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Re: newbie::Sorry but what is EDM?

2005-07-01 by lcdpublishing

Good one!  I like that.  Within industry, the metal cutting guys 
have a bit of fun with the EDM guys.  The Wire EDM machines look 
much like a sewing machine so of course, the metal cutting guys 
refer to them as such.

In metal cutting, we have HORSEPOWER and BLUE-HOT chips,
EDMs have amps and swarf

In metal cutting, we have FLOOD COOLANT to cool the tool
EDMs have flushing (sounds silly).

In Metal cutting, we have LARGE CARBIDE TOOLS,
EDMs use thin brass wire (for wire machines)

In Metal cutting, we have BIG VICES AND CLAMPS
EDMs have "Glue stops"

Metal cutting guys remove CUBIC INCHES PER MINUTE of metal
EDMs remove microns per minute

And so on.....





--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, JanRwl@A... wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/1/2005 3:46:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> mikegw20@h... writes:
> 
> Yes it  is electrodynamc milling.
> 
> 
> 
> How 'bout "Electricity Destroying  Metal"???
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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