Finegrain
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2007
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Hello,
Anybody got a source for laydown threading inserts that are optimized for Al? I had some trouble cutting external 5/8"-11 over the weekend, got some smearing that made the threads look bad. Seems like most of the laydown inserts I see are targeted at steel, stainless, or exotics, with appropriate edge prep and coatings. I'd really like to find something super-sharp and uncoated, like my Al-specific finishing endmills.
Thanks, and regards.
Mike
Anybody got a source for laydown threading inserts that are optimized for Al? I had some trouble cutting external 5/8"-11 over the weekend, got some smearing that made the threads look bad. Seems like most of the laydown inserts I see are targeted at steel, stainless, or exotics, with appropriate edge prep and coatings. I'd really like to find something super-sharp and uncoated, like my Al-specific finishing endmills.
Thanks, and regards.
Mike