[ML-General] Electrostatic Discharge Machine

[James Fluhler]

If you needed a 12mil hole through something less thick I've got access to an xy milling table that could do it easily but it's setup for milling circuit boards not 1.5" thick pipe haha

James F.

> On May 27, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yeah a .012" hole is a tough one. EDM would give you a good finish and a true hole. Burr free too. I've contemplated a build of one before.
> 
>> On May 27, 2015 7:20 PM, "david" <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>> just buy some Hilsch vortex tubes.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 05/27/15 19:18, Jacob Chancery wrote:
>>> I should've said Electrical instead of Electrostatic.
>>> 
>>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining
>>> 
>>> I want to cut small (0.012” throat diameter) planar de Laval nozzles in a piece of 1.5” schedule 10 pipe to spin a garret GT1548 turbine.
>>> 
>>> So far I've gotten a few no-quotes, a few ”that can't be done” and one unofficial ”more than $10,000” responses.
>>> 
>>>> On May 27, 2015 6:44 PM, "Erik Arendall" <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> They are interesting machines. What is your purpose for the machine? 
>>>>> On May 27, 2015 6:33 PM, "clayton pannell" <clayton.pannell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Creates ESD to cut metal
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On May 27, 2015 5:00 PM, "Daniel Valdez" <smeeon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> wait.. is this to cause ESD or to dissipate it? I'm confused and intrigued at the same time. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Anyone on the list ever built their own EDM machine?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm thinking about buying this starter kit:
>>>>>>> http://www.homebuiltedmmachines.com/index.php?page=buy&product=pulse_edm_starters_kit
>>>>>>> 
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