I love machining. I trained as a sheet metal worker but always wanted to learn machining.. So ..1990 I bought an old metal lathe and taught myself. That was 30 ago and I ended up making more money on that one lathe And enjoying every minute of it I looked at the lathe as a musical instrument and every job was a new song to learn .

@TheFrankRizzo

2 жыл бұрын

What tool would you buy today?

@vinm300

2 жыл бұрын

I served my apprenticeship in welding, but also fancied machining. I'd like a lathe still (at 61) but haven't room in the garage.

I'm still not completely convinced this is not magic.

@marka9292

2 жыл бұрын

As technology progresses it becomes indistinguishable from magic. Said someone smarter than me.

@UmVtCg

2 жыл бұрын

Magic is just technology you don't understand. So yeah, it's magic.

@Mikeanglo

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the guy is clearly a wizard.

I have no idea why this is recommended to me, but this guy has me totally mesmerized. I could watch him discuss this precision machining all day

That is a fantastic demo. Reminds me of seamless closing door in the vessel of the movie Contact. Hope to see a hobbyist shop grade EDM soon ;-)

@peterwood2633

2 жыл бұрын

Such a good detail that sealing door added to the alien mystique of it all

@michaelallen2971

2 жыл бұрын

i was just thinking the same thing

@chriskrausesmovie

Жыл бұрын

fantastic

Delight! These are the kinds of activities that human strength should be devoted to. Sincerely from Russia - Serge

WOW!!! Unbelievable! My son is a CNC machinist & I know he’ll be greatly interested in seeing this video! My mind can’t believe that this stuff is possible!! Amazing what the human mind can do & the machines it can produce! “Ach du lieber, mein schatz”!!! “Gesundheit”!

I just love the EDM feeling. A great tool. Ran for four years, just cool.

@StuartFerguson55

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love EDM too. Electro house specifically.

Still trying to wrap my head around that !!! Simply Amazing !

Cool details and machines👍 I have been working on Agie and Charmilles WEDM for 22 years. Greetings from Poland

Wow. I,ve never seen acuracy/precision like that

great video , fantastic work !!

Instant respect when you rotated the snow flake. Wow!

@chriskrausesmovie

Жыл бұрын

respect

This is incredible. What a time to be alive

currently in training to be a machinist for the US Navy. Watching this is the most amazing technique ever.

@kimkong9622

11 ай бұрын

not easy...Not for everybody job. Fist learn Manual...

I love Carl's passion, pride and energy.

how could you not like such a video, wow i had the re-edit my post when i saw the rotation i can't believe it :)))

Amazing job bro!!! 😁

Cool details and machines I have been working on Agie and Charmilles WEDM for 22 years. Greetings from Poland

Thank you for the downloadable book!

Insanely freakin impressive!!!

wow this is incredible, very satisfying :) thank you for sharing

Very impressive! Also it looks scalable, so it is more than just a cool novelty

awesome, now i know how they do so precise holes

What a time we live in.

@michaelvoytsekhovsky

2 жыл бұрын

This is the technology of the Ancients. It was created in 1943 by two Soviet scientists, B. R. Lazarenko and N. I. Lazarenko. 80 years have passed since then.

Absolutely spectacular. Ancient egyptians would have called this the work of Gods.

@syindrome

2 жыл бұрын

Ancient aliens guy would think this is the work of aliens

@muteprophet8731

2 жыл бұрын

You mean aliens

Glad this came up

Excellent work lads

oh man, what a splendid video. really dig what you all are doing, very cool.

@chriskrausesmovie

Жыл бұрын

splendid indeed

this is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

Absolutely stunning!

Thank You , Sir

Oh nice 2 makino U1310 thats their biggest machine :) I have the U86, its a awesome machine.

an amazing tool, so precise

Simply amazing!

I'm just a simple guy who admires incredible engineering inventions (w/ some extra time on my hands). I can't stop watching these videos! This technology is AMAZING! American tech still sets the high bar in innovations across the world.

thank u carl

Stuff like this restores my faith in human nature. What can be achieved for good by humans is amazing.

@F0nkyNinja

2 жыл бұрын

this could just as easily be used for bad.

@zrxdoug

2 жыл бұрын

Not to rain on your parade, but I'd imagine the folks who build weapons put this tech to use as well..

