Have you noticed that behind a great open hardware project there always is an industry professional who has done it as a hobby on the side. Chris Annin comes to mind with his robot arm, mechmate router table team, stm32 2.5kW open hardware servo drive and others I would give Mike top place on this arena for his arc generator. That's short of a revolution!
@@goodfis624 @SayHiToPi The project called "Odrive" found by searching "Odriverobotics" is a cool project along these lines. I have used them to make servo drives from quad-copter style motors.
Wow, it's really great precision. I worked with Soviet EDM machine. And you know, your machine more accuracy. I wont to repeat this. Thx from Ukraine. Sorry for my English.
As someone who loves home shop equipment, I love that you made this open source for everyone. I don’t even know if I’ll make one but it’s still awesome to go look through the cad files you made available. Thanks so much! Looking forward to your future content!
Awesome to see the EDM finished after following it for so long. I would love to build one myself, but I know I have to many projects on my plate already.
Woooow, damn thanks for such a complete video, all the workflow, tolerancing,mistakes, and solutions. My hat is off! I'm gonna check those machine plans
Thanks for this video. Time to start planning my own build. Few projects need to be finished off first. So glad to have stumbled upon your channel. Cheers, Reuben
Really amazing/awesome Mike!! Great Job! I am getting very close to making cuts with my custom BaxEDM machine! Can't wait! You are a great inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing!
you are the blind spot of diy machinery that i was missing so long. thanks a lot for your work. If I could, I would start building EDM right now. Hope the community will grow to demystification this dark corner of properitary knowledge.
I had a nipple cut out of a vintage brake callipers by EDF, it worked very well. The two guys at the machine shop showed me what they generally did, cutting out parts from Inconel, the precision and finish they achieved was just amazing
Bought a book several months back on building an EDM machine from scratch, by Ben Fleming, but it's 10 years old, and I'd like to get one running this year if possible. Added my name to your list and anxiously awaiting your completion of the next arc generator production run. Thanks for the time and effort.
@@edgymushroom "Build a Pulse EDM Machine - The Next Generation" by Ben Fleming. It's a bit pricey at $50.00, and about 10 years old, but useful information if you want to try building one from scratch. I opted to purchase one of the BAXEDM arc generators to start, as I want to get a working machine running ASAP. Here's a email where you can probably get info on getting the book: homebuiltedmmachines@gmail.com .
@20:15 "the glue did not work perfectly, there is still a very small little burr" This is because by using glue you electrically isolate the product when performing the remnant cut. The moment you cut the product loose from the material there is nothing that connects your part with the groundof the machine so the last bit will stay on it. When you use some kind of conducting vice , it will cut away the last bit of the burr, and you would even be able to skim that part, so you dont need to "stone" the part.
Magnets are the solution in this setting. For a detail that small a large flat coated magnet would be more than capable of maintaining the details position, and act as pass thru for the current at the same time.
@@PiGood That is a great idea. I was wondering if mixing CA glue and printer toner and used that as a glue to secure and conduct current. Guess you could just secure it with a second chuck clamping it from the other axis added for final cut too though.
even before cutting it loose. the resistance is increasing as less material is available and it just stop conducting before it's cut loose. the wire deflects into the main piece and leaves a burr
@@scotttod6954 Given my experience, in the event of non magnetic materials it would likely be easier to just use the glue to maintain the details position and contact/clamp a grounding cable to the detail. May cause some imperfections in the surface if the ground cable arcs but given the application here that would be more than adequate.
Ah, and here I was excited to see that you making MY first initial. I wish I had the time to build one of these as I’ve always wanted one. There are parts I simply can’t make using my mill and lathes. Even welding parts together that I can make doesn’t do it. And until 3D metal printing comes down in price, that’s out too. Great job. I think I’ll stick around. There’s nothing like living vicariously.
Just found this channel, and it’s interesting to see how the implementation is significantly different to Applied Science’s drilling method. Gonna scour your channel for the fine details!
