2" UNC Tap Size Holes-Tool Tuesday Ep.17
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- I have a customer job in the shop that requires some steel plate to be machined with 2" UNC holes. Since I don't have the exact tap drill size needed I used our Flex CNC to drill and mill the holes to size. Here I am getting the program proven and be sure the holes will be on size. I use my @TungaloyCorporation 1" Drill Meister to get a hole established then use Fusion's 2D Adaptive clearing to mill the holes to exact tap size. I plan to use my Flexarm and 2" tap to cut the threads in the workpieces. #cncmachining #flexcnc #flexarm #tungaloy #helical
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Adam, your apprentice is doing great. She's a keeper.
That's the smart way to go, not rushing in with all the things you can do with a cnc. It makes learning easier when you can take it in parts. Once you feel comfortable with the things you're doing, then move on to the threading. Since you already have a perfect machine to do that part of a job quickly and efficiently, go with it.
The joyous smile on Abby's face is priceless! ⭐🙂👍
That Flex Arm is soo cool to watch. I can’t imagine the torque it takes to drive something that big
Yeah, I thought it might spin that whole table around and take Abby with it...(:-)))
It doesnt take alot ,depends on thread pitch.Tap is big but it still cuts just a pitch.
Upwards of 800 lb/ft of torque for a 2” tap in mild steel.
It would have been interesting to see one of those holes tapped by hand. I'm sure it would take a huge wrench.
You’ve come a long way. The older you get the harder it is to learn a new skill, you are on your way, keep learning, you’ll make mistakes but treat them as a learning opportunity
That tapping is unbelievably smooth. So was the milling of the holes but in my eyes the tapping stole the show.
I absolutely love how excited Abby is to be a part of it all😊
That first drill went through that metal like butter!
It's great to see how excited Abby is when doing things in the shop with you.
Adam, that flex arm is a Dragon slayer! Tapping 2" holes, how awesome and Abby looked like she was having a blast. How cool. 😁😁😁😁😁
Thanks for sharing.
Some serious torque to turn that size tap.
I love seeing Abby join you in the shop.
Perfect outfit for this type of operation.
Adam, 30 year machinist 20 on CNC 's I have used flex arms for years. That tap was awesome to watch.
Also, the look on your wife's face when she tapped that one hole was priceless.
She's a keeper for sure.
I haven’t binged your channel in a few years! By golly! Your shop went from Flintstones to the Jetsons….with respect. 😊
Abby looks to be having a ball. It is good to see both of you having fun in the shop.
I can see your confidence building with each CNC video. Its been fun follwing your journey.
It´s getting bigger and better.Thank you,Adam and Abby
The power and speed of the drill is amazing
Adam and Abby so pleased you are still doing engineering videos, Keep on learning the CNC stuff
POWER TAPPING!!
Nice to see big tooling make big chips! Thanks Abom and Abby
I'm really liking Adam's evolution to CNC. You can tell he was a manual machining guy by how carefully and methodically he is approaching things. That's not a bad thing. Threading 2-inch holes that fast is incredible. Abby's excitement is infectious.
Now that is some crazy torque tapping them holes. Nice equipment you have.
Pretty Lady with a Big Tool...I mean Tap.
🤘🤪🤘
Love y'all's content!
Very Impressive. The flex arm must have good torque to bang that 2" tap through there. The thread milling would be interesting, but with the flex arm performing like that, I can see why you don't need to rush into learning it. All the best, Mart in England.
I am in the same boat you are and I will tell you DO NOT be afraid of thread milling!! I learned it and I guaranty you can easily. Download the Excel Calc sheet that NYC has and you can easily make it happen. BUT THAT IS ONE SICK THREADING MACHINE YOU HAVE:)
Hi Adam and Abby,
That worked out very nice, thanks for sharing.
Interesting thought on the thread milling, look forward to seeing that being done.
A thought on tapping the holes though, of course the productivity of the cnc machine is higher when it is only drilling and boring the holes whilst the holes are being tapped post cnc work.
That influences how one does the costing for a job as less of the cnc machine time is being sold, pretty interesting stuff.
