I have looked thru previous posts and didn't see a direct answer to the querry I have. I know there are lots of folks here who run wire EDM for a living so.....
We have years of ram experience ( nearly all our work is blind)but we have an item here that has some thru work (2+" dp) in CRS, and I had one shop quote this and I winced. There is little on this of accuracy (+/- .005 OK) .015r in corners and I provide a part nice and ground up with wire starter holes in and a CD with accurate 2D geometry. Cakewalk for a wire. The way some people throw around suggestions to use a wire EDM so freely I think perhaps there are less costly sources available. At the cost of the past quotes I recieve I give up an sink it with ram.
What are the costs per inch some of you folks run? I understand it may be a bit nosey of a question. It would appear that wire is a 10pound sledge for our 2penny nail......overkill and priced accordingly.
We have years of ram experience ( nearly all our work is blind)but we have an item here that has some thru work (2+" dp) in CRS, and I had one shop quote this and I winced. There is little on this of accuracy (+/- .005 OK) .015r in corners and I provide a part nice and ground up with wire starter holes in and a CD with accurate 2D geometry. Cakewalk for a wire. The way some people throw around suggestions to use a wire EDM so freely I think perhaps there are less costly sources available. At the cost of the past quotes I recieve I give up an sink it with ram.
What are the costs per inch some of you folks run? I understand it may be a bit nosey of a question. It would appear that wire is a 10pound sledge for our 2penny nail......overkill and priced accordingly.