CNC router vs. Water jet cutting for 1/2 inch plywood

[amorrison]

Intricate cutting of pattern in 1/2 inch (4x8 ft)plywood sheets required, any recommendations as to best method?

 

[MikeHalloran]

Depends on the tightest radius of curvature you need, and how big a kerf you can tolerate.

Figure the router has to use a bit at least .25" diameter; the water jet's equivalent is less than a tenth of that.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[MintJulep]

Laser. That's what places that use plywood to make steel-rule dies use.

 

[carnage1]

how about this?

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/a10gatlinggunss_1.htm

just think dot matrix from a distance

 

[berkshire]

Forget the Gatling gun , try this

http://www.jetstreammfg.com/Plywood and Hardwood Cutting/index.html

Cnc routers can generally cut at about 300 to 450 inches per min depending on thickness and diameter of cutter used
Water jet cutters cut sharper inside corners , your choice.
B.E.

 

[carnage1]

how much moisture does the edge of the plywood cut absorb and would you need to put it through a dryer or let it sit for a specific length of time or would that not matter?