Can you quote Wire EDM on hardened material?

Yes. Hardened tool steel, carbide-adjacent details, and heat-treated components are common Wire EDM work. Send the material and hardness with your print.

Do I need to supply start holes?

Tell us whether start holes exist or need to be added. If they need to be drilled, that operation is included in the quote.

How do skim passes affect the price?

Skim passes improve finish and accuracy and add cut time. The quote states how many passes the called-out tolerance and finish require.

Can you stack cut multiple parts?

Where the material, thickness, and tolerance allow, stack cutting can lower unit cost. Send the quantity and we will note whether it applies.

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Wire EDM quote — tight tolerance profiles in hardened material

PrintToPart quotes Wire EDM services for tight tolerance profiles, hardened material, sharp internal corners, and details that cannot be milled. Send the print, material and hardness, thickness, and quantity for price and lead time.

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What we quote

Wire EDM work we price

Punch and die details, extrusion and form tooling, gauges, keyways and internal profiles, splines, and precision slots in hardened tool steel and other conductive materials.

Quotes account for material thickness, hardness, number of skim passes, start hole requirements, taper, and whether stack cutting is viable for your quantity.

Good fit for this process

Tight tolerance EDM profiles that cannot be milled
Hardened material EDM after heat treat
Sharp internal corners and narrow slots
Punch, die, and form tooling details
Keyways, splines, and internal contours
Quantities where stack cutting may reduce unit cost

What to include with your quote request

Drawing with profile tolerances and corner radii
Material and hardness (as-supplied or heat treated)
Material thickness and blank size
Whether start holes exist or must be added
Required surface finish (drives skim passes)
Any taper or land requirements
Quantity and target lead time

Process-aware requirements

Details that change the price and the lead time

Material and hardness

Hardness and material type change cut speed and wire consumption. EDM requires a conductive material.

Thickness and cut length

Cut time scales with thickness and profile length, so both drive price more than part outline size.

Start holes

Internal profiles need a start hole. If none exists on the blank, drilling is quoted as part of the job.

Skim passes

Tolerance and finish callouts determine how many skim passes are needed after the rough cut.

Stack cutting

Identical parts in suitable material can sometimes be stacked. Send the real quantity so this can be evaluated.

Corner radii and taper

Minimum internal radius is limited by wire diameter. Tapered walls require a different setup and cut strategy.

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