I have used LOTS of wire work, but have never run one myself. Leaves a bit of a knowledge gap. Previous employer the wire guys could cut me just about ANYTHING. They never protested, at least not to me.
Recently I have been working with a new *potential* customer with a pretty tricky tool to make. Issue is the required angles that the customer requires. I went to a new/old edm shop, new supplier for me and my business, but old, as in used by several shops I have worked at and at least one friend for over 30 years.
While taking a walk through the shop, the GM showed me some fancy new EDM that burns 3x as fast and that would cut up to a 45 degree angle.
Then when I sent in prints for quoting, they initially no quoted the job due to the angles. The angles are 10 and 25 degrees.
The tolerances are tight, and are compounded by the angles, but this is where my knowledge is lacking.
Working with the customers some today to see if we can redesign the tool and reduce those angles. From the wire work perspective, what would be a good angle to work towards? From the opposite end, I am working with the tool designer to reduce the angle as much from their end.
Recently I have been working with a new *potential* customer with a pretty tricky tool to make. Issue is the required angles that the customer requires. I went to a new/old edm shop, new supplier for me and my business, but old, as in used by several shops I have worked at and at least one friend for over 30 years.
While taking a walk through the shop, the GM showed me some fancy new EDM that burns 3x as fast and that would cut up to a 45 degree angle.
Then when I sent in prints for quoting, they initially no quoted the job due to the angles. The angles are 10 and 25 degrees.
The tolerances are tight, and are compounded by the angles, but this is where my knowledge is lacking.
Working with the customers some today to see if we can redesign the tool and reduce those angles. From the wire work perspective, what would be a good angle to work towards? From the opposite end, I am working with the tool designer to reduce the angle as much from their end.