Incredible Wire EDM

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2020
  • Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the incredible capabilities of wire electrical discharge machining. Wire EDM can machine parts to .0001”. That’s 1/25th the thickness of a human hair. Sommer uses a snowflake they machined to show the amazing accuracy of wire EDM. The video also demonstrates a unique feature of wire EDM that it can create tapered parts because the upper and lower head of wire EDM can be programmed to move independently.
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  • @charliepearce8767
    @charliepearce8767 2 года назад +269

    I love machining.
    I trained as a sheet metal worker but always wanted to learn machining..
    So ..1990 I bought an old metal lathe and taught myself.
    That was 30 ago and I ended up making more money on that one lathe
    And enjoying every minute of it
    I looked at the lathe as a musical instrument and every job was a new song to learn .

    • @TheFrankRizzo
      @TheFrankRizzo 2 года назад +5

      What tool would you buy today?

    • @vinm300
      @vinm300 2 года назад

      I served my apprenticeship in welding, but also fancied machining.
      I'd like a lathe still (at 61) but haven't room in the garage.

  • @eliriekeberg7127
    @eliriekeberg7127 2 года назад +6

    I have no idea why this is recommended to me, but this guy has me totally mesmerized. I could watch him discuss this precision machining all day

  • @JohnRR
    @JohnRR 3 года назад +235

    That is a fantastic demo. Reminds me of seamless closing door in the vessel of the movie Contact. Hope to see a hobbyist shop grade EDM soon ;-)

  • @berntinulkshredder
    @berntinulkshredder 2 года назад +22

    I just love the EDM feeling. A great tool. Ran for four years, just cool.

    • @StuartFerguson55
      @StuartFerguson55 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, I love EDM too. Electro house specifically.

  • @shoobidyboop8634
    @shoobidyboop8634 2 года назад +71

    I'm still not completely convinced this is not magic.

    • @marka9292
      @marka9292 2 года назад +1

      As technology progresses it becomes indistinguishable from magic. Said someone smarter than me.

    • @UmVtCg
      @UmVtCg 2 года назад

      Magic is just technology you don't understand. So yeah, it's magic.

    • @Mikeanglo
      @Mikeanglo 2 года назад +2

      I mean the guy is clearly a wizard.

  • @murrayandru7527
    @murrayandru7527 2 года назад +3

    Still trying to wrap my head around that !!!
    Simply Amazing !

  • @rogerwilson6367
    @rogerwilson6367 2 года назад +12

    Wow. I,ve never seen acuracy/precision like that

  • @sergeykalaptur3248
    @sergeykalaptur3248 2 года назад +11

    Delight! These are the kinds of activities that human strength should be devoted to. Sincerely from Russia - Serge

  • @neversaynever5157
    @neversaynever5157 2 года назад +2

    great video , fantastic work !!

  • @kubol2011
    @kubol2011 2 года назад +4

    Cool details and machines👍
    I have been working on Agie and Charmilles WEDM for 22 years.
    Greetings from Poland

  • @mr.thickey3959
    @mr.thickey3959 2 года назад +15

    WOW!!! Unbelievable! My son is a CNC machinist & I know he’ll be greatly interested in seeing this video! My mind can’t believe that this stuff is possible!! Amazing what the human mind can do & the machines it can produce! “Ach du lieber, mein schatz”!!! “Gesundheit”!

  • @AoiGP
    @AoiGP Год назад +2

    currently in training to be a machinist for the US Navy. Watching this is the most amazing technique ever.

    • @kimkong9622
      @kimkong9622 11 месяцев назад

      not easy...Not for everybody job.
      Fist learn Manual...

  • @kurtbarrett6785
    @kurtbarrett6785 3 года назад +5

    Insanely freakin impressive!!!

  • @maxolack8753
    @maxolack8753 2 года назад +4

    This is incredible. What a time to be alive

  • @alexanderm6862
    @alexanderm6862 2 года назад +1

    awesome, now i know how they do so precise holes

  • @danoc51
    @danoc51 2 года назад +3

    I love Carl's passion, pride and energy.

  • @machine2747
    @machine2747 Год назад +2

    Instant respect when you rotated the snow flake. Wow!

  • @user-gu3nq7kl6i
    @user-gu3nq7kl6i 2 года назад +5

    Amazing job bro!!! 😁

  • @mikeg2460
    @mikeg2460 2 года назад

    Thank you for the downloadable book!

  • @nickfranczak6421
    @nickfranczak6421 2 года назад

    wow this is incredible, very satisfying :) thank you for sharing

  • @Sbrabson04
    @Sbrabson04 2 года назад

    Absolutely stunning!

  • @co5867
    @co5867 2 года назад

    how could you not like such a video, wow i had the re-edit my post when i saw the rotation i can't believe it :)))

  • @camadams9149
    @camadams9149 2 года назад

    Very impressive!
    Also it looks scalable, so it is more than just a cool novelty

  • @BillySnowball
    @BillySnowball 2 года назад

    Excellent work lads

  • @NickToland
    @NickToland 2 года назад +1

    Simply amazing!