I have never seen any sort of cutter like that. I’ve been in the pipe trades for years, plumber welder but work at shipyards also. Seen a lot but never that cutter. Looks super cool.
I used to work for a company that made high precision flexures like the one you made, the movement was done with stacks of piezo-electric tiles that change length when a dc current is supplied. The power supplies were up to 20 bit resolution over a 10micron(10e-6m) distance, meaning the you could step the distance ((10e-6)/(2^20))=9.5e-12m or 9.5 picometers.
VERY GOOD. EDM is not something i need to use in my shop. But still a great demonstration of what can be made at home. Good work with the editing too. Thanks for sharing.
Builds custom EDM to precision cut metals
Same guy: "I don't have an oven"
He doesn't have an air-tight argon-containing oven. That's different than "a household oven."
Have you noticed that behind a great open hardware project there always is an industry professional who has done it as a hobby on the side. Chris Annin comes to mind with his robot arm, mechmate router table team, stm32 2.5kW open hardware servo drive and others I would give Mike top place on this arena for his arc generator. That's short of a revolution!
Hi! Do you have a Link to the 2.5kw drive? It sounds very intersting but i cannot find it.... Thank you!
I'm looking for that 2.5kW servo too... google didnt help me D:
@@goodfis624 @SayHiToPi The project called "Odrive" found by searching "Odriverobotics" is a cool project along these lines. I have used them to make servo drives from quad-copter style motors.
@@JoshuaElsdon Ah you meant ODrive. Yeah, its quite known project. One can even buy complete driver PCB on aliexpress/ebay
Agreed, this is how innovation is supposed to work, not the bullshit corporate America pushes nowadays
This is the perfect project for the person who has built a LinuxCNC milling machine, LinuxCNC lathe, LinuxCNC laser, and LinuxCNC router.
Absolutely amazing machine. If I was about 40 - 50 years younger, I would start building immediately. Thanks a lot for the design.
if i were*
@@mickeyromeo its so f....up importand? you teacher! are you normal?
@@bourbon_sketcher idiot !
Wow, it's really great precision.
I worked with Soviet EDM machine. And you know, your machine more accuracy. I wont to repeat this. Thx from Ukraine. Sorry for my English.
As someone who loves home shop equipment, I love that you made this open source for everyone. I don’t even know if I’ll make one but it’s still awesome to go look through the cad files you made available. Thanks so much! Looking forward to your future content!
Never seen an EDM machine before, but impressive with you completed project... Did not expect it to come out that perfectly.
Excellent video on precision, material tension, and tolerance! Seeing the EDM in action was an added bonus. Thanks for posting! 🍻
Thats an incredible machine!
Hello Sean! :)
Perfect example of someone that finds solutions instead of excuses! Bravo Sir!
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK... dAMN I WAS THINKING OF THIS TOPIC LATELY
VERY satisfying!
Many years ago I learned _about_ EDM, but have never seen it in action, till now!
Thanks.
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Thanks for the detailed walk through.
Awesome to see the EDM finished after following it for so long. I would love to build one myself, but I know I have to many projects on my plate already.
sick tolerances made. Oddly satisfying to watch parts of precision from a seal and float into position. Love that you can barely see the joins.
This is a positively STUNNING demonstration!
The end product demonstration got a smile on my face. Amazing job mate! 👍🏼
OK this is really amazing.
AvE will find this next. Just watch.
Brilliant results. Thank you for the video.
Woooow, damn thanks for such a complete video, all the workflow, tolerancing,mistakes, and solutions. My hat is off! I'm gonna check those machine plans
Thanks for this video. Time to start planning my own build. Few projects need to be finished off first. So glad to have stumbled upon your channel.
Cheers,
Reuben
Really amazing/awesome Mike!! Great Job! I am getting very close to making cuts with my custom BaxEDM machine! Can't wait! You are a great inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing!
you are the blind spot of diy machinery that i was missing so long. thanks a lot for your work. If I could, I would start building EDM right now. Hope the community will grow to demystification this dark corner of properitary knowledge.
