Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Threading question for Jon...

Kim Lux wrote:

>No offense taken, Jon ...
>
>Now to be a total hypocrite: in our CNC threading conversation, you
>mentioned an ROW thread mill that was good for all threads above 1/4".
>Could you expand on that ?
>
>

I have to make a picture of this thing. It is a "single row" thread mill.
Made by "micro 100", who make a wide variety of solid carbide small
cutting tools. Their part # is TM-250. I got mine from somebody,
but I can't figure out whose catalog number is on it. But, MSC has it
as their catalog # 81262164 for $44.

I needed to thread material for an oddball thread, something like
3/8-28, and got this thing, and ran a test, which came out quite well.
I later found a tap that size on sale for a very reasonable amount.
So, the mill did not get used for that job, but it proved the technique
would work quite well, and I have a program that will generate the
G code for it.

If you look up that part # at MSC, they have a picture of the thing on
the detail listing. It has 4 teeth in a single row, like a tiny
double-angle
cutter.

>If you are busy, just give me a brand name, maybe a supplier...
>
>

See, when people ask me something, I do the research for them!
(Don't ask me WHY I do this!)

Jon