  • @kesodabul
    @kesodabul 2 года назад

    Glad this came up

  • @dustondoesit3913
    @dustondoesit3913 2 года назад

    this is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

  • @FixItStupid
    @FixItStupid 2 года назад

    Thank You , Sir

  • @milkman100001
    @milkman100001 2 года назад +1

    amazing engineering

  • @felicianoabe
    @felicianoabe 2 года назад +12

    What a time we live in.

    • @michaelvoytsekhovsky
      @michaelvoytsekhovsky 2 года назад +2

      This is the technology of the Ancients. It was created in 1943 by two Soviet scientists, B. R. Lazarenko and N. I. Lazarenko. 80 years have passed since then.

  • @HennessyHendrix
    @HennessyHendrix 2 года назад

    thank u carl

  • @roguedrones
    @roguedrones 2 года назад

    an amazing tool, so precise

  • @karlssonengineering
    @karlssonengineering 3 года назад +36

    Oh nice 2 makino U1310 thats their biggest machine :) I have the U86, its a awesome machine.

  • @MediaBear
    @MediaBear 2 года назад

    oh man, what a splendid video.
    really dig what you all are doing, very cool.

  • @CHITUS
    @CHITUS 2 года назад

    Cool details and machines
    I have been working on Agie and Charmilles WEDM for 22 years.
    Greetings from Poland

  • @alexgertz827
    @alexgertz827 2 года назад

    impresive

  • @user-nd5ib4vh3z
    @user-nd5ib4vh3z 2 года назад +1

    i love what and how you did. the machine is great, the love you put in, modifinig it to diffrent problem is incredible, the way you show it is nice, no cheap animation, only vidio of product. would be great to see the grinding process itself too, but it not hard to belive that such result cant be achived with most other method. in fact i cant come with idea how it can be ahived overwise( .this insparate to think about rotating detail to cut it in many surfusaces, but i dont know how it can be used. i think it can cut any cinvex shape more persiesly at minimum, but it isnt whery smart boundary, it can make much more. im curious how and what can be done in 3 dimansional space with it

  • @dvoicer6785
    @dvoicer6785 2 года назад

    Incredible precision

  • @maxwell_edison
    @maxwell_edison 2 года назад

    This is so fascinating.

  • @spiralbrain
    @spiralbrain 2 года назад

    What a Pioneer Mr. Sommer!

  • @kayrbayrvids
    @kayrbayrvids 2 года назад

    Thank you algorithm! This was fascinating!!!

  • @nunyabusiness8538
    @nunyabusiness8538 2 года назад +11

    how does the hole get started? if it shows the wire being connected on both ends like a bandsaw how does it start in the middle of the material

    • @ReliableEDM
      @ReliableEDM  2 года назад +17

      Drill the hole before it has been hardened, or use small hole EDM when material is hardened.

    • @joewalton2732
      @joewalton2732 2 года назад

      @@ReliableEDM Preferably the latter as holes in tool steel may carbon up during heat-treat and cause problems at the start.

    • @rdc02271
      @rdc02271 2 года назад

      @@ReliableEDM Newbie alert! But do you small hole EDM that long 54" part?
      Thank you

  • @DeadFront1319
    @DeadFront1319 2 года назад

    Thanks Carl.

  • @ThomasRonnberg
    @ThomasRonnberg 2 года назад +22

    Absolutely spectacular. Ancient egyptians would have called this the work of Gods.

    • @syindrome
      @syindrome 2 года назад

      Ancient aliens guy would think this is the work of aliens

    • @muteprophet8731
      @muteprophet8731 2 года назад

      You mean aliens

  • @marshallbrooks4982
    @marshallbrooks4982 2 года назад

    I am love this video .

  • @potatoheadhaoy
    @potatoheadhaoy 2 года назад +1

    that machine work is so good, modern technology is amazing!

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 2 года назад

      yeah, its pretty weird to think this all started with some flint and wood smashed together.
      wonder how many tools bulding tools steps needs to be taken to make one of theirs machines.

  • @smartypants5036
    @smartypants5036 2 года назад +34

    Stuff like this restores my faith in human nature. What can be achieved for good by humans is amazing.

    • @F0nkyNinja
      @F0nkyNinja 2 года назад +1

      this could just as easily be used for bad.

    • @zrxdoug
      @zrxdoug 2 года назад +1

      Not to rain on your parade, but I'd imagine the folks who build weapons put this tech to use as well..

  • @MrDAMS1963
    @MrDAMS1963 2 года назад

    I'm just a simple guy who admires incredible engineering inventions (w/ some extra time on my hands). I can't stop watching these videos! This technology is AMAZING! American tech still sets the high bar in innovations across the world.

  • @mariusovidiu65
    @mariusovidiu65 2 года назад

    Amazing!!!

  • @knobsdialsandbuttons
    @knobsdialsandbuttons 2 года назад

    Very impressive !