Impressive achievement. Congratulations on realising such a precise thing !
I have run Agie Wire Machines for over 10 years. Cool video man, I’d love to have one at home to use!!
Thats satisfying. I've worked with 2 different large EDM's and they are quite incredible. Nice work.
I had a nipple cut out of a vintage brake callipers by EDF, it worked very well. The two guys at the machine shop showed me what they generally did, cutting out parts from Inconel, the precision and finish they achieved was just amazing
Bought a book several months back on building an EDM machine from scratch, by Ben Fleming, but it's 10 years old, and I'd like to get one running this year if possible. Added my name to your list and anxiously awaiting your completion of the next arc generator production run. Thanks for the time and effort.
What's the book called?
@@edgymushroom "Build a Pulse EDM Machine - The Next Generation" by Ben Fleming. It's a bit pricey at $50.00, and about 10 years old, but useful information if you want to try building one from scratch. I opted to purchase one of the BAXEDM arc generators to start, as I want to get a working machine running ASAP. Here's a email where you can probably get info on getting the book: homebuiltedmmachines@gmail.com .
bravo. DO IT...
That fit... wow! Such a satisfying moment when you let it go and it drifted into place. Thanks for sharing :D
instant sub! This is just incredible and the gesture of making it freely available is just astounding
24:00 Pure ASMR! Bedankt voor het posten en de link. Super interessant!
Knap gedaan man ! Mooi om naar te kijken. Dank voor de post en de genomen moeite.
Very nice. Another great video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
That was a delight to watch. 👏
holy smokes! Amazing! Congrats, and thank you for keeping it open source. I don't know if I will build one, but I want one!
Makes my shop standard of 1/32" look like a mile wide gap. Well done!!
Amazing content, as always!
That was super amazing. Thank you for sharing.
What a piece of work! Outstanding performance👌👌👌
Subscribed and thank you- I appreciate your content! this is what I have been searching for.
UA-cam did a good job with this recommendation. Glad this video is doing so well for you!
That video is an inspiration and super impressive. Many thanks!
Absolutely amazing, I've got no other words to describe it.
Magnificent, Miraculous, Marvellous, Masterful, Majestic, Mezmerising
@@RennieAsh Excellent Demonstration of Machining
outstanding, incredible, impressive
I wouldn't mind more edm project videos, this was cool.
Wow, thanks for your video, will try to reproduce, thanks a lot!
Dude DUUDE.... i want that EDM machine it's so tiny and effiicient! great job!
Thank you so much for sharing!
THAT IS very satisfying! The result looks like science fiction. Great work and thank you.
Nicely done. Interesting and impressive the work and your results. Cheers!
This is really good work. Well done.
Bloody nice work! Congrats.
Very interesting video. I am basically new to anything "edm" so this was a fantastic learning experience.
Thanks for sharing.
No thank you for watching
Very Nice Mike, good job on the video and a very good job on the machine and the fitting parts
That IS incredibly satisfying. 🔥 specially being able to do it at home.
@20:15 "the glue did not work perfectly, there is still a very small little burr"
This is because by using glue you electrically isolate the product when performing the remnant cut.
The moment you cut the product loose from the material there is nothing that connects your part with the groundof the machine so the last bit will stay on it.
When you use some kind of conducting vice , it will cut away the last bit of the burr, and you would even be able to skim that part, so you dont need to "stone" the part.
Magnets are the solution in this setting.
For a detail that small a large flat coated magnet would be more than capable of maintaining the details position, and act as pass thru for the current at the same time.
@@PiGood That is a great idea. I was wondering if mixing CA glue and printer toner and used that as a glue to secure and conduct current. Guess you could just secure it with a second chuck clamping it from the other axis added for final cut too though.
even before cutting it loose. the resistance is increasing as less material is available and it just stop conducting before it's cut loose.
the wire deflects into the main piece and leaves a burr
@@scotttod6954 Given my experience, in the event of non magnetic materials it would likely be easier to just use the glue to maintain the details position and contact/clamp a grounding cable to the detail. May cause some imperfections in the surface if the ground cable arcs but given the application here that would be more than adequate.
