Re: Building an EDM - switching

Hi Geir,

I'll clean up my notes over the next few days and send you and Jon
copies.

I am really taking a lot of the stuff from the Langolis book and just
recombining it into what I think is a better combination.

Dave

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Geir Soland" <soland@g...>
wrote:

> Hi Dave
>
> Thanks for your answer - 25 years ago I took my electronics degree

so I

> should be qualified to take a look at your design - but after

almost 20

> years of working with management and almost without any electronics

practice

> both in job and at home in the same period, I have to realize that

my

> qualification is purely theoretical.
> That's one of the reasons why I now have taken up mechanics and

electronics

> as a hobby - I have bought/built myself a fairly complete workshop

for metal

> and wood and I want to combine this with my interest in

electronics. I

> currently building a CNC router/PCB drill. It is a fascinating

project.

>
> It was an article in the Machinist Workshop last autumn about EDM

that got

> to me - The company I working in do have several professional wire

and sink

> EDM's and I have always looked at those machines and accepted the

technology

> to be very complex. I was a bit enlightened (surprised) when I was
> presented for the design of an EDM circuit in Machinist Workshop -

a circuit

> consisting of a rectifier, some capacitors and a couple light bulbs

and

> there it was - a home shop EDM -an amazing and demystifying

experience!

>
> I am very interested in exchanging information regarding your EDM

experience

> and would very much like to look at your designs, both the

electronically

> and mechanical designs.
>
> Regards
>
> Geir Soland
> Norway
>
>
>
>
> > Are you well versed in electronic circuits ?
> > Anybody else on the list well versed and want to review the
> > schematic ?
> >
> > If you don't have the feed mechanism as yet, contact me off list,

I

> > have a great design.
> >
> > Dave
> >