Wow, it's really great precision. I worked with Soviet EDM machine. And you know, your machine more accuracy. I wont to repeat this. Thx from Ukraine. Sorry for my English.
As someone who loves home shop equipment, I love that you made this open source for everyone. I don’t even know if I’ll make one but it’s still awesome to go look through the cad files you made available. Thanks so much! Looking forward to your future content!
I used to work for a company that made high precision flexures like the one you made, the movement was done with stacks of piezo-electric tiles that change length when a dc current is supplied. The power supplies were up to 20 bit resolution over a 10micron(10e-6m) distance, meaning the you could step the distance ((10e-6)/(2^20))=9.5e-12m or 9.5 picometers.
Bought a book several months back on building an EDM machine from scratch, by Ben Fleming, but it's 10 years old, and I'd like to get one running this year if possible. Added my name to your list and anxiously awaiting your completion of the next arc generator production run. Thanks for the time and effort.
@@edgymushroom "Build a Pulse EDM Machine - The Next Generation" by Ben Fleming. It's a bit pricey at $50.00, and about 10 years old, but useful information if you want to try building one from scratch. I opted to purchase one of the BAXEDM arc generators to start, as I want to get a working machine running ASAP. Here's a email where you can probably get info on getting the book: homebuiltedmmachines@gmail.com .
Ran two Charmilles and japax for 4 years. I never got over the amazing shapes cut from the hardest material to such amazingly tight tolerances. To build one of my own is just not feasible. But damn! You're machine is incredible.
I never ever make comments on youtube, but your machine will make you rich!!!!!!! Because i want it....and i am sure many, many others too. Its jaw dropping incredibile precision. Wow!!! Hats off,sir
you are the blind spot of diy machinery that i was missing so long. thanks a lot for your work. If I could, I would start building EDM right now. Hope the community will grow to demystification this dark corner of properitary knowledge.
Woooow, damn thanks for such a complete video, all the workflow, tolerancing,mistakes, and solutions. My hat is off! I'm gonna check those machine plans
Awesome to see the EDM finished after following it for so long. I would love to build one myself, but I know I have to many projects on my plate already.
Use magnets to hold parts in place when parting off. Or superglue little polished tabs across the kerf. Cleanup with acetone afterwards. (Former EDM operator)
I had a nipple cut out of a vintage brake callipers by EDF, it worked very well. The two guys at the machine shop showed me what they generally did, cutting out parts from Inconel, the precision and finish they achieved was just amazing
I've operated two EDM a couple of year at my work and for the little gap i was using neodymium magnets to hold the piece. It worked perfectly and did not seemed to affect the cutting.
@@chapiit08 Shure it was ferrous or else the magnet would have not stick to them. WEDM are principaly used for harden steel cutting so they won't loose their hardness. We specially used A2, D2, H13, S7, W1 and other similar steel. And some Stainless steel are magnitic too like 409, 410, 420, 430, 439 and 440.
Great Job. They definitely seem a popular purchase even at 3 thousand pounds or more. I'd look into what it would take to mass-produce this like 3D printers. Once the price is under 1000 pounds or so, you will break into the I just want it market.
Ah, and here I was excited to see that you making MY first initial. I wish I had the time to build one of these as I’ve always wanted one. There are parts I simply can’t make using my mill and lathes. Even welding parts together that I can make doesn’t do it. And until 3D metal printing comes down in price, that’s out too. Great job. I think I’ll stick around. There’s nothing like living vicariously.
Thanks for this video. Time to start planning my own build. Few projects need to be finished off first. So glad to have stumbled upon your channel. Cheers, Reuben
VERY GOOD. EDM is not something i need to use in my shop. But still a great demonstration of what can be made at home. Good work with the editing too. Thanks for sharing.
Many many years ago, I was the office gofer fr a company that used EDM to shape tungsten carbide extrusion dies. The oil was almost black and the smell of ozone was overpowering. Nice to see how fa it’s come in 40 years 👍
this is awesome and I am impressed by how fast this machine is. I have no idea what such parts would be used for, but the demo pieces - including yours - look like magic.
Wow! FYI: considering how "satisfying" it was just to watch your air-bleed demo, I can only imagine how it must have been for you! Amazing work! Very smart approach. It's gonna be so cool when 3d printers get good enough to do this kind of precision!! I can hardly wait (when they are cheap enough for the common man of course).
I have seen professional EDM machines before, but never a DIY version. I'm really impressed with it. How much would it cost for the components to make one from your website?
bad wiki page apparently. 1. Clearance - for lubricated rings, gaskets or shims. 1a. Location - for lubrication without rings, gaskets or shims - Babbitt bearings. 2. Dimensional - precise exact dimension, what you're trying to do, lubrication will impede motion. 3. Transition - usually done in situations in which the varying components response to a heat input returns them near Dimensional 4. Interference - done to secure bearing races or other components and fitted using temperatures well outside operational range
@20:15 "the glue did not work perfectly, there is still a very small little burr" This is because by using glue you electrically isolate the product when performing the remnant cut. The moment you cut the product loose from the material there is nothing that connects your part with the groundof the machine so the last bit will stay on it. When you use some kind of conducting vice , it will cut away the last bit of the burr, and you would even be able to skim that part, so you dont need to "stone" the part.
Magnets are the solution in this setting. For a detail that small a large flat coated magnet would be more than capable of maintaining the details position, and act as pass thru for the current at the same time.
@@PiGood That is a great idea. I was wondering if mixing CA glue and printer toner and used that as a glue to secure and conduct current. Guess you could just secure it with a second chuck clamping it from the other axis added for final cut too though.
even before cutting it loose. the resistance is increasing as less material is available and it just stop conducting before it's cut loose. the wire deflects into the main piece and leaves a burr
@@scotttod6954 Given my experience, in the event of non magnetic materials it would likely be easier to just use the glue to maintain the details position and contact/clamp a grounding cable to the detail. May cause some imperfections in the surface if the ground cable arcs but given the application here that would be more than adequate.
You need some more PIC programming to monitor the current. Could use a current transformer on the AC side of the welder. Very interesting project good luck.
Would love a video on how you use fusion for EDM. I find a 2d generic post works ok but not great. Make sure you have good micrometers when attempting a fit like this, callipers even good ones can have a variance of close to the whole tolerance - from a toolmaker that runs Edm daily - I also usually only do 1-2 skin cuts but you can use them to sneak up on your final
304 ss has such a high coefficient of expansion that would have been tough on an industrial EDM let alone a diy one. I never thought I would ever see the the letters DIY and EDM in the same sentence! Nice job, Awesome video & instant sub.👍
Cool! The cuts are so much cleaner than a plasma cutter. Hypothetically, you could do small scale manufacturing with CNC plasma for large rough cuts, then use Wire EDM for small high precision components? Presumably, smaller parts can then be welded to larger parts as needed. Are there limits on what you can cut with Electrical discharge machining?
I think you will not get rid of the burr as long as the part is not electrical connected zu the rest. The hotglue only keeps the part in place. But to erode the material away it has to be connected to the sparkgenerator.
Really nice build, also super easy explanation I may start this project be nice to have in my home hobby work shop I am setting up that is the max On z can it cut through Regards Anto
Mate, this is right fuckin' brilliant. And good on you for bringing it to a place where others can learn more, compare techniques, and all that good jazz. I'm a software engineer trying to figure out how to do the same- give back to a community that helps me learn so much. While this doesnt give me THE answer, I do like knowing that a well presented specialisation is of huge value to others! Seriously great job!
Really amazing/awesome Mike!! Great Job! I am getting very close to making cuts with my custom BaxEDM machine! Can't wait! You are a great inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing!
Just found this channel, and it’s interesting to see how the implementation is significantly different to Applied Science’s drilling method. Gonna scour your channel for the fine details!
Builds custom EDM to precision cut metals
Same guy: "I don't have an oven"
He doesn't have an air-tight argon-containing oven. That's different than "a household oven."
This is the perfect project for the person who has built a LinuxCNC milling machine, LinuxCNC lathe, LinuxCNC laser, and LinuxCNC router.
Perfect example of someone that finds solutions instead of excuses! Bravo Sir!
Wow, it's really great precision.
I worked with Soviet EDM machine. And you know, your machine more accuracy. I wont to repeat this. Thx from Ukraine. Sorry for my English.
As someone who loves home shop equipment, I love that you made this open source for everyone. I don’t even know if I’ll make one but it’s still awesome to go look through the cad files you made available. Thanks so much! Looking forward to your future content!
Absolutely amazing machine. If I was about 40 - 50 years younger, I would start building immediately. Thanks a lot for the design.
if i were*
@@mickeyromeo its so f....up importand? you teacher! are you normal?
@@alcedo_kf idiot !
sick tolerances made. Oddly satisfying to watch parts of precision from a seal and float into position. Love that you can barely see the joins.
Never seen an EDM machine before, but impressive with you completed project... Did not expect it to come out that perfectly.
I used to work for a company that made high precision flexures like the one you made, the movement was done with stacks of piezo-electric tiles that change length when a dc current is supplied. The power supplies were up to 20 bit resolution over a 10micron(10e-6m) distance, meaning the you could step the distance ((10e-6)/(2^20))=9.5e-12m or 9.5 picometers.
Hum…
This is less than the size of an atom…
@@mhannebert aka fake
@@ilikewaffles3689 Nanomachines are real tho
Wouldn't Heisenberg's uncertainty principle get in the way of such precision?
@@zachcrawford5 the Planck length is 10^23 times smaller. Space is crazy.
Bought a book several months back on building an EDM machine from scratch, by Ben Fleming, but it's 10 years old, and I'd like to get one running this year if possible. Added my name to your list and anxiously awaiting your completion of the next arc generator production run. Thanks for the time and effort.
What's the book called?
@@edgymushroom "Build a Pulse EDM Machine - The Next Generation" by Ben Fleming. It's a bit pricey at $50.00, and about 10 years old, but useful information if you want to try building one from scratch. I opted to purchase one of the BAXEDM arc generators to start, as I want to get a working machine running ASAP. Here's a email where you can probably get info on getting the book: homebuiltedmmachines@gmail.com .
bravo. DO IT...
Makes my shop standard of 1/32" look like a mile wide gap. Well done!!
Ran two Charmilles and japax for 4 years. I never got over the amazing shapes cut from the hardest material to such amazingly tight tolerances. To build one of my own is just not feasible. But damn! You're machine is incredible.
This would be awesome for puzzles.
I never ever make comments on youtube, but your machine will make you rich!!!!!!! Because i want it....and i am sure many, many others too. Its jaw dropping incredibile precision. Wow!!! Hats off,sir
The end product demonstration got a smile on my face. Amazing job mate! 👍🏼
Thats satisfying. I've worked with 2 different large EDM's and they are quite incredible. Nice work.
TH-cam did a good job with this recommendation. Glad this video is doing so well for you!
Loved you showed your mistakes as well in a normal, "it happens" way. Kudos!
you are the blind spot of diy machinery that i was missing so long. thanks a lot for your work. If I could, I would start building EDM right now. Hope the community will grow to demystification this dark corner of properitary knowledge.
It's always funny how you (or atleast I) can recognize the Dutch accent in the first line. Great video in any case :)
I already have the Ikea clamp light, just have to build the rest. Beautiful work you've done there.
Absolutely amazing, I've got no other words to describe it.
Magnificent, Miraculous, Marvellous, Masterful, Majestic, Mezmerising
@@RennieAsh Excellent Demonstration of Machining
outstanding, incredible, impressive
You should run the footage of the sinking "M" in reverse so it looks like it's rising by itself.
It must be so satisfying honing the flat sides to remove the burr. And the end result is fantastic
Excellent video on precision, material tension, and tolerance! Seeing the EDM in action was an added bonus. Thanks for posting! 🍻
OK this is really amazing.
AvE will find this next. Just watch.
VERY satisfying!
Many years ago I learned _about_ EDM, but have never seen it in action, till now!
Thanks.
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Perfect sound , perfect explanation , perfect job...salute..Respect from Iran
Woooow, damn thanks for such a complete video, all the workflow, tolerancing,mistakes, and solutions. My hat is off! I'm gonna check those machine plans
Thats an incredible machine!
Hello Sean! :)
Awesome to see the EDM finished after following it for so long. I would love to build one myself, but I know I have to many projects on my plate already.
Use magnets to hold parts in place when parting off. Or superglue little polished tabs across the kerf. Cleanup with acetone afterwards. (Former EDM operator)
THAT IS very satisfying! The result looks like science fiction. Great work and thank you.
its so nice to see that close tolerance
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK... dAMN I WAS THINKING OF THIS TOPIC LATELY
holy smokes! Amazing! Congrats, and thank you for keeping it open source. I don't know if I will build one, but I want one!
Very interesting video. I am basically new to anything "edm" so this was a fantastic learning experience.
Thanks for sharing.
No thank you for watching
I have run Agie Wire Machines for over 10 years. Cool video man, I’d love to have one at home to use!!
I had a nipple cut out of a vintage brake callipers by EDF, it worked very well. The two guys at the machine shop showed me what they generally did, cutting out parts from Inconel, the precision and finish they achieved was just amazing
This is a positively STUNNING demonstration!
