| THREAD MILL CHECKLIST:
- Consistent, predictable production even in exotic and hardened materials up to 62 Rc
- Control thread size to within 0.0001
- Solid carbide thread mills are available to produce threads as small as #2-56
- Full threads to within one pitch of a shoulder or bottom of a hole
- Will produce 100% of the thread form
- Superior flank finish and thread quality
- Can produce right or left hand threads, either external or internal, with the same tool
- The same thread mill will produce single or multiple lead threads
- Minimal horsepower requirements even on coarse pitch threads
When to consider thread milling:
- Machining 300 series stainless steel
- Threading inconel, hasteloy, monel, high temp alloys or hardened materials
- Tapping pipe threads
- Having parts rejected due to thread form or pitch diameter out of tolerance?
- Hardened materials over 62 Rc
- Tapping for helical coiled inserts
- Full threads required close to shoulders or bottom of hole
- Thread specifications require special taps
- Producing Identical ID and OD on same machine
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