The lights on upon door open. *chefs kiss*

Excellent video. You could setup a few stacking baths that allows the heavy particulates to sink and you bring the top layer of water from the first to the second. You can do this to as many baths as you need. There is also a bell siphon in hydroponic systems that maintain a level without need to top off so often.

Your channel is a huge inspiration to me. I hope to be able to build your EDM sometime in the future.

Hello from Cape Town, SA. I am trying to build a experimental unit and just stumbled into your channel.

Wonderful masterclass, as always, Mike! Thanks!!

Wow. What a champion you are for sharing your plans for free!

Very impressive, Mike! I am looking forward to seeing the machine in action again.

That's a pretty impressive setup you have there. Well done!

Thanks for making new videos!

Awesome! I feel very lucky to know you and this channel.

Wow. You got skills man ! Hats off to you !

What a fascinating project. 😊 Thank you for sharing all the details. 👍😎👍

A great machine is getting better and better👌

Great work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

Very impressive and professionally produced, well done!!

Truly impressive, a lot of knowledge goes into this build, and a lot of time as well.

Looks hella clean

You are making great progress in the WEDM development - again! Cheers.

Really well done on making a great informative video. Thanks for putting in the effort and sharing your experiences, knowledge and designs. Best of luck with future projects. I look forward to seeing more videos. Cheers, Joseph.

Wow! First time seeing your channel, luckily KZfaq recommended this video to me. Really great work, I will have to watch more to learn about your machine design. I hope to one day join the ranks of LinuxCNC users with a build of my own, I will definitely have to come back here for reference when I do.

Impressive. Well thought out, beautifully built, and presented in a first-class video. Thank you for sharing this information,.

I love that you're running it with one of those mini portable PCs. 👍👍

Wonderful work. I really enjoyed this video. I have been in love with wire EDM ever since I saw the incredible results that could be achieved. I am living vicariously through your work.

EXCELLENT INFORMATION. Very good Presentation. Thanks A LOT.

Impressive thank you for the video and your insight. Very cool😎👍

SUPER MIKE :-) Very nice. Great build! Your the best. BAXEDM super Generator for EDM WIRE.

I have been following your machine build progress for a long time (many years, big fan of your work) - this latest iteration is awesome! A couple things - I am not seeing any feeder and or branch circuit overcurrent protection for the Mean Well AC/DC PSUs, the Teco VFD input, or the SSR controlled pumps. I recognize that you are connecting to an AC outlet with an upstream breaker/fuse, but the machine itself should have a main protection device for the feeder circuit. Maybe these are in another panel! I also don’t see any ground fault protection for your water pumps (but you could be connecting to an outlet with RCCB protection). I would try to selectively coordinate the ground fault protection, assuming this is a grounded system (should be possible with lower sensitivity RCCBs). You could use an RCBO to provide overcurrent and ground fault protection to the entire machine, but not recommended since it becomes difficult to trace down ground faults… There are new-ish RCCB/RCBOs that can “deal” with pulsed current that is relevant to your application. I also recommend having a main isolating switch with a hardwired cable (restrained with a gland) with a locking connector, though I do recognize that you already have installed a disconnecting means. My worry is that it is not a locking connector so it could easily get pulled out by an operator. I recommend adding those protections for code compliance (IEC 60204-1 in your case I believe). Keep up the good work and feel free to reach out if you have other questions about my feedback!

The confluence of material value and technical integration into a small mobile space all drawing from aptitudes in CAD, machining, welding, electronics and coding to mention but a few. I hope to shake your hand some day. Well done.

41:45 Thanks for advice. I have only used teflontapes in my life :P

Super cool!

Nice! Love it

Wow... sooo interesting and easy to listen to. Subbed here!

magnificent assembly and very well explained, 👏🏼👏🏼 you make me very envious (healthy) 😄😄 the electrical box is a spectacle, for the next revision of my machine I will try to do something similar, best regards.

Hallo Mike, weer goed bezig geweest.

that is such a clean build bro. if i compare it to my diyco2 laser cutter im ashamed of myself haha. it gets me itching to also build an edm machine :D

Your 43min video feel's like 5min. Very nice setup. Although I was expecting some parts on the end :)

Try the many tank synphoning and some magnets. it helps

Thats a great job...your ethercat solution I will try...believe me!!!

