I 3D printed a 4-axis wire EDM machine that can cut anything conductive 

This is amazing! Great work.

Rare? My father bought a used one in 1980 for his Tool & Die shop, my older bought two more in later years. Many other shops had newer Wire EDM machines. I learned raw G code programming using a teletype for our first wire EDM machine. One of my coworkers at a research laboratory out sourced his parts to machine shops using wire EDM machines.

Ohhh, you fixed left audio channel only. Thank you!

Hey awesome, I'm definitely going to buy this. One tip, I think it would be really interesting to make some type of upgrade route where the EDM machine can cut its own replacement parts out of aluminium to make it stiffer. So it would be great if that is kept in mind when designing the 3D printed parts. Beyond that, awesome design! I can see a lot of love went into the design of this machine.

I do not see myself owning one of these, but will be watching your journey - easy sub to make. When shop/homemade CNC machines were first being introduced on RU-vid I predicted we were at the beginning of a new industrial revolution. I believed the CNC would drive a router, and with some modifications a laser. I'll now add and EDM to the list. The incredible power for inventors/makers with these affordable machines tinkering in a garage or basement will really advance society in both good and bad ways. Thank you for sharing. Great little machine.

Would really love to see the actual work flow from design to cutting. Awesome project, as soon as it comes available in Europe I'll order one.

I feel that software experience is going to be key, if you can get the user experience as noob friendly and approachable as modern 3D printing there’s a huge market of people who’d love this. If the process to get a part machining is esoteric and relies on the user being a CAM/klipper expert then it’s going to be a tough ask for most hobbyists.

Seriously, this is the most excited I've been for the past decade. I'm definitely going to follow this and most probably buy one of these kits sometime down the line, so get ready to have them shipped to Europe.

Just found your channel and project for the first time. 100% saving up for this. I can already think of a few projects that my makerspace could use this on. Thank you for putting in all this work ❤

I'll wait for better tolerances. Gratulations gor your achievements so far! Super impressive

Looks great. I'd use button head socket caps where possible so all forces are basically compressive. The countersunk can flare and crack plastic if overtightened, button head are more forgiving.

Lovely. I've enjoyed the various clips from 3D printer RU-vidrs. This is the sort of thing I would love in my workshop (*cough* garage). Will be continuing to keep an eye out.

Its going to be wild to see the kind of projects and products that this enables. Your existing non wire EDM machine already opened the door to precision manufactured 2d and stamped parts. adding a whole extra dimension with the capacity for precision rotary manufacturing as well is even more mind blowing! Best of luck in your future endeavors I can hardly wait!!!

This is incredible!! Very well done; I will definitely be buying your next version!!!

Damn, one video and I subscribed. Thats a record. I want to watch the progress of this device and your new company. Congrats!

gods work. you are doing gods work. its like a stopgap until real 3d metal printing gets to the consumer level

I had no idea wire edm was so rare! Thankfully I work in a shop with 5 of them.

I'm very impressed with this project, both in innovation and straightforward, elegant, engineering.

Beautiful work! I'm impressed!

I need one of these! I have been thinking about building one for ages. This project may be it. Can't wait!

This is way cool! Great Work Rack Robo!

Amazing! Saw you guys @CNCKitchen. This as a disruption! Micro-mechanics: gears, watch parts, micro-surgery tool parts, brushless motor stators, gun parts, and injection molds etc. Open source, engineering, and product development at its best! I hope you great times! 😀

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BRILLIANT. Easy, nobrainer subscription. I am looking forward to adding an EDfrigginM to my capabilities!

exciting, always wanted to try one out, so looking forward to getting one. great video too.

Congratulations. I hope you sell a million of these!

My lord this a revolutionary, incredible work

That's incredible. Fantastic work.

I'd want a more 2d axis version, designed specifically for sheet metal. From watching this video (no further knowledge) that would be the best use case for this type of machine.

This is actually crazy. Awesome.

Nice work! Following your work! And subscribed.

Amazing machine. Wish you the best

hell of a power supply there fella. beautiful.

Yes, very good, like a lot. Sadly poor and luckily european, so eagerly standing by and thrilled for the things to come. :D

Imagine, you could essentially print a planetary gear box with it. Maybe it wouldn't be efficient and time-consuming, maybe some flaws. But as a demonstration in practice, it would be very impressive.

Amazing to see this! awesome work

Awesome! I created "GatorCAM for cnc" with slow feed speed capabilities to allow for EDM! You may really like it!