Kind regards,
Duncan, South Africa
Awesome video you two I love it when Abby gets excited to run a machine it's very adorable❤
Your channel is one of the few that I hit like before I watch the vid love your work and your vids
You’re doing a great job of self education
Wish there was a way I could take my 30 years of CNC experience and mentor you a little bit to reduce your struggles
That hydraulic flex arm is a haus. Impressive machine
This is when I LOVE thread milling.
For these larger threads - it is cheaper and much more forgiving. Especially true if you are limited on horsepower.
Give it a shot. It is easier than it looks.
The tools I have used have come from companies that also have on line programs to produce the code specific to their tools. I would suggest getting one and giving it a go. The way you feel about that chamfering operation will be matched by how you feel about thread milling.
Congratulations Abby, very nice work.
Dang, that power tapping is pretty cool
Great job guys. Thank you 😊
It's a good man that works to empower his wife. Well done Adam.
Loved seeing Abby on the machine! 😊😊😊
Always enjoy your channel, you seem like a good dude. Would love to see you take on an apprentice and pass on your knowledge to the person who deserves it.
3:13 ...Definitely thread milling is the way to go ... WAY less wear & tear on the threading machine.
Plus one size of "insert holder" & inserts .. To cut any size thread later than it's effective diameter!!
And no expensive giant p to risk breaking!! :) .. Looking forward to when Adam sets it up on the FlexCNC .
I can't imagine how hard it would be to tap those holes by hand... Great job Abby!
You can mill the treads in the flex cnc, there are extra tools made for that, especially bigger sizes
Abby was having a great time tapping those holes!👍❤️
Abby is awesome and I miss the home shop. I really enjoy both of your channels!!
Hey Adam, glad to see you’re getting comfortable with CNC you should try the boring cycle in fusion 360 it will produce a shorter chip with no radial deflection should produce a more accurate hole.
Great video. It really shows off how fast and precise the CNC is once you get it dialed in. You showed that the holes were consistent within a couple of tenths, Given that the internal finishing cut is done at full depth, I was wondering if the taper resulting from tool deflection would be measurable over a 1 to 1.5 inch deep hole. It should be an easy measurement.
Thanks for the video, really enjoyable.
I like the shorter videos with much less commentary, more entertaining.
Abby is hooked on the flexarm. Love it !
Love Abby's shirt! The machining was good too.
Adam don't worry and I am retired and 74, last time I ran machine tools for a living was 1970. I then worked as a design engineer until I retired. I went back to help for (4 weeks) my friend. I thread milled 12 nuts for 50mm diameter 2 start left hand 10mm lead trapezoidal threads. The first nut I did the gauge he had made by another firm when in first try. I then did some single start right nuts. Spiral milled bore to size.
Surprise machining by Abby! How fun is that!
Wow, you could hear that FlexArm working on that big one 😊
Abby on the tools is awsome 👍
You know its a good week when Abom uploads before the main Saturday night event (thats night my time in the UK!), its also great to see Abbie in there too being the apprentice to Adam there!
Man Adam that Flex-arm has got some torque! Blew that 2" tap through there like it was butter. Impressive for sure.
I must have missed a few videos, I don't remember ever seeing that CNC before.
Thanks for the video !!
That Flex Arm tapper is so bad ass. We had a couple big ones at a job shop I worked at many ears ago, but it wasn't as skookum as that one!
Kind regards from germany to you both.
That flex-arm is impressive, sure beats tapping them by hand.
It's great to see Abby smile like that.
What a great job you did Ms. Abby ma'am, in front of ever good man is a Great camera woman.
I also love doing chamfers on my CNC, the next thing I want to try is a mill for chamfering the back without flipping the part
Loved watching Abby ❤
Flex arm is so sick.
Abby is a natural with the Flexarm
😳 cut threads like butter !
You two are the best thing since sliced bread.
Nice cnc work Adam.
You will enjoy thread milling.....keep in mind, if you use a single tooth thread mill cutter you may have to model (sketch profile) the tooth profile and insert that into the parameters for that cutter, in the F360 model, use the minor diameter of the threaded hole and don't model in the threads. Getting the PDO dialed in may take a few test cuts. Keep in mind on setting the stepover that each cut will have a greater engagement into the thread and employing a "Repeat" or spring pass will result in a nice non tapered thread. Doing a chamfer pass after thread milling provides for a nice, finished look and will remove any burrs from the thread milling operation.