For high pressure water systems NASA uses Teflon tape for the big gaps then puts liquid Teflon over the tape for smaller leaks. Hope this helps for the future!

I don't need a wire EDM machine, but watching your videos makes me want one. Can't you just use a third electric valve for the flushing? It might restrict the flow a bit, but the integration into the system should be quite easy.

Cool

I would suggest to mechanically separate the pumps from the main frame to avoid vibrations on the workpiece

Outstandng design and execution! Assuming this wire edm could be used to cut custom electrodes for a die sinker EDM - and ooking at the similarities between the two types of tools it appeared one could design a die sinker x-y-z head that would fit on your same design and replace the wire head; {thus making it a convertible Wire / Die Sinker machine}...easier said than done but it would be a killer app. Edit Doh! I just found your Die Sinker youtube - but maybe the convertible thing still applies I haven't watched the video yet

Awesome build! Should the water be filtered, or deionized before filtration? It could be reasoned that the particulates attract and adhere better to the filter when they're still polarized. Conversely, however, it could be also reasoned that the deionization reduces the polarity of the particulates to the water, liberating them for improved capture by the filter.

Can you dive deep into the signal / Pulse generator ❤

Engineering god

When designing tankage systems, try to keep ALL the fittings and seals above the water line. Intrinsic leak free design then.

Love watching this project develop. Do you have any plans to sell the mechanical machine assembly (tank, XY feed, wire system, etc).? A kit could also work, but the 3D printing world has shown that people are happy to pay good money for a machine that's ready to go out of the box.

Beautiful machine, as always. The one thing I wonder is if the pumps will impart vibrations into the machine? I’m just watching now, perhaps this is addressed later.

Thanks for sharing, I have a project where I need to have a maximum kerf of 0.035mm. Is it possible to use a 0.02mm wire for the EDM process ?

what a transformation! That electronics cabinet is like your version of a gaming PC I guess 😁

Very nice progress. Have you considered to use LinuxCNC HAL as a general-purpose PLC for the whole water filtration/drainage automation? As far as I understand, linuxcnc HAL starts before the UI and it is quite easy to add a bunch of logic and timers there to have real-time control of all your pumps and float switches. You can even have all that logic nicely put in to a separate .hal file.

Why you don't use after exhaust valve cyclone filter to make pre-cleaning of distilled water? I think after cyclone you can set just one filter and it's will be cheaper then now.

What about using a bell siphon with an inline controllable valve for the drain?

Hi! It is possible to make machine smaller and lighter? For example by using plastic containers, aluminum frame, thiner rails and lead screws mounted on top of the frame, e.t.c. I mean big 3d printer size plus tanks and filters.

I used to make DI water tanks through Culligan. DI water is very hungry and rapidly causes corrosion on any metal. What pumps are you using to protect from that effect?

Was wondering why you didnt make it so the top and bottom both move to cut angles and tappers?

for the drain water why just didnt use a magnetic selenoid valve? The pipe you could remove so is would be completly flat at bottom

Can't find 57AM23ED servo in sale. With what can I replace it? Like example from stepperonline?

Can your generator be used for die_sinking? is there a size limit ? Thanks

How much power does the whole system require?

It would be good practice to wire an isolatior switch to the incoming mains for your cabinet. That aside, nice build.

Wow thats like 40 k worth of parts and work

To remove heavy particles before filters, I would recommend a couple of sluice trays to separate the bulk of the solids. You could fake one by using corrugated tubing sloped between EDM drain and water return collection point. Make it easy to exchange or clean out.

I am looking for a schematic of the arc generator. Cheers

I don't think just the pump it self all the reason your seeing so much heat in the system. I mean for a small to medium industrial WEDM machine is is common to see a 25-50k BTU chiller some where in the system. There is a lot of waste heat just from the EDM process it self, but also you have to remember your compressing a gas filled liquid to get the flushing pressure. That is the basic concept of a geothermal heat pump, add in the friction for the flow in the fluid in the lines and you have a lot of excess heat in the system not counting any that is being transferred directly from the pump it self.

Where is your dynamotion cnc controller? I dont see it in your new controll box. Do you still use dynamotion?

Do you sell these complete units,

Which software did you use to create the panel schematic drawing?

Mike complete price machine EDM

Sell it lol

All that electronics AND water, and not a single fuse, circuit breaker, or GFCI.....that's terrifying

I almost came when you showed the electrical cabinet