How Wire EDM Works: Part 1

Out of his wealth of machining experiences, Carl Sommer, an award-winning teacher, demonstrates wire EDM works. Sommer explains what takes place in the wire EDM process: wire guides, pressurized dielectric fluid, its precision, and what actually takes place inside the cut.
Wire Electrical Discharge Machining has revolutionized machining. Things that were once impossible to machine are now being done with wire EDM. With wire EDM we can cut any conceivable shape up to 45 degrees taper with accuracies of +/-.0001".
Any electrically conductive material can be machined with EDM, even tungsten carbide. An added benefit of wire EDM is that exotic alloys can be machined just as easily as mild steel. Since the wire electrode never comes into contact with the metal, wire EDM is a stress-free machining process.
Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, started in the machining trade in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has worked as a tool and diemaker, machinist, foreman, tool designer, and operations manager for a large tool, die, and stamping company.
There's much more free information about wire EDM in the highly-acclaimed book, Complete EDM Handbook, written by Carl Sommer and Steve Sommer ME, at www.ReliableEDM.com.

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