Re: Snapping taps with a Procunier on the Series 3
I have tapped thousands of holes on my PCNC 1100 using a Tapmatic 30X tapping head, and the only time I have broken taps is when I do something really dumb like make an X or Y move before I pull the tap out of the hole.
I don't use the M871 tapping cycle. I will always G code my tapping routines, and since I started using a T/C tapping head, I don't use the Tapmatic head any more.
I have tapped holes as small as 0-80 on my machine with no problems.
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