# Cutting garolite g-10 (several thicknesses, 3/8" to start)

**URL:** <https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-garolite-g-10-several-thicknesses-3-8-to-start/364>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-garolite-g-10-several-thicknesses-3-8-to-start/364 "2022-03-29T18:36:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aspen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Aspen](https://community.wazer.com/u/Aspen)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-garolite-g-10-several-thicknesses-3-8-to-start/364/1 "2022-03-29T18:36:52Z")

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looking to cut some simple shapes out of garolite flat stock, what are the best settings to use? should i be concerned about delamination?

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**Author:** ![ORU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@ORU](https://community.wazer.com/u/ORU)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-garolite-g-10-several-thicknesses-3-8-to-start/364/2 "2022-03-31T12:55:39Z")

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We had issues with it separating when we used any bonded material. Cuts it fine with WAZER but we switched to a poly. Play with the settings on .375 something similar and make you a new setting.

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**Author:** ![Greg](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.wazer.com/greg/32/14_2.png) [@Greg](https://community.wazer.com/u/Greg)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-garolite-g-10-several-thicknesses-3-8-to-start/364/3 "2022-03-31T15:06:24Z")

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Hey Aspen,

We’ve found that the Carbon Fiber setting will sometimes work for G10. When cutting composite materials there will be a huge range of properties and quality that they can be, this will affect the results of the cut and the settings needed.

Some materials just do not respond well to being cut with a waterjet, the waterjet can get between the layers and cause separation. If you are seeing delamination you may benefit from sandwiching the material between two thin layers of plastic to hold everything in place.

When you’re not sure what material setting to use the best way to find them will be to perform cut rate testing. See the page below for more information on this process and creating a custom material setting.

> **[Testing a New Material and Creating a New WAM Entry — WAZER | The First...](https://www.wazer.com/resources/maintenance/procedures/testing-a-new-material-and-creating-a-new-wam-entry)**
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> The following instructions will walk you through how to determine the cutting parameters for either a new material and/or thickness and enter that material and thickness into your personal database on Wam.