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Unread 03-29-2006, 04:47 PM   #7
XyBeRWaReZ
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Default Re: Best Water Channel Design???

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Originally Posted by Roscal
EDM capabilities are better than any conventional milling because no constraints on materials but cost is quite prohibitive (or have a good friend to get it for free ). On the WB below, channels width is ~0.15 mm (fins=0.2mm), took ~40 hours IIRC to mill with EDM process (ultra slow with a 0.1mm wire, very fragile) :

[mod edit: removed pic, since already posted]

You can go down to 0.3mm channels (fins not too tall obviously) using saws on CNC if you are careful with good speed cutting and good tools
Is this one of the most efficient designs? It seems like water would have a hard time trying to get through such small areas. I could be wrong though.

Last edited by bigben2k; 03-29-2006 at 05:38 PM.
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