Question About Thread Milling

[molyknow]

Hey all,

Recently I was watching a video on youtube and saw someone do some threadmilling on a CNC router and its got me curious. Has anyone ever tried this? I have been thinking about creating a fixture style of plate for my CNC router and i just want to sanity check that i am indeed not crazy by ordering a single point thread mill and trying this. Any and all tips and suggestions are appreciated!

Best,

alex

 

[Tom O]

Check out NYC they have a vid on threadmilling.
https://www.nyccnc.com/how-to-threadmill/
https://www.nyccnc.com/hsmworks-thread-milling-tutorial/

 

[MachiningNerd]

I would go with a multi thread tool, not a single tool, to do something like a fixture plate.

https://www.osgcanada.com/a-brand-at-1-16625

Something like that ^

It would be much faster than a single point, and give you better threads.

 

[gerritv]

I have been practising a bit using a single point thread mill from HUHAO CNCtool Store - Amazing prodcuts with exclusive discounts on AliExpress Doing it in Delrin, will shift to aluminum next week.

For me price is more important than speed

I recently made a fixture plate for my machine, 90 holes for M6. Tapping done with a tapping block and battery drill.

Gerrit

 

[Alexander]

I do allot of threadmilling. I would like to add it takes more rigidity to use a multi point thread mill than a single point. Tom is right a multi point is faster and makes a fully formed thread but, Tom has a very rigid machine.