The primary purpose of this group is to support those who are building the EDM (Electrical Discharge machine) described in: The EDM How-To Book written by Ben Fleming.
Individuals wishing to discuss other EDM designs and design concepts are welcome to explore those ideas here as well.
The rules here are simple, be friendly and respectful of other builders, off topic (i.e. non EDM related) or personal attacks will result in being banned from posting.
This is a photo of the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) that is now available. Using the board considerably reduces the construction time of the power supply.
The PCboard is available for $25 which includes postage.
The EDM How-To Book sells for $30 which Includes postage.
NOTE: Both quoted prices include 1st class postage(USPS) shipped to any U.S. Address ONLY.
If you live outside the U.S.A. E-mail
bnf@mail.uark.edu
for charges to your country.
See the following Web site for additional information
http://homebuiltedm.tripod.com/
Hi, has anyone here build a wire edm before ? I'm looking for a suitable power source schematic. Or can i use the power stage of any sinker EDM ? Thank you
Hi Roland, seems like your more interested in small hole drilling. In the hole drills at work they did use softened tap water run through a reverse osmosis
Ok, so it's basically because of the swarf volume. After seeing this slimy swarf stuff on a Sodick once, I figured it might be the dissolved gasses in the
Thanks, Roland. I had wondered about this. In an industrial setting, the oil/water choice will be made for different reasons than we hobbyists will use. The