|
Re: pic: 294 - This is How we cut (wire EDM)
Think of it as a very small wire, and sparks are made to jump from the tip of thr wire to whatever metal workpiece you want to shape. The sparks vaporize a tiny amount of the metal workpiece, and if you do it often enough you spark a hole into the workpiece. Now, control the spark and wire tip position very precisely, and you can shape some really complex shapes. Unlike a waterjet, you don't have to cut all the way through.
EDM - Electical Discharge Machining.
Don
__________________
I am N2IRZ - What's your callsign?
|