摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrical discharge machining (EDM) tool and a method for removing tack welds on a component in a reactor pressure vessel. SOLUTION: The tool includes a motor, a housing which engages the component having tack welds, an electrode, positioned in the housing, a first plate, and a second plate attached to the electrode. The second plate actuates to align the electrode to the tack weld, and the electrode is discharged to remove the tack welds from the component. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |