How Wire EDM Works: Part 2

Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, explains what takes place in the wire EDM process: ideal cutting conditions, skim cutting, surface finishes, and what happens in the on and off times in the sparking process. There is live footage of wire EDM cutting and skim cutting. Shown are also things done that conventional EDM machines are unable to machine.
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 the largest EDM job shop in North America, has co-authored with his son Steve, a mechanical engineer, Complete EDM Handbook. The handbook is free at their website.

View more information on EDMing:
About Wire EDM: http://www.reliableedm.com/wire-edm.php
About Ram/Sinker EDM: http://www.reliableedm.com/ram-edm.php
About Small Hole EDM: http://www.reliableedm.com/small-hole...
EDM Tall and Large Parts: http://www.reliableedm.com/tall-and-l...
Learn Much More—Free Complete EDM Handbook: http://www.reliableedm.com/handbook.php

http://www.reliableedm.com/index.php is the largest EDM job shop in North America.