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.

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.

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

@conorstewart2214

9 күн бұрын

I was wondering if I was going crazy and that I had seen it before or if this was someone stealing someone else’s video, but it makes more sense if he just reuploaded with the audio fixed.

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.

@MorlockEngineering

9 күн бұрын

Okay, I will make a video on this.

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

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

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!!!

Stunning! Been subscribed for a while and the progress is substantial. Keep up the good work!

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

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.

@WeberMachineWorks

3 күн бұрын

well said Jon.

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

@MorlockEngineering

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful work! I'm impressed!

This is way cool! Great Work Rack Robo!

Commenting to boost the trip vid

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.

That's incredible. Fantastic work.

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

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

Congratulations. I hope you sell a million of these!

@MorlockEngineering

10 күн бұрын

I hope so too!

hell of a power supply there fella. beautiful.

My lord this a revolutionary, incredible work

@MorlockEngineering

9 күн бұрын

Indeed. This idea has the capacity to change the hardware world.

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

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!

Amazing machine. Wish you the best

Amazing to see this! awesome work

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

@NigelTolley

20 сағат бұрын

Consumer 3d printing, especially with metal (if it ever even happens) will never be as accurate as these machines can be.

@alexross26

12 сағат бұрын

@@NigelTolley why. rocket engines and jet turbines are 3d printed, I think those industries require accuracy

This is actually crazy. Awesome.

Nice work! Following your work! And subscribed.

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.

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!

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.

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 . . .

Great work!

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

This is simply amazing to see!

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.

Nice job!

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

@MorlockEngineering

9 күн бұрын

You are welcome. Thank you for buying me lunch!

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

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

This is awesome! Have you tried cutting tungsten carbide?

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.

@MorlockEngineering

4 күн бұрын

Thank you. What do you mean by industrial?

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

@plasmashears

7 күн бұрын

That's what I was thinking too. Not super common, but definitely not what I would consider "rare".

@Properuppercut

6 күн бұрын

I worked in a shop with 16 wires for 20 years. Agreed, not super rare in the manufacturing world nowadays.

@areyounecessary

6 күн бұрын

Thought the same, worked in a machine shop and we did occasionally outsource EDM work, and I can think of 4-5 shops that were within a 30 minute drive of us. Major metro city, so obviously not the norm, but still. That said, this is still a fantastic idea, especially for those who live in apartments and the sort. Being able to manufacture metal parts in my room without bothering the neighbors is fantastic.

@Rcmike1234

6 күн бұрын

They're not rare 😅

@spacedonutnfo

6 күн бұрын

Same

Very interesting project

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

An amazing project.

Its beautiful

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

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

This is so cool!!!!

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! 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.

Great work

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

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

@MorlockEngineering

11 күн бұрын

We will get to you soon.

@FruchtcocktailUndCo

11 күн бұрын

@@MorlockEngineering Kisses.

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

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?

can't wait to order powercore v2

This is incredible

Looks really well designed.

@MorlockEngineering

9 күн бұрын

Thank you.

I'd love to build one!

blown away with the sexy design of this.

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.

@elanjacobs1

6 күн бұрын

Not with those tolerances. You want to be in the 5-10 micron range, not 50-100.

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

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

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!

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

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 !

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

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

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

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..

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

@MorlockEngineering

10 күн бұрын

We generally run 10 micron filters on our 100 PSI flushing pump.

I have been trying to build one for three years with the same idea of 3Dprinted parts and China pcb/components etc but not got the electronics right. There are some other guys that make electronics they claim is pro level but it is $2000! As mechanics I found a thesis from the Netherlands, an university there, but they built it of metal parts and it was a co-operation between a mech team and a electronics team. It wasn’t open source and I couldn’t track the students. Are you aiming at making the current version open source? A side note: it is good to have a filtering system for the water and a meter for conductivity! Great project! Subbed!

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.

@MorlockEngineering

5 күн бұрын

Yes. I agree.

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

Amazing! Great job! Is this noisy when cutting?

@MorlockEngineering

5 күн бұрын

No

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

@MorlockEngineering

8 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Woah, you're in colorado springs? You guys open for tours or anything? I'd love to come check this out in person!

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

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!

Re-upload? Also why no shipping to Australia for PSU?

@MorlockEngineering

11 күн бұрын

We will be working with distributors soon for non-US sales. I re-uploaded the video to fix the audio.

@P.R.Shriram

11 күн бұрын

It would reverse the polarity.. being down under

@TrentSheather

9 күн бұрын

Australian electrical safety rules, in particular earthing requirements, are quite strict. Any device that is mains powered has to comply with a heap of rules otherwise the importer can face jail time.

perfect, im even still awake

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

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~

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

@MorlockEngineering

2 күн бұрын

Yes

Incredible

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?

@EvilDaveCanada

7 күн бұрын

Also can this unit cut brass & bronze? I ask because you are using brass wire and wouldn't like materials fuse/weld together instead of cutting?

thanks for the audio

you need to make a ballscrew and actual linear rod version of this

In Europe nominal voltage is 230V AC but spec is +/- 10% so from 207V to 253V and higher end is very common due to popularity of PV

@MorlockEngineering

4 күн бұрын

Not a problem. The SMPS is rated from 90 to 264 VAC.

""" 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

@pyro1596

9 күн бұрын

hahahaha

Pretty amazing! Will this be capable of also being a "hole popper"?

@MorlockEngineering

4 күн бұрын

The Powercore V2.0 can do it, so the Betta wire would just need a rod on the end of it.

Cool

This is amazing, but how long did this take to make, and how many iterations? I can't believe the compactness of this and how few screws are needed for it to function. I was also looking at the website and wanted to know about the Ender 3 modification to the EDM machine.

@MorlockEngineering

8 күн бұрын

It designed Rev A of this machine over 4 weeks. It took a few days to print, build, and debug. We are working on Rev B of the machine, which will be what we start shipping in September.

Really cool power supply and machine 👍I especially like that it can cut diagonally too. What about water filtration and cycling?❓Is it just open flow from the tap to the drain?❓Or cycling without filtration? Also:❓Can the waste spool be used one or a few more times? Or is it pretty much done in the first pass?

@MorlockEngineering

10 күн бұрын

I like using a 10 micron filter after the flushing pump to recycle the water. We are going to leave the flushing and filtration as a self-source system. Different users will want different pumps and filters depending on their application.

Something like this would be useful for me as I would love to replace my knife blade on my multi-tool with a tungsten carbide blade. We have an edm at work but I have no idea how to run it