  • @Turk10mm
    @Turk10mm 2 года назад

    That is amazing.

  • @OneManEngineering
    @OneManEngineering 2 года назад +2

    Unbelievable!

  • @JesuinoLRosa
    @JesuinoLRosa 3 года назад +21

    Thanks, can I have a way to learn this subject, I use to be tool and die maker long time ago

  • @schawo2
    @schawo2 2 года назад

    this is precision

  • @MineXplousion
    @MineXplousion 2 года назад

    This is impressive

  • @nasirahmed6371
    @nasirahmed6371 2 года назад +1

    Amazing 👍👍👍👍

  • @usorexterruit2445
    @usorexterruit2445 2 года назад

    Hello
    You had me when I saw Mr. Carl Sommer, on the screen.
    These kind of tinkerers also keep my country running.
    Keep up the good work and good luck.
    Really a great machine.
    I would be interested to know how much the wire deviates in such workpieces ratio to the thickness and material in the middle.
    The feed rate in relation to the material thickness and material or its thermal conductivity would also be very interesting parameter.
    The service life of the wire and their cost.
    Are there any existing tables or formulas for these values?
    Thanks a lot

  • @C5Z06CarGuy
    @C5Z06CarGuy 2 года назад

    That's amazing

  • @Liferoad371
    @Liferoad371 2 года назад +5

    I used to work for a company called True Trace and we used a lot of EDM parts.

  • @Staifi8mai
    @Staifi8mai 2 года назад

    YOU ARE GOOD MAN

  • @doodskie999
    @doodskie999 2 года назад +1

    Imagine if they had this technology 100 years ago or even in WW2.
    All our items with moving parts would be so precise that wear and tear would be a thing of the past

  • @LeRainbow
    @LeRainbow 2 года назад

    We use EDM not just for its spacial accuracy but also for its superb surface finishes you can achieve: in the making of injection mould casts wire EDM is absolutely necessary to ensure surface finishes of Rz 2.5 micrometer and lower across a machined 3 dimensional curved plane.

  • @alf3071
    @alf3071 2 года назад

    omg this is amazing

  • @johnarizona3820
    @johnarizona3820 2 года назад

    amazing technology

  • @WojciechP915
    @WojciechP915 2 года назад

    These guys are wizards.

  • @pimpz7409
    @pimpz7409 2 года назад

    Carl Summer is a great man

  • @stephenhumphries353
    @stephenhumphries353 2 года назад

    With this precision, it would be possible to make motors of all kinds with very high-efficiency rates.

  • @olegbeljajev8754
    @olegbeljajev8754 2 года назад

    Incredible precision, snowflake as a caliber.👍

  • @JoeGrow-pj3nr
    @JoeGrow-pj3nr 2 года назад +1

    Genius

  • @sarahe9120
    @sarahe9120 Год назад

    very good job. May I ask what's the fluids you are using?

  • @waskito3443
    @waskito3443 2 года назад

    I would kill to work a job with this sort of technology in manufacturing.

  • @plixplop
    @plixplop 2 года назад

    Is the wire moving (e.g. like a bandsaw)? Does the wire actually contact the work piece, or is it making some kind of plasma around the wire that is vaporizing the work piece metal? How does the wire not break? Very interesting, it's like alien technology!

    • @carlsommer4281
      @carlsommer4281 Год назад

      The wire never touches the part. Sparks from the wire erode the material.

  • @repinanatoly1
    @repinanatoly1 2 года назад

    wow!

  • @lamboseeker238
    @lamboseeker238 2 года назад

    WOW!

  • @user-bx2xl7ex7r
    @user-bx2xl7ex7r 2 года назад

    Interesting

  • @Humbulla93
    @Humbulla93 2 года назад +2

    could this machine be used to cut stones that contain quartz? as quartz is electrically conductive

    • @carlsommer4281
      @carlsommer4281 2 года назад +1

      Quartz doesn't carry electricity as steel, but it does have certain electrical properties. We cannot cut quartz with EDM.

    • @MrSears_1.618
      @MrSears_1.618 2 года назад

      Exactly the question I had, thank you.

  • @SNCKPCK
    @SNCKPCK 2 года назад

    im a edm pro now

  • @billmcbryan8725
    @billmcbryan8725 2 года назад

    I spent 27 years doing nothing but sink,and wire EDM. A whole lot has progressed from tooling to the machines and software. Keeping wire machines operating correctly is a skill in itself. Something simple as incorrect water ionization and worn diamond guides can result in disaster, along with 20 other things. Those machines must be maintained with laboratory type respect and cleanliness.

  • @TheInfoYouNeed
    @TheInfoYouNeed 2 года назад +1

    I know nothing about machining but I watched this to the end, so its either a great demo or I have autism..

  • @jobloggs8022
    @jobloggs8022 2 года назад +4

    amazing, but we still can't build a pyramid in the time that archeologist say it was done. Does that mean that enchant man was more advanced then us?