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Yes, the nozzle wears at mostly a steady rate, while pumps, with their moving parts, seals, etc. can fail suddenly.

Though they have less of a problem pumps pushing 7000-15,000 psi mentioned elsewhere on this thread instead of the 60,000 to 90,000 of traditional waterjet cutting machines.




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