Cool Gadget Uses Water To Cut Steel Batarangs, Design USA-Shaped Steak [VIDEO]

The technology needed to cut a steak in the shape of the United States using only water has existed for decades. But an upstart New York City company says that they now have the ability to bring the world’s “first desktop waterjet cutter” to the home workspaces of America.

The Bronx-based creators of the Wazer say their invention can “fit in every workshop” but can also “cut through any material,” a claim that they put to the test in a series of gotta-press-replay YouTube videos.

Watch the device perform its unique brand of patriotic surgery on a cut of meat below.

With the Wazer’s ability to cut through steel, glass and even titanium, DIY workshops across America will soon have the capacity to create self-made knives, baker’s racks, bicycle parts and surprisingly intricate artwork, its creators say.

Oh, and batarangs. It’s capable of making batarangs.

As of Tuesday, a wildly-successful Kickstarter campaign has raised more than $1.4 million from 1,181 backers to jumpstart the production of the Wazer. The online fundraiser — which can be seen here — ends on Nov. 11 and had an original goal of only $100,000.

The device sells for $3,599, but if you’re a well-funded superhero with an immediate need for batarangs, you have a little bit of a wait.

“We just sold out of Batch 2,” the company stated in an Oct. 11 Kickstarter update. “Thanks to everyone for all of your support… We want to give a quick shoutout to all of our international supporters - we hear you and want to make WAZER available overseas as quickly as possible. We just opened up a small Batch 3 for December of 2017 so some more people can get units before the end of next year.”

HOW IT WORKS

The brainchild of a group of UPenn graduates, including co-founders Matthew Nowicki and Nisan Lerea, the Wazer works by taking standard drawing files (.svg or .dxf), then using a combination of high pressure water and sand-like abrasive particles to cut through the material.

“We wanted to empower individuals to turn ideas into durable, finished goods,” Lerea said.

“Waterjets, however, are known for being large and expensive machines that require significant infrastructure and high maintenance,” the Wazer company states on its Kickstarter page. “For these reasons most individual makers and small businesses don't have access to a waterjet, so we decided to make one that could be used with a limited budget and minimal space.”

Photos: Wazer / Office for Product Design

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