What a Pioneer Mr. Sommer!

amazing engineering

Thanks Carl.

i love what and how you did. the machine is great, the love you put in, modifinig it to diffrent problem is incredible, the way you show it is nice, no cheap animation, only vidio of product. would be great to see the grinding process itself too, but it not hard to belive that such result cant be achived with most other method. in fact i cant come with idea how it can be ahived overwise( .this insparate to think about rotating detail to cut it in many surfusaces, but i dont know how it can be used. i think it can cut any cinvex shape more persiesly at minimum, but it isnt whery smart boundary, it can make much more. im curious how and what can be done in 3 dimansional space with it

Thank you algorithm! This was fascinating!!!

that machine work is so good, modern technology is amazing!

@MouseGoat

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, its pretty weird to think this all started with some flint and wood smashed together. wonder how many tools bulding tools steps needs to be taken to make one of theirs machines.

This is so fascinating.

Very impressive !

Incredible precision

I am love this video .

impresive

That is amazing.

Unbelievable!

Amazing!!!

Amazing 👍👍👍👍

This is impressive

I used to work for a company called True Trace and we used a lot of EDM parts.

YOU ARE GOOD MAN

Hello You had me when I saw Mr. Carl Sommer, on the screen. These kind of tinkerers also keep my country running. Keep up the good work and good luck. Really a great machine. I would be interested to know how much the wire deviates in such workpieces ratio to the thickness and material in the middle. The feed rate in relation to the material thickness and material or its thermal conductivity would also be very interesting parameter. The service life of the wire and their cost. Are there any existing tables or formulas for these values? Thanks a lot

how does the hole get started? if it shows the wire being connected on both ends like a bandsaw how does it start in the middle of the material

@ReliableEDM

2 жыл бұрын

Drill the hole before it has been hardened, or use small hole EDM when material is hardened.

@joewalton2732

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReliableEDM Preferably the latter as holes in tool steel may carbon up during heat-treat and cause problems at the start.

@rdc02271

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReliableEDM Newbie alert! But do you small hole EDM that long 54" part? Thank you

this is precision

We use EDM not just for its spacial accuracy but also for its superb surface finishes you can achieve: in the making of injection mould casts wire EDM is absolutely necessary to ensure surface finishes of Rz 2.5 micrometer and lower across a machined 3 dimensional curved plane.

That's amazing

Imagine if they had this technology 100 years ago or even in WW2. All our items with moving parts would be so precise that wear and tear would be a thing of the past

omg this is amazing

amazing technology

Thanks, can I have a way to learn this subject, I use to be tool and die maker long time ago

These guys are wizards.

Incredible precision, snowflake as a caliber.👍

Carl Summer is a great man

With this precision, it would be possible to make motors of all kinds with very high-efficiency rates.

very good job. May I ask what's the fluids you are using?

@carlsommer4281

Жыл бұрын

deionized water

Genius

I would kill to work a job with this sort of technology in manufacturing.

@Juiceboxer0

2 жыл бұрын

Not hard to get into

wow!

Interesting

Is the wire moving (e.g. like a bandsaw)? Does the wire actually contact the work piece, or is it making some kind of plasma around the wire that is vaporizing the work piece metal? How does the wire not break? Very interesting, it's like alien technology!

@carlsommer4281

Жыл бұрын

The wire never touches the part. Sparks from the wire erode the material.

WOW!

im a edm pro now

I spent 27 years doing nothing but sink,and wire EDM. A whole lot has progressed from tooling to the machines and software. Keeping wire machines operating correctly is a skill in itself. Something simple as incorrect water ionization and worn diamond guides can result in disaster, along with 20 other things. Those machines must be maintained with laboratory type respect and cleanliness.

could this machine be used to cut stones that contain quartz? as quartz is electrically conductive

@carlsommer4281

2 жыл бұрын

Quartz doesn't carry electricity as steel, but it does have certain electrical properties. We cannot cut quartz with EDM.

@MrSears_1.618

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the question I had, thank you.

I know nothing about machining but I watched this to the end, so its either a great demo or I have autism..

amazing, but we still can't build a pyramid in the time that archeologist say it was done. Does that mean that enchant man was more advanced then us?