On my infinite bucket-list... but a hat-tip to you for doing a decent job! Thank you.

Ohhh, very good, I worked doing mechanical projects and drawings for the first wire edm made in Brazil, it was long time ago, 1980. The electronics was made for a friend, he is electrical engineer, i belive this machine is working 'till now, was usede a Diadur CNC 2 axis only . . .

Very interesting, i didn't see the Kickstarter but interested when it comes out. How often does the wire break mid cut and how easy is it to thread, is there a way it can auto thread?

Congrats on developing a game-changing machine! When are you guys looking to expand the team 👀? I’d love to contribute to a technology that will change manufacturing as we know it!

This is simply amazing to see!

I personally dont have any uses for this, but I'm tempted to get one just to help out. This is amazing

With that Fith axis you could in theory cheaply make a lead screw for a 3d print plastic recycling machine if the tolerances are tightened up more. Then all you would need is a grinding machine which all you would need to do is cut out some gears and make a sturdy attachment for them.

This is awesome. I'll be looking into this and following along. A wire chopper is a very good idea. I watched a guy drop a used wire spool and end up needing is calf muscle put back together.

Ohhh this is so cool. I would definitely buy one!

An amazing project.

Nice project , just take in consideration water shall be pure and filtering is a crucial parameter on wire EDM , aluminium is easy to cut but worth to filtering

Pure genius. I'm a manual machinist, the only CNC machine I have ever desired is a EDM machine.

This is awesome! Have you tried cutting tungsten carbide?

This is awesome! Looks less difficult to build than the Voron 2.4 r2 I'm currently building.

I can cut and make lots of things at home with consumer 3D printers and laser engravers/cutters (Fiber & C02) but metal is not one I can really cut, expect for 0.2mm AL card.... This is an amazing development for home makers, well done!

This is brilliant! Is the power core sold separately from the EDM Machine or does it come with it?

Nice job!

Great work!

I have a couple thousand hours on professional EDM and this excites me very much. Little tip, even if your hardware is flawless, it's all about the controller and software. My Voron has single micron repeatability but it's useless without correct compensation.

This is gonna change the 3d2a space forever

This is so cool!!!!

Great work

I’ve been making EDM since sandstorm… was clearly doing it completely wrong. I am absolutely building one of these thanks you!

Looks really well designed.

Very interesting project

I'd love to build one!

This is Stanley Meyer level knowledge

This is incredible

blown away with the sexy design of this.

Its beautiful

This, and the SLS 3d printer thats hitting the consumer market are literally game changing. At home manufacturing is finally becoming a reality.

Can you imagine the PC Speed demons going crazy with this thing to make custom solid copper heatsinks? By using pure copper, they can then take a sledgehammer to their failed experiments( to protect their IP if they so desire) before selling them as scrap. A machine like this would also be looked at by the mech keyboard crowd for making custom cases. And think about the metal keycaps you could make with it (my main interest). The cost to have them made (material cost not included) might be more than one of these units costs. Can this unit also do the loss rod (for lake of a better bame) method as well? If it can then holes in side the edges of a flat surface could be done without having to cut from the outside edge or drilling a hole first and then stringing the brass thread through that so as to complete the cut. I know the drilling a hole method would be cheaper on consumables but if the user doesn't care or has other reasons to do so, that would add another level of functionality. As both the power supply & cutting power supply are separate enclosed units, there should be very little problem to get this past the Canadian Standards Association or the European Stardards body. How many litres in 10 US gallons?

This is amazing, please tell me you are working on larger sizes

Nicely done. Let me know if you ever have a use for a coop student!

I have to say that this project is really impressive. I come from a CNC Kitchen video and this catched my eye. Got to do my own research to get here. Let's boost the algorithm. This is real work of art and engineering combined. I work in plastic injection moulding and I have to design the electrodes, many of which are wire edm cut. I would love to buy one, or maybe wait for the industrial scale one. I would also love a video of the 3D assembly. This project has future.

Wow! Bringing this tech to the hobbyist is incredible. For small to mid sized workshops, do you think it's possible to scale this up? Here's the dream: being able to cut standard >12mm thick steel sheets at pace with insane tolerances (without having to fork over silly amounts of money for laser cutting equipment), and keep floor space usage minimal.

Thanks for sharing, if you make some videos telling the theory of operation of the power supply i have good expertise to suggest improvements, also I may have some tricks in my hat to lower the PCB BOM cost

This is very cool! Id love to see an applications video where you show what this can be used for. Any future plans for a toolhead to do conventional EDM instead of just wire?

