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Thanks guys for the intel!!
I have a Bostomatic 12G that has a similar situation (Mikron bought Bosto. Then GFAC bought Mikron...) It's still kicking butt, but support just switched to a...

Why did Brother stop the Wire EDM division?
I'm curious, because it seems like they killed that entire end of the company... Does anyone support their machinery 3rd party?

Thanks!
Frito

The dialectric in my sinkers are almost 20 years old.
Full disclosure: We bout the expensive synthetic stuff. We mostly run very small >3amp burns.
Whenever the pump seems too loud, we change the...

Unfortunately Frank Bonavita passed on back in October.
It's unfortunate. I heard he didn't suffer too long, which is good.

Obituary: Frank BONAVITA Obituary - Carlstadt, NJ | The Record

@sybilsurf,
Thanks for the insight on .004 vs .008 wire.
AND with the coding simplicity. I already use GibbsCAM, which offers a wire module upgrade, but it may be cost effective to get a seat of...

Thanks for the link!
In my experience the 10:1 @62hrc is very finicky at smaller diameters (<1mm).
I tend to be skeptical of anything other than the 3:1!
Thanks!
-Frito

Thanks alot for the speedy reply!
I really appreciate it.
-Frito

So here I am, I learned to utilize wire work for mold design, but we're not able to control workflow as if it were in house (surprise!)
We're gonna need a wire sometime. Another problem is the...

Honestly, I don't know of a better guy than Frank Bonavita of Freedom Technologies (973)772-7371.
Before working for Eltee (And being a primary engineer of their EDM dept where he built your EDM...

I'm gonna go ahead and go out on a limb here and guess that you aren't gonna get Alibaba support on Alibaba items here.
... I don't know waterjets and lasers, but I know mills and molding machines....

I asked the same question... He never just answered directly. I needed to send my machine make/model to him. I lost interest.
It's likely a great product, but I've also found others for around...

This looks great!
but where could I actually buy one of these things?
I don't want to break the bank, yet I could use several of these...
Frito

I use an MX2e (software upgrade for mx2) and I love it! my only concern with changing to mach3 would be the loss of the EXTREMELY prototyping friendly UI.

my $.02...

frito

Thanks for the tip! I got the software after try #3... their website was acting weird.