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ReliableEDM
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Reliable EDM, the largest EDM job shop in North America, specializing nation-wide in wire, ram, and small hole EDM. Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, has extensive experience in machining and tool and die making. He started working in a machine shop in 1949 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He became a tool and die maker, machinist, foreman, tool designer, and operations manager for one of the largest tool, die, and stamping shops in Houston. He started Reliable EDM with his two sons, Steve and Phil, in 1986.
Phil Sommer has a degree in business administration and heads the EDM operation. Steve Sommer, vice president, has worked as a machinist and tool and die maker, and has a mechanical engineering degree. He has a thorough knowledge of computer programming for wire, ram, and small hole EDM. Carl and Steve have written the highly acclaimed book, Complete EDM Handbook.
Phil Sommer has a degree in business administration and heads the EDM operation. Steve Sommer, vice president, has worked as a machinist and tool and die maker, and has a mechanical engineering degree. He has a thorough knowledge of computer programming for wire, ram, and small hole EDM. Carl and Steve have written the highly acclaimed book, Complete EDM Handbook.
Incredible Drill Anything Conductive EDM
Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the incredible capabilities of drilling anything conductive with small hole electrical discharge machining. Sommer proves that electrodes for small hole EDM never touch parts being machined. He demonstrates this by EDMing a hole through an unclamped, 1/4” steel plate. To further demonstrate the uniqueness of small hole EDM, a .010” electrode bores a hole through close to the edge of a 3/4” ball bearing, and a hole is bored through a carbide tool bit. Also electrodes up to 36” long are used to drill holes, and to remove broken bolts, drills, and taps.
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Incredible Sinker/Ram EDM
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Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the incredible capabilities of Sinker/Ram EDM. Sommer is standing in a sinker machine whose table is larger than a ping pong table and holds over 60 barrels of oil. He describes how the vertical Z axis of the machine can go up, down, and orbit, while the X and Y axis move. This capability allows Sinker/Ram EDMs, with programable Z axis, to ma...
Incredible Wire EDM
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Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the incredible capabilities of wire electrical discharge machining. Wire EDM can machine parts to .0001”. That’s 1/25th the thickness of a human hair. Sommer uses a snowflake they machined to show the amazing accuracy of wire EDM. The video also demonstrates a unique feature of wire EDM that it can create tapered parts because the upper and l...
Rotary Wire EDM
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Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, shows unique parts can be machined by adding a rotating chuck to a wire EDM. Since wire EDM electrode never touches a part, it can machine extremely small and delicate parts. Sommer shows a steel tube and a round bar of aluminum that was in a rotating chuck and wire EDMed. The video demonstrates why unique parts can be EDMed because the table movement in ...
Incredible Non Contact Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
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Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the incredible capabilities of electrical discharge machining. To prove non-contact EDM, Sommer does an experiment showing a wire EDM machine cutting a piece of unclamped aluminum. To demonstrate non-contact small hole EDM, Sommer does the same by taking a 1/4” steel plate, and without clamping, drills a hole through the part. He also demonst...
EDMing Tall and Large Parts
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Reliable EDM has modified EDM machines where they can wire EDM tall and large parts up to 62 inches tall and weighing 10,000 pounds. Ram/Sinker EDM can machine parts 10 feet tall and up to 20,000 pounds. They can drill small holes 36 inches deep with their small hole EDMs. Sommer, president of the largest EDM job shop in North America, has co-authored with his son Steve, a mechanical engineer, ...
One Minute Overview for Reliable EDM Videos
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Carl Sommer, the president of the largest EDM job shop in North America, provides a one minute overview of wire, ram/sinker, and small hole EDM. Sommer, and former industrial arts high school teacher, award-winning author, and with his son, author of Complete EDM Handbook, shares out of his rich experiences how EDM works and has transformed metal manufacturing. View more information on EDMing: ...
Advanced EDM Techniques for Engineers
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Electrical Discharge Machining has revolutionized machining. Carl Sommer has produced a video showing the unique capabilities for engineers. Sommer provides an overview of the three EDM processes: wire, ram, and small hole EDM. He has discovered that give Engineers the basic concepts of EDM, and they can come up with all sorts of designs. EDM can be the most cost effective method of machining, ...
What Is EDM?
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Brief explanations and demonstrations are given for the three EDM processes: wire, ram/sinker, and small hole EDM. Electrical Discharge Machining has revolutionized machining. Things that were once impossible to machine are now being done with EDM. Carl Sommer, president of the largest EDM job shop in North America, has co-authored with his son Steve, a mechanical engineer, Complete EDM Handboo...
