'Zero Tolerance Machining' with the Wire EDM, Making a Puzzle Cube - Part 2 | US Digital

Our machine shop can cut metal so precisely using our wire EDM that two parts fit together with virtually no gap between. Learn even more about how the process works in our follow up video.

These puzzle pieces are not for sale.

#machining #manufacturing #wireEDM

[bigmassive]

If you start selling those cubes its a gold mine

[fshqdvw]

I always thought it was just a single cube cut up perfectly, makes a lot more sense this way…

[DangerfieldChris]

Everyone wants the cube. But at four hours manufacture time, they’d cost about $1500 a pop.

[patrickturner]

Nice to see again. I was a plastic injection mold maker and specialized in Ram EDM. I then took a job with a Swiss company named AGIE. I bought a wire EDM from them in 1985. Was in business northwest of Chicago for 18 years. Owned 11 machines over that time. 3 Swiss AGIE and 3 Fanuc were on my floor at all times. Retired to Jamaica 10 years ago. Thanks to my crew, some of the best programmers and operators their were at the time. Enjoy it's a great trade.

[ABEL-cdsp]

This is absolutely fantastic.

Fully understand why you wouldn't sell them but i can deeply appreciate the insane level of precision and care you guys put into your work.

[CDRaff]

Remember when it used to be a common sci-fi trope that the alien's space ship had a door that seemed to appear out of nowhere because the metal was machined to such high tolerances? LOL

[JohnLow]

As a technician that does plastic mold manufacturing, that EDM looks really cool compare to ours

[svxworld]

So satisfying to watch them line up, just imagine how it would feel like when holding it in the palm of ur hand 🥺

[Mrhphs]

They don’t make it to sell. It’s an industry flex. Nice work gents.

[deusexaethera]

I can't be the only one who thinks it's incredibly rude to show off a toy like this but refuse to sell it.

[MrCozin-kdmb]

You guys are the real deal for sure!
Congratulations on the beautiful explaining material and the work itself.
I understand that making those cubes is an extensive process and they'll not be cheap, but it's a shame for us not to have them available. Lol
I believe that more satisfying than watching it would be handling this wonderful piece of machinery. That's magic.

[collinclark]

My job is in mold polishing. These videos are nice to show exactly how much precision is needed for the molds, just to make a little plastic part. Many people don't understand how complicated these pieces can be!

[Hexra_]

I love how the concept is literally just for show (in a good way) since it tells clients of what their company is capable of

[hindesite]

I have a brass and steel Chinese puzzle cube that my father made. Tolerances are extremely close, but yhis was made by hand using hand tools only, chisels and files. It was part of his training as a cadet for the Royal Navy, back in the 1940s.

[JB-hejt]

I used to run and program a Mitsubishi FX10K wire edm! Very user friendly and wire breakage was minimal! We had 5 Chevalier surface grinders in a row just just like the on this clip.

[wizewizard]

Holy f*ck. I have a master's degree in metal working and I'm a professional watchmaker. But I think this is the coolest metal fit I have ever seen.

[mr.bulldobs]

"The tolerance is 1/10 of 1/1000 of an inch." Thank you freedom units.

[emd]

Guess I'll be making a trip to Vancouver WA for a "tour of the facility"

[Ramog]

oh thank you for the video. This cleared up a misconception I always had about these things. I thought the 4 pieces where basically cut out of the cube that is displayed in the end that would always pose the question of (how were they able to make such a thin cut).
With it "just" being a very accurate machining technique it actually makes allot more sense now.

[curtiswrong]

He goes on to say he does molding which is a fact that hand work is always going to be superior to machinery for high levels of accuracy, mold making or class A automotive spotting is equal to the thickness of liquid in most cases, takes a damn long time but when finished is a an absolutely beautiful relationship between upper and lower dies withing a micron or 2, , theres a reason toolmakers still have jobs🤙