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OJFord on May 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: How much does it cost to develop and manufacture a...

I'm just an armchair YouTube-viewing machinist, but I'm pretty sure you don't need EDM for tool steel, carbide or a not less hard steel will do won't it? Or you could start with untreated steel of similar grade/purity/whatever and then harden it after machining?

sschueller on May 29, 2023 | [–]

Or use a water laser jet if you can just cut your tool in straight lines. [1]

[1] https://youtu.be/Q_Kd_Y4BGs4

iancmceachern on May 29, 2023 | [–]

True, but sometimes it's just easiest to edm it, depending on the geometry

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