Hello There is a machining process with the confusing name 'fast wedm' Mostly Chines Taiwanese and Indian designs. The name refers to the wire speed(m/S) not the cutting speed (mm^2/min)
I'd like to try this machining method. In this method the wire is reused, it is wound onto a drum , which has to reverse. There is a sequence of cut, stop wire and edm power, reverse. cut (rinse repeat) The cut is interrupted, and its desirable pt keep the interruption time small I guess this is like a lathe during rigid tapping, correct? How does Linuxcnc handle the reversing of a lathe head and chuck? ( I think the mass of the drum is much less ) How quick is the reversal? How long is the stopped state? Is this done with a Vfd, maybe some hal/ladder code? Thanks for any insights TomP ( the reasons to use 'fast wedm' is economy, its a LOT cheaper to build and supply It is not as fast nor as accurate as 'slow wedm'. It is cheaper and messier ;-) for visual reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Wb73jtWhg _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
