Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Software for wire EDM control?

Hi Alan -

Not quite, I'm afraid. What I am talking about is *wire* EDM - imagine a
cheese cutter wire held top & bottom, being used to take a slice through a
metal part. Rather a different (although in some ways related) problem, as
the NC has to be able to control the X/Y position of *both ends* of the
wire, not just the Z position of a point electrode.

Regards,
Tony

At 10:44 29/07/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>Hi Tony,
>
>Interesting question. What would you have the EDM electrode do? I
>haven't followed EDM too closely, but for hobby use, it would seem that
>the electrode (held in the spindle), would be brought down to the work,
>spark started, then the electrode would have to be advanced as it
>burned. Some sort of pocket routine? And I've heard of backing off the
>electrode in the maintenance of the spark. That would require some sort
>of feedback. Sounds like a good candidate for a canned cycle.
>Something that could be added to TurboCNC, in my opinion.
>
>Don't know if this helps, just speculating.
>
>Alan KM6VV
>
>
>Tony Jeffree wrote:
> >
> > Thanks - I know that some of the CAM systems like Dolphin out there support
> > wire EDM, but that wasn't the question I was asking. I am specifically
> > interested in the *control* end of the problem rather than the CAM - i.e.,
> > whether there is the equivalent of Turbo CNC, Mach1, etc.. that has been
> > developed to support the construction of a CNC control for wire EDM.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tony

Regards,
Tony