bed

  9. reinstall nozzle upside down in the head of the machine. tighten thumb screw

  10. run a test cut to clear out nozzle. make sure the flow appears uniform

  11. reinstall nozzle correctly in the machine

  12. run a final test