The diameter of a thread milling cutter is smaller than the drilled hole, and the cutter turns in an elliptical orbit to reduce cutting torque when compared with machine tapping. One of the most ...

Over my career I’ve made thousands of different parts for a manufacturer of industrial and military machines. The volumes were usually in the single digits. While I consider myself an expert in ...

Keep all your embroidery thread organized with this easy to make fabric book with plastic bag dividers. How do you store your embroidery thread? For years, mine has been jumbled all together in a ...

Historically, hole threading has primarily been done using cutting taps, typically made from high-speed steel (HSS). These taps remain widely used in high-volume production where many identical holes ...

The Walter Tools T2711 thread milling cutter with Tiger.tec Gold® WSM37G grade. These inserts for the T2711 and the T2712 are available in two geometries. The D67 geometry can be used universally for ...

Abstract: Threaded connections are widely used in many fields such as national defense, aerospace, energy and chemical industry, so the processing quality directly affects the safety performance of ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

When it comes to the many different types of industrial machining processes available, thread milling, and thread tapping are two of the most common. Both of these processes are used for creating ...

Unstable conditions and long overhangs often lead to vibration, poor thread surfaces or even fractures during thread milling processes. With the TC630 Supreme orbital thread milling cutter, Walter is ...