Re: LOOKING for homeshop EDM or its power supply?

Expensice to run? could tell me more about this? is it take a lot
energy to run?. what about speed?

Luis ..


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Marcus and Eva"
<implmex@a...> wrote:

> Hi Luis:
> I just went out and bought one!!!
> I looked at the plans from Robert Langlois in Home Shop Machinist (

I still

> have the compiled articles) and I decided that it would be cheaper

to buy an

> E-Bay special.
> I was right, I think.
> They are available for less than a CNC'ed Sherline.
> Everyone is dumping their manual machines and going with CNC

versions (those

> who are still in business, given the way our manufacturing economy

is being

> gutted) so a manual machine can be picked up for incredibly low

prices.

> I've seen ones go for under $1000.00.
> I can't buy the materials to make one for that!!!
> A good one for the HSM is the Hansvedt 150 B; it's a nice little

benchtop

> machine with a very nice control for its time.
> It is capable of good fine burns with copper electrodes (Trust

me....you

> don't want to get into machining graphite electrodes in an HSM

environment).

> Just be aware that EDM is expensive to run, and stinky.
> Hydraulic machines are also quite noisy.
> Cheers
>
> Marcus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "luisguillermo98" <luisguillermo98@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:08 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] LOOKING for homeshop EDM or its power

supply?

>
>
> > Has anyone know where to find EDM machines for the hobbist?. What

is

> > the difference between the power supply that comes with EDM

machines

> > and the normal power supply we know?. Is there any website in

how to

> > build one of this machines?
> >
> >
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