Wire EDM a chamfer end mill - Drahterodieren eines Fasenfräsers

Got the challange to wire edm a chamfer end mill.

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks! 👍💪✌

[@alexbarnett8541]

Nice job. Sure beats breathing all the toxic carbide dust from grinding. 👍

[@gordon6029]

Very cool

[@sunppaa]

Awesome and very inspiring! I'm actually starting to look for my first wire EDM machine. Do you have any tips to give? I'm looking at a Fanuc tape cut W2 right now. Do you have any experience about those? Also I would like to know which CAM do you use to program your machine? Thanks so much!!

[@flo_5235]

I use this machine not commerical, so for complex contours i use Fusion 360 to get a g-code which i print out and hand code on the machine.

[@jeffjefferson2676]

Which machine do you use for the EDM cutting. I am interested in EDM machining. But it should not break the bank. Greetings, Jeff

[@victimovtalent6036]

When you got that machine?

[@nicolabaggio4639]

Sorry Mr Flo. Where do you is buy the clamps tool round with divisor?

[@flo_5235]

It´s shopmade.

[@nicolabaggio4639]

@@flo_5235 i have the same machine from 2 weeks. I see in command mode 2 offset. In the program is possible to insert H1 (off1) and H2 for the second. Is possible to change the speed in the program with Fxxxxx, but for change the current o other? Example: cut 1: H1 Fxxxx (first cut) Cut 2: H2 Fxxxx but not change the current o other? For finish cut?

[@alias_not_needed]

Is there a Computer Unoriented Network Tool available also?

[@nicolabaggio4639]

Your best quality cut parameters? Speed 500 Spark cycle 30 Spark energy 6 Wire speed 8 Wire tension 10 Water 5 Spark rate 10 For me

[@flo_5235]

Spark energy 5 (or even 4 on thin materials) spark cycle 35. Good surface finish but also super slow if there is too much finishing allowance. So an intermediate finishing cut with approximately your values maybe is faster. Speed depends on material thickness, about 90% on the availabile power meter seems ok for a good finishing cut. Wire speed also depends on material thickness. On thicker materials the cut gets a little bit tapered with wire speed 8, so maybe 9 oder 10 is the way to go.

[@easy2do308]

This cutting tool i can produce in 2 min with Hawemat machine...

[@camcompco]

yes, if this were the only thing a wire edm could do then your Hawemat Machine would be the route to go, but, can your Hawemat Machine cut an internal square in a 8" thick piece of Titanium, that is why wire edm is so valuable, it does things that no other process can accomplish