... Wire EDM - a gazillion lightning bolts per gazilisecond coming off that 0.012" brass wire blows a 0.014" slot straight through that aluminum lower as if Thor himself did it ... making the straightest, most precise magwell, period. My guys know my answer to everything is always "Let's wire the sumbitch!" ML
5,101 views; 390 likestoolndie7 @laruetactical one shot? Or do you trim it out as well?
- laruetactical @toolndie7 ... One pass and haul ass 🔥 7 likes
- toolndie7 @laruetactical more than adequate for a magwell 😎
torti850 That's awesome! Heard you talk a lot about it but very cool to actually see 3 likes
michigan3gunner That's part of what makes a really good lower.
samuel.culper_sr Always wanted to learn wire EDM. Stuck running Swiss turns right now and occasionally a 5 axis mill 1 like
- laruetactical @bubbkill ... "Stuck running Swiss turns" is not the attitude you seek. Swiss turns are a marvel of this world ... subspindles synchronizing with the main spindle, sneaking in and snatching a part back to finish the back side and toss it onto the parts catcher, without getting touched by human hands .... it catches my breath 💪🔥💪🔥 18 likes
- samuel.culper_sr @laruetactical yeah- you're right. We did get some new ones that actually allow for tool touch off. The older ones run like a dream but lack the ability to touch off the tooling. You have to go off the offsets from the last time the job was run and adjust from there . With an .080 swing it's a bit tedious at times. We also switch jobs about once a week and they weren't designed for that. They were designed to run the same job for really long periods of time. Ground bar would also help. We get bar that's five different dimensions within a two foot span. Lots of guide bushing adjustment when your trying to hold a + or - .0002- sorry... I was rambling. Thanks for helping me improve my outlook! I needed that! 1 like
- seaskihunt @laruetactical our swiss machines make money so the rest of the shop can mess around with R&D. 6 B0326s turning 24/7. Warms my icy heart.
dkoenig1134 Zinc coated wire would burn through it faster and with less breakage but it's dirty and would eat up ur rollers. 1 like
- zep_1 @dkoenig1134 sonic wire to the rescue!
bradhudson You should touch that wire and see what happens 2 likes
- dkoenig1134 @bradhudson nothing unless you ground yourself 2 likes
shermybob The only realistic way to work inconel
thiswildadventure Well that's just neat
stevenmcclay6921 That is really fun! I have been waiting for the Siete to drop or I would have already ordered a big UU kit with one of there bad assAR lowers. 1 like
kodiak_precision You guys are having too much fun at work!! Haha I love the smell of a machine shop. Now get back to it! ha
the_josh_honeycutt I just managed to get an older small edm hole popper for free... even if I cant get it going it's got a nice cross slide that is worth having to load the damn thing. I can only dream of my own wire edm 👍
- laruetactical @the_josh_honeycutt ... Our toolroom has a hole popper - need to sock a wire starter hole through 62 Rockwell, not a problem. ML 1 like
_esstac OMG It spins!
gunscompanyarm What kind of machine model?
slappomatt We used. 010 since you pay by the lb you get more wire length
- laruetactical @slappomatt - - - 0.012" cuts faster for us, so, more parts on the floor 🔥 2 likes
- slappomatt @laruetactical. 004 moly wire is fun :)