Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cheap edm tap buster?

turbulatordude wrote:

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>Are you saying that one could put in an axial movement, with a large
>coil so that with no power, the core, then falls, axially, into the
>work, sparks, melts the metal, the water removes the molten metal, but
>if the unit shorts, the current rises, the coil current increases, and
>the tool (core) is withdrawn ?
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That is exactly how the old-style tap eroders worked. The ones I've
seen were pretty
huge machines, and must have been designed to burn out taps in the 1/2"
and up
sizes.

Jon