On 9/5/06, Randall <tr3driver@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Jon wrote :
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> > I don't recall ever hearing about a tap disintegrator before. It sounds
> > interesting.
>
> I've only heard that name as a synonym for EDM (Electrical Discharge
> Machining). There have been several articles in Home Shop Machinist on how
> to build your own EDM; some of them were pretty simple.
>
> The concept sounds great, but I've not built one yet. I especially liked
> the "demo" where a small gear was used as an electrode, to put a gear-shaped
> hole through a hardened file.
I've not built one, but I've had bolts (and an EZ-out) removed using
such a device. It worked great on all my pieces -- an exhaust
manifold, and a cast iron cylinder head. Wasn't worth it, money wise,
for the manifold, except they did that day, and a replacement would
have taken a week to ship.
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David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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