Hi all,
We are about to machine a part that gets a 1/2-10 2G acme thread. Material is 4340 steel and is .675 thick but the hole will be thru. I contemplated on thread milling it but I bought a tandem acme thread tap instead.
We have a tapping holder and the rigid tapping option on the machine. Would you rigid tap it on the cnc mill or take the part over to the bridgeport, indicate the hole, and then run the tap down there by hand?
I've rigid tapped many threads before but never an acme thread before so any suggestions would be appreciated.
I kind of regret not going for the thread mill. Already bought and paid for the tap though.
Thanks,
Chris
We are about to machine a part that gets a 1/2-10 2G acme thread. Material is 4340 steel and is .675 thick but the hole will be thru. I contemplated on thread milling it but I bought a tandem acme thread tap instead.
We have a tapping holder and the rigid tapping option on the machine. Would you rigid tap it on the cnc mill or take the part over to the bridgeport, indicate the hole, and then run the tap down there by hand?
I've rigid tapped many threads before but never an acme thread before so any suggestions would be appreciated.
I kind of regret not going for the thread mill. Already bought and paid for the tap though.
Thanks,
Chris