What do VIWs waterjet services cost?
A. Please send us your design and material specification, and we’ll quote on a per-piece and per-job basis. The cost to cut a part depends on the material, thickness, hardness cut length, cut shape, and your required precision and cut edge quality – all those factors multiply and interplay. Job costs vary from perhaps $.25 to $2 per linear foot of the cut edge for sheet metal, and $2 to $10 per linear foot for steel plate from 1/8″ to 1″ thick. In some materials, long straight lines can cut at up to 1/10 the cost per length compared with sharp inside corners. We’re happy to do one-off small jobs – for customers who provide suitable CAD files, we do many complete jobs for the minimum shop charge of $60, often including postage for delivering finished parts. The cost to provide an exact quote can be most of the cost of completing the entire job, so $60 is a good starting point. If you’re an artist working with unique natural material, or you need to see the cut-by-cut result and adjust y