Introduction to Wire EDM
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Wire EDM has revolutionized machining. Things that were once impossible to machine are now being done with wire EDM. With wire EDM we can cut any conceivable shape up to 45 degrees taper with accuracies of /-.0001". Any electrically conductive material can be machined with EDM, even tungsten carbide. An added benefit of wire EDM is that exotic alloys can be machined just as easily as mild steel...
Introduction to Tool and Die Making: Part 2
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Carl Sommer, out of his wealth of tool and die making experiences as a die maker, tool designer, and operations manager of a large tool and die shop, has obtained footage of a 1000 ton power press making trailer hitches from a blank strips of steel. He also show other power press operations. There's also much more free information about EDM and die making in the highly-acclaimed book, Complete ...
Introduction to Tool and Die Making: Part 1
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Introduction to Tool and Die Making: Part 1
Old Fashioned to Modern Tool and Die: Part 2
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Old Fashioned to Modern Tool and Die: Part 2
Old Fashioned to Modern Tool and Die: Part 1
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Old Fashioned to Modern Tool and Die: Part 1
Accuracy of EDM and Heat Expansion
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Accuracy of EDM and Heat Expansion
Largest EDM Job Shop in North America
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Largest EDM Job Shop in North America
Here the big question would be how you make the holes in that electrode
havent seen you in a while
"promo sm" 🤤
What are we calling the width of a human hair these days?
Hellos my American dad ...i missed you too mich ❤❤❤
It's a great way to cut carbide in small and large sizes. 30 years and still learning somthing everyday
That edm tube drill is how the predynastic Egyptian civilization may have cut their bore holes.
What kind of internal surface features does the bore-hole have?
It can finish part to 8 to 16 finish
Good edm work. I'm a lathe guy myself. I hope your company is doing well!
Wowie
Love it. thank you so much.
this video has viral energy, 32 likes surprised me
Not sure what this stuff is for but cool!
Fabulous work! Might I suggest for more coverage to install a camera that can record any unique process that isn't a trade secret. Also, given the pride I see emunating from this fine gentleman, I presume you have some sort of local chartiable interaction. Including that might also bring positive viewership. I see unlimited potential for this channel, I'll be following to hopefully experience that growth.
Sweet!
That is actually crazy Underrated you need more subs
That profile pic looks so rad.
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amazing information
A wonderful explanation. Kudos to you!
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Thanks, this great information.
currently in training to be a machinist for the US Navy. Watching this is the most amazing technique ever.
not easy...Not for everybody job. Fist learn Manual...
Mr. Carroll, Thank you for sharing the valuable information Nice to meet you through this wonderful video
very good job. May I ask what's the fluids you are using?
deionized water
Thank you for this. I'm about to begin my apprenticeship as a Tool and Die maker, 2nd generation as my dad was also a Tool and Die maker (he retired years ago before he could teach me anything now) this was a useful introduction about what Im getting myself into.
Which college teach tool and die making
1:56 That's Amazing
Instant respect when you rotated the snow flake. Wow!
respect
wish I was 40 years younger---edm is incredible---love it. (still work the cnc mills and such)
Amazing how so much accuracy can be maintained using a spark.
WOW
This guy's knowledge is impressive
When finishing in aluninum with a small graphite electrode , I almost always have a little build up on the electrode that leaves a small pit in the aluminum. I 'm not sure what is causing this. Any suggestions? Thanks
I am love this video .
Very good.my son will be a die and tools maker
From which college or institute?
Fantastic!
Thank you for the downloadable book!
This is so interesting
As I get older I realize what a shame it is to have only 1 life. We fill that whole life with experiences and the acquisition of knowledge to perfect our craft. If only we had another. Great things would be possible.
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.
Awesome video Carl. Also your text book helped me a lot in my studied. Thank you .
Glad this came up
I want to Employee your factory
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.
stunning!!!!...
Thank you so much for posting this on here. My great grandfather was owned a small tool and die shop long ago and I've long been interested in it. It's incredible that you offer this and the EDM handbook freely. Excellent resources. You guys are awesome!
Thanks Carl.
Very impressive! Also it looks scalable, so it is more than just a cool novelty
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
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!
The wire never touches the part. Sparks from the wire erode the material.
thank u carl <3
oh man, what a splendid video. really dig what you all are doing, very cool.
splendid indeed