Electrical stock removal apparatus

Claim 1

IN ELECTRICAL STOCK REMOVAL APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION OF A CONDUCTIVE CUTTING TOOL ADAPTED TO HAVE THE MACHINING SURFACE THEREON SPACED FROM A CONDUCTIVE WORKPIECE SO AS TO FORM A MACHINING GAP THEREBETWEEN AND DEFINE A CERTAIN WORK AREA ON THE WORKPIECE, MEANS SUPPLYING MACHINING FLUID TO THE GAP, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTED TO THE CUTTING TOOL AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE WORKPIECE, AND MEANS FACILITATING BOTH MANUAL TRANSPORTATION AND MANUAL FEEDIG OF THE CUTTING TOOL RELATIVE TO THE WORKPIECE SO AS TO EFFECT AN ELECTRICAL STOCK REMOVING DISCHARGE ACROSS THE GAP THEREBY CAUSING STOCK TO BE REMOVED FROM THE WORK AREA ON THE WORKPIECE, THE MEANS INCLUDING HOLDER MEANS ADAPTED TO AFFORD A MANUALLY MOVABLE AND INSULATED SUPPORT FOR THE CUTTING TOOL AND GUIDANCE MEANS FOR THE CUTTING TOOL, THE GUIDANCE MEANS INCLUDING SPACING MEANS MOVABLY POSITIONED ON THE CUTTING TOOL MACHINING SURFACE SO AS TO ENGAGE THE WORK AREA AND MAINTAIN THE GAP SPACING OF THE CUTTING TOOL RELATIVE TO THE WORKPIECE AND INSULATING SPACING MEANS ON THE CUTTING TOOL, THE INSULATING SPCING MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO ENTER THE WORK AREA AS STOCK IS REMOVED FOR AIDING IN MAINTAINING THE LATERAL ALIGNMENT OF THE CUTTING TOOL RELATIVE TO THE WORKPIECE.