I've operated two EDM a couple of year at my work and for the little gap i was using neodymium magnets to hold the piece. It worked perfectly and did not seemed to affect the cutting.
The material you were cutting must have been ferrous.
@@chapiit08 Shure it was ferrous or else the magnet would have not stick to them. WEDM are principaly used for harden steel cutting so they won't loose their hardness. We specially used A2, D2, H13, S7, W1 and other similar steel. And some Stainless steel are magnitic too like 409, 410, 420, 430, 439 and 440.
Great Job. They definitely seem a popular purchase even at 3 thousand pounds or more. I'd look into what it would take to mass-produce this like 3D printers. Once the price is under 1000 pounds or so, you will break into the I just want it market.
Best diy vedio on TH-cam 😀 great sir. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Ah, and here I was excited to see that you making MY first initial. I wish I had the time to build one of these as I’ve always wanted one. There are parts I simply can’t make using my mill and lathes. Even welding parts together that I can make doesn’t do it. And until 3D metal printing comes down in price, that’s out too. Great job. I think I’ll stick around. There’s nothing like living vicariously.
Oh the possibility of that machine in the hobby tinkers world. Super work. Great video!
Thanks for this video. Time to start planning my own build. Few projects need to be finished off first. So glad to have stumbled upon your channel.
Cheers,
Reuben
Several very useful tips on how to avoid problems. Thanks very much. Liked and subscribed.
Impressive achievement. Congratulations on realising such a precise thing !
Brilliant results. Thank you for the video.
VERY GOOD.
EDM is not something i need to use in my shop.
But still a great demonstration of what can be made at home.
Good work with the editing too.
Thanks for sharing.
No, thank you for watching
Many many years ago, I was the office gofer fr a company that used EDM to shape tungsten carbide extrusion dies. The oil was almost black and the smell of ozone was overpowering. Nice to see how fa it’s come in 40 years 👍
This guys understands what "satisfying" means, unlike the Corridor Digital team.
Knap gedaan man ! Mooi om naar te kijken. Dank voor de post en de genomen moeite.
Awesome work. Maybe holding the center piece with a magnet might help cut smoother. Just a thought.
Very Nice Mike, good job on the video and a very good job on the machine and the fitting parts
this is awesome and I am impressed by how fast this machine is.
I have no idea what such parts would be used for, but the demo pieces - including yours - look like magic.
What a piece of work! Outstanding performance👌👌👌
Very nice. Another great video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
I have never see such alien technology......... I must build one I just got to attach my jaw back to my face again! Amazing !
Very interesting project you have here. I will be watching your progress. Thank you for you patients respect for beginners in this field.
Wow! FYI: considering how "satisfying" it was just to watch your air-bleed demo, I can only imagine how it must have been for you! Amazing work! Very smart approach. It's gonna be so cool when 3d printers get good enough to do this kind of precision!! I can hardly wait (when they are cheap enough for the common man of course).
I have seen professional EDM machines before, but never a DIY version. I'm really impressed with it.
How much would it cost for the components to make one from your website?
I also want to know the cost :)
YT channel called Applied Science made a DIY EDM drill if I recall correctly, check it out.
The arc generator is ~3000 euros. A little bit above my budget. Amazing device though. LE: autocorrect
@@maxx1nsane People were building arks over 2 millennia ago. There was this famous one built by someone called Noah...
@@aetch77 thanks, autocorrect on my phone decided I meant “ark”
Hola desde España.
Tu trabajo es increíble.
Puedes hacer un video mostrando como configurar Fusión 360 para electroerosión por hilo?
Gracias
Wow, thanks for your video, will try to reproduce, thanks a lot!
bad wiki page apparently.
1. Clearance - for lubricated rings, gaskets or shims.
1a. Location - for lubrication without rings, gaskets or shims - Babbitt bearings.
2. Dimensional - precise exact dimension, what you're trying to do, lubrication will impede motion.
3. Transition - usually done in situations in which the varying components response to a heat input returns them near Dimensional
4. Interference - done to secure bearing races or other components and fitted using temperatures well outside operational range
@20:15 "the glue did not work perfectly, there is still a very small little burr"
This is because by using glue you electrically isolate the product when performing the remnant cut.
The moment you cut the product loose from the material there is nothing that connects your part with the groundof the machine so the last bit will stay on it.
When you use some kind of conducting vice , it will cut away the last bit of the burr, and you would even be able to skim that part, so you dont need to "stone" the part.
Magnets are the solution in this setting.
