When should I choose waterjet cutting over laser cutting?
If your project involves cutting thick material over 5/8″, then you should use waterjet cutting. If your project involves cutting aluminum, copper, brass, titanium, wood, acrylic, plastic, or requires no heat affected zones, then you should use waterjet cutting. If your project involves processing thinner stainless steels, or carbon steels, then you most likely will choose the laser cutting route. Laser cutting is also a little less expensive, as it uses less consumables than waterjet cutting.
