[pauluk]

Hi All,
does anyone know of a supplier of off the shelf thread mills, 40 tpi, with a 55 degree whitworth form, perferably in the uk.

Thanks in advance

Paul

[Molds0]

I have on occassion, taken a mill that was half the thread count (i.e. 20 tpi) and made two passes. Not horribly efficient, but functional for a few parts.

[Molds0]

ehhh, nm, wasn't thinking of your thread form, bad advice

[sinha_nsit]

If you have a single toothed thread cutter, you can have any tpi with it, though the process would be less efficient.

[Geof]

OD or ID thread and what size.

If it is OD you can cut just about any size using a lathe threading tool in the spindle, but as mentioned it is not efficient.

You can also mill internal threads using a latge tool but then your ID has to be larger than about 1" because the tip sweeps out a circle larger than the bar it is mounted on.

[Phishaholic]

If you can't find a supplier, you could try what JustGary did in this thread.

Larry O