I've got a question for you, TomP. Why aren't sinker edm systems operated in an inverted fashion, with the work facing down and the electrode underneath facing upward? I would think gravity could then help clear debris out of the hole.
-- Ralph On Feb 11, 2017 2:35 AM, TJoseph Powderly <[email protected]> wrote: On 02/11/17 17:15, Andy Pugh wrote: > >> On 10 Feb 2017, at 22:42, Jim Craig <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Seriously though, lasers are expensive. I actually considered lasers >> first and went back to a regular spindle. > Also, going back to something else mentioned here, ECM might work. It might > be especially effective if the geometry allows several holes to be made at > the same time. true, less burr also less volts, more amps kind of like de-plating use carbide tube ( you can get a round hole by rotating or using carbide tubes ---old skool rule ) a jig plate could do several at once. so the precision can be quite high still requires gap-width controller tomp > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
