Electric heating – Metal heating – Cutting or disintegrating
Patent
1996-11-07
1999-01-19
Evans, Geoffrey S.
Electric heating
Metal heating
Cutting or disintegrating
219 6911, B23H 100, B23H 726, B23H 900
Patent
active
058616080
ABSTRACT:
A notch cutting machine 10 cuts a precision notch in an oilfield tubular according to API specifications. The machine includes a base 12 for positioning either within the tubular for cutting an internal notch, or on the outer surface of the tubular for cutting an external notch. An electrically powered servo motor 14 is mounted on the base for rotating a motor shaft 21, and a linear translator 16 linearly moves a support block 18 a preselected distance in response to a selected rotation of the shaft. An electrode 22 has a tip surface 23 configured for cutting the notch in a tubular. The electrode is fixed with respect to a head 20 by an air responsive holder 80, and pressure to the head may be briefly terminated so that tip surface 23 comes into planar engagement with the surface of the tubular to be notched. An electrical source 24, a pressurized air source 28, and an EDM oil source 32 provide power, air pressure, and an EDM oil coolant, respectively, to operate the notch cutting machine.
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Evans Geoffrey S.
ICO, Inc.
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