The Great artwork that is produced on the machines is one for me!

Let’s start at the beginning, all of us have a story and this is a little of mine. When I was an apprentice, I was selected to learn to run the NEW LeBlond Makino EC 3025. It was the 1st wire EDM in our shop. What really got me excited about machine was a 4-axis sample part, it was the one and a two on the backside. John Aldridge was the service technician who was training me it was a great experience for a young apprentice in 1990.

It was John’s program to demo the capability. John is still with Makino today and we even worked together for a short time. Doing intricate parts on a wire machine is very satisfying and I have seen many art pieces the talented tool makers and operators have created. In this post I am going to share some pictures of what I have made and some I have found during my WEDM Journey! I hope you enjoy what you see!