Anybody on ODT do Micro Drilling?

[Hayata]

For the curious - what does one do with a 1 micron hole in aluminum?

 

[StuP]

How do you cut a 1 micron hole ?

 

[Wil.]

robo drill

 

[Horsehat]

Dang. Is this even possible?
http://www.bacteria-world.com/how-big-micron.htm

 

[dial1911]

Ok... Engineer here.... granted this article is from 2006, and I don't generally work with things like this, but are you telling me ordinary humans have found a way to make 2 micron holes?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-worlds-smallest-drilled-hole/ (this was a 22 micron hole back in 2006, made by EDM not drilling).

 

[Plinker66]

Maybe he was pulling your leg

 

[Wil.]

what kind of engineer are you 1911?

 

[tlw1179]

Half width of a human hair.... how the hell you going to even see it
Hell, will air even go through it if its as small as bacteria?

 

[Wil.]

human hair is like 75 microns i think

 

[Wil.]

except mine cuz it's thin