Abstract: Texture for breaking oxide layers on an electrode and a tool applying texture to an electrode is disclosed. The tool may be used during a pattern creating process where the texture is applied to the electrode tip, or may be used during a re-conditioning process where a new texture is applied to a deteriorated electrode tip. The textured surface may include a pattern of raised or depressed features (teeth, knurls, protrusions, depressions, ridges, asperities, cross-hatches, parallel or non-parallel lines, star shapes, triangles, hexagons, etc.). The tool includes a plate having an upper side and a lower side, and a texture surface is arranged on one or both of the upper and lower sides of the tool. The tool's texture surface may include various asperities or patterns, which are imprinted onto the electrode tips by squeezing the electrodes against the upper and lower sides of the tool.

Abstract: Texture for breaking oxide layers on an electrode and a tool applying texture to an electrode is disclosed. The tool may be used during a pattern creating process where the texture is applied to the electrode tip, or may be used during a re-conditioning process where a new texture is applied to a deteriorated electrode tip. The textured surface may include a pattern of raised or depressed features (teeth, knurls, protrusions, depressions, ridges, asperities, cross-hatches, parallel or non-parallel lines, star shapes, triangles, hexagons, etc.). The tool includes a plate having an upper side and a lower side, and a texture surface is arranged on one or both of the upper and lower sides of the tool. The tool's texture surface may include various asperities or patterns, which are imprinted onto the electrode tips by squeezing the electrodes against the upper and lower sides of the tool.