The kerf of both WAZER Pro and WAZER Desktop is approximately 0.044” (1.1mm) thick. This will be relatively consistent across most materials. The WAM software will compensate for this cut width so you do not have to worry about calculating any offsets. You should just make sure you don’t design or expect to have any internal features that are smaller than 0.044″ (1.1mm) in size cut out. You may notice that on thick materials the top of the cut will have a larger kerf than at the bottom of a cut, which is due to the way the water stream behaves at the material level.

This brings us to our second point: draft. The draft angle will vary depending on the material, material thickness and cutting speed. Learn more about draft angles when cutting with WAZER.