@@darkracer1252 Not quite, the bur is mostly the two .006" ish radius left by the entrance cut and when the Slug becomes Isolated from the ground.
Nice Mike, very nice. BaxEdm👌
Very interesting project you have here. I will be watching your progress. Thank you for you patients respect for beginners in this field.
Ah, and here I was excited to see that you making MY first initial. I wish I had the time to build one of these as I’ve always wanted one. There are parts I simply can’t make using my mill and lathes. Even welding parts together that I can make doesn’t do it. And until 3D metal printing comes down in price, that’s out too. Great job. I think I’ll stick around. There’s nothing like living vicariously.
Fantastic, thank you for sharing with us.
I already have the Ikea clamp light, just have to build the rest. Beautiful work you've done there.
I am surely gonna try this one.. keep this cool parts coming up!!👍
its so nice to see that close tolerance
Amazing video, tyvm!!
WOW indeed! Congratulations on a very nice fit.
You should run the footage of the sinking "M" in reverse so it looks like it's rising by itself.
Oh the possibility of that machine in the hobby tinkers world. Super work. Great video!
Outstanding work. Super, super impressive.
Wow! Lovely work Sr. Great content😎
modern magic, lovely to watch!
Several very useful tips on how to avoid problems. Thanks very much. Liked and subscribed.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE! I HAVE TO MAKE ONE.
Thanks a Lot! Good engineering.
Incredible work!
Totaly amazing 😉 great job!
I was genuinely happy for you man! 😂 I was so excited at the end fit. I need to research this machine. Sub’d!!!
Wspaniała maszyna, gratulacje
Loved you showed your mistakes as well in a normal, "it happens" way. Kudos!
Super satisfying! Cant wait to build my edm... Right after 47 other projects
WOW! Really great job!
Best diy vedio on UA-cam 😀 great sir. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Perfect sound , perfect explanation , perfect job...salute..Respect from Iran
Just found this channel, and it’s interesting to see how the implementation is significantly different to Applied Science’s drilling method. Gonna scour your channel for the fine details!
Awesome. Thanks!
Great. Now another project to put on my list. After I build the EDM. 👍😁😉
I have never seen any sort of cutter like that. I’ve been in the pipe trades for years, plumber welder but work at shipyards also. Seen a lot but never that cutter. Looks super cool.
This would be awesome for puzzles.
GREAT VIDEO!!
I'm currently designing my own wire EDM your videos have been indispensable!
Thanks so much!
I used to work for a company that made high precision flexures like the one you made, the movement was done with stacks of piezo-electric tiles that change length when a dc current is supplied. The power supplies were up to 20 bit resolution over a 10micron(10e-6m) distance, meaning the you could step the distance ((10e-6)/(2^20))=9.5e-12m or 9.5 picometers.
Hum…
This is less than the size of an atom…
@@mhannebert aka fake
@@ilikewaffles3689 Nanomachines are real tho
Wouldn't Heisenberg's uncertainty principle get in the way of such precision?
@@zachcrawford5 the Planck length is 10^23 times smaller. Space is crazy.
Ya got me, new subscriber! Looks like a great addition to my shop. So cool!
Nice. Amazing job!
Algorithm steered me right on this one! Great video!
It must be so satisfying honing the flat sides to remove the burr. And the end result is fantastic
WOW, superb quality
That is incredibly satisfying
24:00 very satisfying. Great board. Maybe one day i will be ably to buy the electronics package.
Imagine combining Japanese joinery with Wire EDM machine!!
VERY GOOD.
EDM is not something i need to use in my shop.
But still a great demonstration of what can be made at home.
Good work with the editing too.
Thanks for sharing.
No, thank you for watching
Amazing! Beautiful!