Wow , very cool machine ,impresive work, this machines ,the big ones cost a lot of money ,i think there is a market there for litle but usefull machines like this

What is this Voodoo magic? I have just purchased my very own workshop and planning the machinery right now! THis is definatley going to become part of the landscape!

""" Hi, this looks like a very fun project, and here are a few tips: =3 * Add a GFI on the power input, and ground your frame properly... or UL will get cranky * Add manual magnetic interlock + emergency stop (i.e. if the power pops back on it doesn't cause injury) * Add a DPDT contactor to be able to invert the work-piece and probe polarity (this is used with a sacrificial surface to resharpen sinker probes) * Klipper is not likely going to work they way you need... because EDM is a closed-loop _adaptive_ non-contact milling process (i.e. the motion may back out of a cut to re-set the ark distance, adjust feed rates to prevent excessive surface pocking from over-current, and drop voltage to minimum to localize the cutting line.) LinuxCNC/EMC people have done numerous custom machines over the years, but the kinematics require a reasonably powerful PC to do 3+ axis. * most EDM systems I've seen use copper coated molybdenum wire * Many papers have concluded for wire EDM it is best to run 3A to 10A , 60v to 130v, 1MHz, and 30% "on" duty cycle. (Note: the FCC EMI rules are a $1m fine, so a fish tank likely won't do...) * most EDM have a dry touch off process, and only fill the tank with liquid just before a run * most modern EDM out of Japan can self thread there own wire to repair breaks or do multiple islands * bearings and ruby wire guides are standard consumable parts * helical milling spiral-cutter flutes or threaded-holes in carbide is still done in the USA * Contact the CAM tool box author for FreeCAD. I met him during my project days, and he is a nice community minded person. Don't splatter the RF spectrum... I guarantee you some local radio operators will find your machine in minutes. In my country it is a $5k fine and minimum 1 year in jail. This message will be deleted in a few days... Good luck =3 """ - joel_mckay this comment wont be deleted

LOOOOOve your stuff !!!! hope to get one as soon as i can

Awesome. Is it possible to recover electrode material from the water bath?

can't wait to order powercore v2

Just a note, we have 240 Volts rating in Sweden (Europe). It was 220 decades ago. Now we got 230 in practice.

Will it be able to have a tool swap head to use a brass rod to boar a hole to start a wire cut inside a shape?

This is awsome, ive looked many times for a mini EDM for my hobby shop. When will it be ready for purchase and how would I go about ordering one? Is there anyway to place a pre order to ensure I can get when as soon as they are released? What the limitations are as far as material thickness and material type such as hardened tool steel, Can you use the wire as an edge finder to locate your part, or find the center of a hole before you start cutting? Great Job!

For hobbyist, EDM offers the ability to cut through ANYTHING conductive. The actual accuracy isn’t the vital part, it’s the ability to cut Titanium, or whatever, moderately accurately.

So hyped for this can I still use my powercore v1?

Amazing! Great job! Is this noisy when cutting?

I am currently going into my senior year in a mechanical engineering degree and would love to discuss the possibility of interning. I’ve taken some introductory CAD classes and have used inventor to design parts and to create some simple assemblies. I would love to further my CAD capabilities and to work on such an interesting, innovative project. Loved the video !

He's the Josef Prusa of wire EDM - well done

Incredible

When do you expect the 50 micron machine kit to be avaliable? Looking for 0.001" in accuracy

I’ve already got a powercore. Haven’t gotten around to installing in on my old Prusa. Interested in buying the kit without the powercore whenever you’re able to make that an option. Might consider self sourcing the kit parts otherwise, but that’s probably more hassle than it’s worth..

What seems to be a very complicated, expensive, and for-specialist-only technology becomes accessible to ordinary people like me :). Love to have one myself~

I own a desktop CNC and it's a pain in the ass in so many ways that this solves! Including metal particulates flying everywhere, lubrication requirement, and extremely rigid chassis. And you're telling me you can cut tungsten carbide? My desktop CNC can barely cut aluminum 6061. Great work!

Noice! Does it have any water filtration? Does it need it?

EDM's are nice, CNC machines are evil monsters. Also EDM's are going extinct. Save the EDM's. All joking aside, this a cool project! I hope it does well and has LST and continued development.

perfect, im even still awake

thanks for the audio

Let's go, this is very cool

Amazing work, are there any plans to add a 'hole-popper'?