Precision Wire EDM Gifs: Part Deux

Jun 9, 2017 5:15 AM

Texas.

I challenge you to find a fit more perfect than this.

Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdAvLYtjRhA

Here's what Wire EDM is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining
Here's a good video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1YFP8bmEKY

@PotatoPocalypse explained it beautifully in a previous post: "It appears to be a form of machining using a thin metal wire and electricity to remove tiny bits of metal very precisely. Zappy make shapey."

Here's part 1 from a few weeks ago, if you need more gifs http://imgur.com/gallery/L8tEt

I went searching day and night for about 50 minutes--so part 2 should be all new content. If I am wrong, please PLEASE notify me via message and I will promptly erase your message.

This is really satisfying

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Can this guy make a puzzle box if given blueprints that seem to be made by a six year old?

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#3

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#ZappyMakeShapey

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IM ROCK HARD

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Hnnngggggghh!!!

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holy fucking shit

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0/10 no dance music heard

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Uhhhhggggggnnn. pant. . . pant. ok. . ok. #3 omg. Best EDM dump to date! more please if you can find any!

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HHHNNNGGGGG

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I'm hard right now

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That moment when it disappears cuz it fits so good.

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Do you want Cenobites? Because that's how you get Cenobites.

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I didnt even make it past #1. Time to go change my pants

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And when do the cenobites show up?

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Holy balls dude I can only cum so many times

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Amateur.

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Texas is angry...

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Where could I buy one of these?

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Dotty McDot Face for updates

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Commenting because I'd like to know as well

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Same!

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Dot

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All this penetration without lube, very brave OP

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Just wait til it gets stuck in because the lube hyrdolocks

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Note: The EDM process is very precise and accurate, but the cut ("kerf") is wider than these demonstrations would suggest. These are two sep

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separate parts cut to mate each other, not cut from a single block.

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Which just makes them even more impressive. It's like the Japanese wood joinery, but in metal.

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I was trying to work out where the entry lines are. Presumably they just drilled a hole and threaded the wire through before starting?

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Yup

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Still waiting for the Electronic Dance Music

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This is my jam!

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I want one og the cylinder ones. Those are awesome

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Anyone know where you can buy these things??

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The Texas one - so satisfying

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I concur

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because USA USA USA *DERPDERPDERP*

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Where is that gif with the flying pants? I need that one right now.

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That's exactly how many stars can fit in Texas

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Deeply satisfying.

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Deep in the heart of Texas

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*clap clap clap clap*

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*derp in the heart of texas

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Wire EDM is what I do! Never make anything as fun and pointless as this stuff though

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Same here! I make diamond tipped cutting tools.

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The first and last one are fluid pump gears but the center gear is missing a keyway. #1 upsets me because he is not rotating it correctly.

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Do you have your own company or do you work for someone else? Because I'd bet you could make decent money with an etsy with that too.

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and another one here, too...;-)

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Pff! You haven't made anything, until you've made something just for the making of it.

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Electronic dance music?

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Dance Dance Revolution

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Electrical Discharge Machining

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I DO TOO!

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I wonder if it's even possible to DIY an EDM...

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Do you do heavy stock removal or is it mostly just finishing up stuff thats already roughly machined?

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both are possible. We fix the saw cuts for flywheel gears in turbines, and we also do the initial cuts for the fan blades hitting .0002

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So I'm guessing that they make the male and female parts separately and then join the achieve near zero clearance, am I wrong?

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Yeah, the wire does make a tiny bit of kerf.

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Plus I think if its going to be a purely internal cut, they need to drill a small srarting hole to feed the wire through.

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I do it as well! I make bone screws and pins for the spinal cord.

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Make a 1" wide by 2" tall cylinder that has 32 cylinders in it... basically 1/32" cylinder until you get to 1"

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What do the things in this album cost to make, approximately?

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Probably like 10 hours of tank time for some of it at 80$ an hour

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Is the price decreasing over the years or does it stay the same?

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I think the going rate is about $100 an hour in my area.

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well there goes my hopes of getting one of those

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yea a wire EDM machine costs as much as a 5 axis cnc machine

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Including setup time, if you have an old machinist/model maker do it, it could be affordable. Those parts are not made from the same billet.

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Shouldn't take that long to make. We ran some old EDM's that could pop out stuff in minutes, just compensated for 0.011" of material loss.

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when I were a lad we just had to make stuff exactly right

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