| EDM F.A.Q.s |
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What type of material can you EDM? |
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Any material that conducts electricity. |
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| Q: |
What diameter wire do you use? |
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.004, .008, .010 and .012 diameter |
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How wide of a "gap" do you remove? |
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.004 D wire removes .0055 to .006
.008 D wire removes .0095 to .011
.010 D wire removes .0118 to .013
.012 D wire removes .0145 to .018
(The gap varies for different material)
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| Q: |
What type of finish do you have when you EDM? |
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With one pass we get a finish of 120RMS and with skim cuts 40 RMS. |
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What is a skim cut? |
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After we have rough cut the material we lower the power setting to the wire and we take another pass removing less material leaving a better finish. |
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