Machinerer
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2009
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
I was gathering a list of tooling I'll need for a job I'm working on, and came across solid carbide taps. I've seen them before, but never paid them much attention. What struck me as odd, is that they specify them for use only in aluminum and cast iron, the opposite being true with most other cutting tools. Is that because carbide taps are too brittle for harder materials? When are these worth it? Are they just able to be run much faster? I called OSG with my questions, and all I managed to get was the phone girl, who was pretty much just reading a catalogue.
I'd be interested to hear thoughts on them from anyone with experience.
I'd be interested to hear thoughts on them from anyone with experience.