# Fab. Questions ?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 2, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fab-questions/25347 "2007-03-02T15:41:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fab-questions/25347/12 "2007-03-05T11:24:55Z")

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Dan, what material are you looking to get cut and what thickness?

[quote=“Viper966,post:8,topic:25347"”]

why is waterjet so expensive to run, moreso then laser? i would think programming would be the same for either, and neitehr has any consumable (cept electricity)

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There are plenty of other things that have to operate beside just cutting a material. You have water pumps w/abrasive as well as gas for the laser. They don’t just get plugged into a wall.

The biggest difference,maintenance costs are higher on a waterjet. On thinner gauge material, expect 25%-30% higher pricing than laser. That percentage gets higher with thicker materials

[quote=“newman,post:10,topic:25347"”]

The holes are punched with a two step punch. They are available for cheap here:

> **[Search results for: 'Punches'](https://www.mittlerbros.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?f=Punches%2Bhtm&q=Punches)**
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> Metal Working Tools & Metal Fabrication Equipment by Mittler Bros

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those are cool!

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