Anyone ever make their own EDM ?

RickM · RickM's Garage

They're saying it can be made for $275 or less. Pretty interesting.
Broken studs and extractors here I come

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Wavey · 04-14-2004, 01:39 PM

OK, I'm not proud. I'll be the first to expose my ignorance. What the hell is this?

BURN-BROS · 04-14-2004, 01:47 PM

Electrical discharge machine. Since the steel studs have more resistance than alluminum, the studs are eaten away but the alluminum is fine.

rcwaldo · 04-14-2004, 03:02 PM

this guy I know who makes his own jet turbine engines for model airplanes had to make his own EDM for making the impellers/rotors. He is making a jet that is about 5/8" diameter and puts out about 2psi or thrust..

http://cpl.usc.edu/eschuste/

Chris

MichiganMat · MichiganMat's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by rcwaldo
this guy I know who makes his own jet turbine engines for model airplanes had to make his own EDM for making the impellers/rotors. He is making a jet that is about 5/8" diameter and puts out about 2psi or thrust..

http://cpl.usc.edu/eschuste/

Chris

yeah, that pretty much rules.

thabaer · thabaer's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by rcwaldo
this guy I know who makes his own jet turbine engines for model airplanes had to make his own EDM for making the impellers/rotors. He is making a jet that is about 5/8" diameter and puts out about 2psi or thrust..
http://cpl.usc.edu/eschuste/

Model Harrier video, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ..... ook-ook!

No more please, I can't afford another addictive hobby.

rcwaldo · 04-14-2004, 07:08 PM

talk about not needing another addictive hobby, a buddy and myself are currently in the middle of getting PADI (SCUBA) certified.. Low and behold, I found a great SCUBA bulleting board!!

Yes, the equipment is pretty pricey as well

Chris

rudy sanchez · 04-14-2004, 07:33 PM

ya never know what some nutty schuster will do next

paul schuster (no relation)

Quote:

Originally posted by rcwaldo
this guy I know who makes his own jet turbine engines for model airplanes had to make his own EDM for making the impellers/rotors. He is making a jet that is about 5/8" diameter and puts out about 2psi or thrust..

http://cpl.usc.edu/eschuste/

Chris

RickM · RickM's Garage

Chris, That has to be the coolest thing I've seen in a while.

Any others make or want to make one of these EDM jobbers?

I'm also curious how it's used to do precision cutting.