For a detail that small a large flat coated magnet would be more than capable of maintaining the details position, and act as pass thru for the current at the same time.
@@PiGood That is a great idea. I was wondering if mixing CA glue and printer toner and used that as a glue to secure and conduct current. Guess you could just secure it with a second chuck clamping it from the other axis added for final cut too though.
even before cutting it loose. the resistance is increasing as less material is available and it just stop conducting before it's cut loose.
the wire deflects into the main piece and leaves a burr
@@scotttod6954 Given my experience, in the event of non magnetic materials it would likely be easier to just use the glue to maintain the details position and contact/clamp a grounding cable to the detail. May cause some imperfections in the surface if the ground cable arcs but given the application here that would be more than adequate.
@@darkracer1252 Not quite, the bur is mostly the two .006" ish radius left by the entrance cut and when the Slug becomes Isolated from the ground.
instant sub! This is just incredible and the gesture of making it freely available is just astounding
Dude DUUDE.... i want that EDM machine it's so tiny and effiicient! great job!
Hello!
Do you have it now?
I want one as well
You need some more PIC programming to monitor the current. Could use a current transformer on the AC side of the welder. Very interesting project good luck.
That was a delight to watch. 👏
Would love a video on how you use fusion for EDM. I find a 2d generic post works ok but not great.
Make sure you have good micrometers when attempting a fit like this, callipers even good ones can have a variance of close to the whole tolerance - from a toolmaker that runs Edm daily - I also usually only do 1-2 skin cuts but you can use them to sneak up on your final
Super satisfying! Cant wait to build my edm... Right after 47 other projects
304 ss has such a high coefficient of expansion that would have been tough on an industrial EDM let alone a diy one. I never thought I would ever see the the letters DIY and EDM in the same sentence! Nice job, Awesome video & instant sub.👍
What!? Dat is een cool machientje wat je daar gemaakt hebt 😍
I wouldn't mind more edm project videos, this was cool.
Amazing Mike. Saw you comment on ACTION BOX channel. I would like to build one too. Thank you for share . Cheers from Baja California Sur, México.
I was genuinely happy for you man! 😂 I was so excited at the end fit. I need to research this machine. Sub’d!!!
Nice.
I have too many hobbies that eat cash so I am happy enough just to watch your adventures.
Cool! The cuts are so much cleaner than a plasma cutter. Hypothetically, you could do small scale manufacturing with CNC plasma for large rough cuts, then use Wire EDM for small high precision components?
Presumably, smaller parts can then be welded to larger parts as needed.
Are there limits on what you can cut with Electrical discharge machining?
That video is an inspiration and super impressive. Many thanks!
That fit... wow! Such a satisfying moment when you let it go and it drifted into place. Thanks for sharing :D
24:00 very satisfying. Great board. Maybe one day i will be ably to buy the electronics package.
"We got a shaft and a hole that need to fit into each other" giggidy.
Thanks for the detailed walk through.
I think you will not get rid of the burr as long as the part is not electrical connected zu the rest. The hotglue only keeps the part in place. But to erode the material away it has to be connected to the sparkgenerator.
Smart remark, totally true!
Really nice build, also super easy explanation I may start this project be nice to have in my home hobby work shop I am setting up that is the max On z can it cut through
Regards Anto
Well done sir! Do you have a video of the process of building the machine it self ?
Imagine combining Japanese joinery with Wire EDM machine!!
SamuraiCNC
Mate, this is right fuckin' brilliant. And good on you for bringing it to a place where others can learn more, compare techniques, and all that good jazz.
I'm a software engineer trying to figure out how to do the same- give back to a community that helps me learn so much. While this doesnt give me THE answer, I do like knowing that a well presented specialisation is of huge value to others!
Seriously great job!
Great. Now another project to put on my list. After I build the EDM. 👍😁😉
Outstanding work. Super, super impressive.
Nicely done. Interesting and impressive the work and your results. Cheers!
1st time to your channel and I'm amazed
With ferrous materials could you use a couple of rare earth magnets to bridge the gaps to prevent vibration of the piece before it's free?
That was super amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Really amazing/awesome Mike!! Great Job! I am getting very close to making cuts with my custom BaxEDM machine! Can't wait! You are a great inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing!
24:00 Pure ASMR! Bedankt voor het posten en de link. Super interessant!
Just found this channel, and it’s interesting to see how the implementation is significantly different to Applied Science’s drilling method. Gonna scour your channel for the fine details!
Thank you very much
Thank you so much for sharing!