Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cnc tapping options for making cnc tooling table

Hey Rick,

Make the holes M8-1.25 (.265 tap minor, two flute) and do them with a 1/2" variable speed hand drill. Common metric taps are much more durable than Standard English. Like 1/4-20 and 10-24 are just looking for a place to break.

This board is for CNC related electronics questions. The list mom already pulled our "part holding" posts I think. I dont see the problem with general machining issues as often times it does relate to CNC programming but, it's not my list. You need to go to a machining forum for those questions.

Ron


skykotech <rick@...> wrote:
I want to make a tooling table for my cnc mill, and possibly another
table for a medium gantry mill I am building. I haven't exactly
decided how large the table will be or what size holes it will have,
but something along the lines of 16" x 32" x 1" with 420 tapped holes
would probably be the largest. Now, I am not going to hand tap 420
holes, so I need an option for a cnc tapper.

Option 1: Procunier tapping head - fast but expensive ($500+ new)

Option 2: Threadmilling - slow, but possibly much cheaper

I am using EMC and can do full three axis moves, but I don't have
computer control over the spindle speed, position or direction. All
of this is making me lean toward threadmilling, perhaps 1/4" 20TPI
holes using a single point right hand tool like the Micro 100 1801000
which has a min. hole dia. of .180", a projection of 0.040", a shank
of 0.25" and a depth of 1.0". I have no clue if this would be the
right tool for threadmilling holes in an aluminum cnc tooling table,
but it is pretty cheap, solid carbide for $22.

Opinions?

Thanks,

Rick



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