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by bumbada 1764 days ago
As precise as you are willing to pay, usually micron resolution is the limit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dsrLD52Mv0

This is a DIY EDM(Electrical discharge machine). Proffesional machines are much better (and more expensive too).

What is good about EDM is that it doesn't care about the hardness of the material you work with , only about its conductivity. You can shape diamond or the strongest steel without problems.