On Mar 3 2016 8:45 AM, Pete_Gruendeman wrote: > Hi again: > My comments on people getting experience with running an EDM is > Not directed at any one person. It's just that this art form is so > different from what most people have experienced in machine shops. > Go > play with one and many of these mysteries will become clearer.
always good advice. Do you know one where we can go and play with one ;-) >> Or is there a better material to make the electrode from? > You'll be rich when you figure that out. Find a way to 3-D print an > electrode and you'll set the world on fire. There are quite a number of printable conductive materials, so this should be doable. The question is if the finish would be sufficient, or durable. It would take me some digging, but I could probably come up with the guys that 3D print silicon carbide. Would that work as an electrode? How about stainless steel, copper, silver, aluminium, gold, ... > Or 3-D print the > heat-treated steel mold cavity directly! I have seen, and held, 3D printed parts made from H13 tool steel, as well as many other materials. With post processing you can get some very good surface finishes, so this is not as crazy as it sounds. might be fun to try some of these ideas. Anyone have an EDM that is better than the tap burner I cobbled together out of a hotwired solenoid and old battery -- suggested by Circuit Girl <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUN4_-xp1Wc> EBo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
