I am new to this site....I am tapping through aluminum. I am tapping a 2.5mm hole using an M3x.5mm tap. I have the speed at 200 and the feed at 6.2. What would the correct speed and feed be? Thanks
I am new to this site....I am tapping through aluminum. I am tapping a 2.5mm hole using an M3x.5mm tap. I have the speed at 200 and the feed at 6.2. What would the correct speed and feed be? Thanks
6K rpm on a brother or robodrill. 1 rpm on a bridgeport. Anywhere in between with other machines.
Point of all this-more details.
im using a daewoo 3016L
You can spin it faster, at some point your control may not be able to keep the spindle and Z axis in sync and you will start getting bad threads. The only way to find out is to try it.
If you feed a tap at anything other the lead of the thread and you will not get the threads you are expecting.(nuts)
Let's start by giving us some more data:
Is this machine a lathe or mill or mill/turn?
Do you have ridgid tap function?
Is it a thru-hole or blind hole?
What type of tap are you using; carbide,HSS,spiral,bott,etc?
How many holes per part?
How many parts total?
Tapping is one of those processes that you must weigh all variables in order to achieve desirable results. Proper set-up is absolutely critical if you are tapping a production run.
At 200 rpm your feed would be 3.937 ipm
Tim