Originally Posted by
mountaindew
Wow!
Originally Posted by
mountaindew
Just passing of some simple information on the fact you can make custom size threaded profiles with both types if you think about it during the design process. This hint provides great flexibility in your design results. I forget some people around here don't design anything and are all about making the same thing over and over and not interested in using their talents in creative and new ways. They are into repeating the same thing over and over.
I have both types of thread mills! 4 sizes of single point thread mills that will cover a huge range of thread profiles. I also have 2 Multi point thread mills and one of them is a 20tpi that will cut 20 thread per inch threads on a HUGE NUMBER of custom sizes.
If other readers need information on how to setup threading operations . I use the Sandvic Coromant operations handbook for mill and lathe tool operations. Explains it all of fine detail. In fact there is a lot of eye opening information on milling forces in that manual! I noticed they added thread whirling section
Originally Posted by
mountaindew
"https://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-gb/knowledge/threading/Pages/default.aspx"
Wow! Yep. Wow! "If other readers." Wow!
Go rethink and reread that and if you feel the same then yep. Wow!
IN CONTEXT: "I'm not so stupid to not understand that I can make multiple different threads with a single tooth thread mill whether it has one flute or five. Its why I took the time to comment on the difference. Its also why I said, "I mostly use thread milling for things I don't have taps for.""
You still can't cut a 13tpi thread with a 20tpi thread mill. Of course that's probably the only other part of the post you read. LOL.