Hi Ralph
On 02/14/17 23:13, Ralph Stirling wrote:
> Thanks, Tom. Since the 3d printed metal part is made from
> sintered powder, I would think it would have a lot of little
> points for the EDM to work on. The question is whether it
> would smooth them, or merely erode surface particles to
>
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Subject: Re: [Emc-users] another (possibly silly) EDM question
On 02/14/17 09:04, Ralph Stirling wrote:
> For you EDM experts out there: How well would it
> work to do sinker EDM with a 3D printed metal part?
at first i thought you meant a 3D printed electrode...
that
On 02/14/17 09:04, Ralph Stirling wrote:
> For you EDM experts out there: How well would it
> work to do sinker EDM with a 3D printed metal part?
at first i thought you meant a 3D printed electrode...
thats been tried, there are papers but after a couple years have passed,
i hear no adoption of
For you EDM experts out there: How well would it
work to do sinker EDM with a 3D printed metal part?
In other words, have a part printed to "near net shape",
and use a machined (graphite or copper) electrode and
EDM to take off just enough material to get it to the final
shape with a smoother
