Self Made Knives
Well-Known Member
Hey, any of you guys getting blanks cut with a water jet care to share your costs? I've got a design that has cutout areas under the handle, 5 pin holes, and a fairly basic shape, about 8 3/4" long and 1/8" thick. Got 2 local quotes for cutting the blanks. One was $9 ea. and the other was $8.35 ea. That's for a batch of 36 blanks. Does that sound about right? Seemed kind of high to me.
My problem is just the time it takes to get them cut out, milled, and profiled. I just got a batch of 4 up to the profile stage working as efficiently as I could and I'm still averaging about an hour each.
My problem is just the time it takes to get them cut out, milled, and profiled. I just got a batch of 4 up to the profile stage working as efficiently as I could and I'm still averaging about an hour each.