As San Diego’s largest waterjet machine shop we’ve cut a LOT of carbon fiber! We’ve done jobs in excess of $40,000 in raw carbon fiber cost, supplied by customers that trust us.
We’ve spent a lot of time dialing in our settings and improving our equipment to go from 30 out of 50 failures with delamination cutting non-drilled 1/8″ thick G10 (cuts like CF) with 1/8″ holes to 0 out of 100. This saves a lot of money compared to predrilling pierces.
Potential Issues
Carbon fiber raw material quality differs greatly between suppliers. If there is any void (bubble) the carbon fiber will delaminate as the waterjet stream pierces the bubble and spreads laterally. There is no way to prevent this type of delamination on a waterjet. This is why we always suggest using a high quality carbon fiber. We’ve definitely had some junk carbon fiber provided by some customers, usually for non critical applications like custom automotive parts. When we have a say, we always prefer to use Rock West brand Carbon fiber sheets. You can reach out to them directly, or check with us because we may have some in stock and we receive regular shipments from them. Rock West Composites
AS9100d / ISO9001 implemented with certification expected Jan 2026
- Stage 1 completed Nov 2025.
Carbon fiber CNC cutting
CNC Waterjet custom drone parts
Aerospace Applications
Spacecraft Applications
Defence Applications
Custom carbon fiber parts for your application
Many of the items we cut cannot be shown online, but here are a few.
