Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EDM Fluid

Marcus & Eva wrote:

> Ahh Hoyt:
> I won't argue that distillation is ineffective in removing ions from
> solution; of course it does!
> But every commercial manufacturer of wire EDM's that I know of uses a
> deionizing bed rather than a still to get the water quality they need.
> This tells me that distilling does not work adequately for the volumes that
> are needed for commercial applications, and I suspect that the corrosiveness
> of steam on metallic condensers is at least part of the source of the
> problem.

I think stills are VERY slow and energy gobblers, and can't possibly stand
up to the load of dirt and ions from heavy EDM processes. Deionizer beds
can process an enormous volume of water quickly.

Jon