[simpits-tech] Weekly(?) project update!
geneb
geneb at deltasoft.com
Mon Mar 18 14:28:56 PDT 2013
On Mon, 18 Mar 2013, David C. Allen wrote:
> At 02:01 PM 3/18/2013 -0700, you wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, Sean Galbraith wrote:
>>
>>> Well, Visual Mill has a "Tapping" tab, I don't have the right tools, but
>>> I assume it can cut a thread.....
>>>
>> That might be for a lathe operation though. I'm trying to do this with a
>> standard x/y machine. (I know f*ck all about cutting threads using a
>> machine of any stripe. :( )
>
> There is a process called "Thread Milling" that uses a cutter to form
> threads using a milling machine. I can do both internal and external threads
That's what I suspected. Where can I find the cutter for this?
g.
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