Physically modeling the threads makes thread milling in Fusion more difficult in my opinion. With a cosmetic thread, you get a solid cylinder to select so all you need to adjust is your pitch diameter offset. You will see him do thread milling in the future. i'm confident of that. This is just a really expensive workpiece and he didn't want this job to be his first time for threadmilling.
@@MechanicalAdvantage Good point Kevin.......Adam was impressed with hitting that bore diameter within a few tenths, that's why I think he will really get a kick out of seeing a thread mill plunge into a hole and then helix its way out cutting a perfect thread....should be a very entertaining vid for the viewers.
New apprentice in the shop. 👍
I’ve been thread milling on my Shoptask now for eleven years. Only way to go.
That 2" tap on the flex arm is flat scary.
Your CNC mill and hydraulic powered tapper made quick work of those 2" threaded holes.
I was dozing off and when I opened my eyes there was Abby the machinist tapping and smiling away.
hey adam, love the cnc videos! i was wondering if you had feedrate and spindle speed adjustments on your controller? ive found that sometimes just going up or down 10% on either your spindle speed or feedrate will eliminate squeaking or chatter
Awesome shop support 😊
THAT LOOK GREAT I WISH IN MY SHOP I COULD DO 2 INCH AND TAP TO. TKS.
You've got the tapping equipment, why mill the tread? Cut the minor diameter and tap it! Keep up the great content.
Wow it's amazing
Godzilla in the shop.
John Grizopoulos retired machinist from Greece.
Put the cutting foam in the hole first, it will always be at the cutting zone. Plus you can lube all 3 before you start.
cool man! that tap looked way too easy to run… also Abby is a better camera man (Woman) get a tripod when she’s using the tools 😂😂. thanks for all the knowledge! still something to learn every video
Nice video format!
Before selling my CNC mill after retiring I used to love working with my mill. The only thing I hated was having to clean it up when I was done.
G'day Adam. Excellent Video, & your apprentice is doing great learning the different facets of your machines etc.
Better than watching fish in a tank swimming 🏊♂️ around 😅😊🎉
Great video Adam, would some sort of air jet keep your camera lens clear save you from having to stop the machine?
The bed on the Flex CNC looks unique… Have you noticed any “flex” (sorry…) with your vises? I see the fixed jaw & part are kinda hanging over the edge & I’m wondering if it’d be worth putting some toe clamps on the front for gits & shiggles.
That table on the flexarm just torques the steel compared to shorter CNC.
Power spindle or tool is huge and only hanging on the vice jaws by wisker.
Splinters causing mayhem with speed.
Neutral safe inspection important no error step.
Taps that size only have plugs.
Looks like you are more comfortable with CNC.
Always allow a few seconds before pressing that button.
It's almost frightening to see this tap feeding in the hole, good job, Jeff
Nice to see you love your wife and she loves you
How bout a video of tool maintenance. Like checking wear on the variety of cutting tools you use and which can be reground and which cant. Im no machinist at all but i find it interesting!
Adam, the new intro music is great.
Just a thought, I wonder if a bit of rainx on the camera housing would help?
hi !!! i watch your videos from the netherlands, i learn a lot from your method and approach. now i notice that you often have problems with the cooling water while filming. is it an idea to hold a fast rotating glass in front of your lens. they use this a lot in shipping during a storm. the water or cooling water is then driven out. i hope you find it useful. greetings from Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, the netherlands
A milling process that is most entertaining to program and watch is single point threading on the cnc. Once you get the process logic written in gcode, it is real easy to use the same code to make different size threads.
Fusion automates the process. Adam didn't want to his first threadmilling job to be on such an expensive workpiece. But he will get there :)
It would be very difficult to tap those holes any other way. The hydraulic Flex makes it look so easy.
Your doing 2" taps, I'm still looking for my 1/4-20 tap somewhere on my work bench.😎
Never seen such a large taping operation.
Is that a chip auger below the work piece in the CNC?
Now thats a Tap Abom!! 💯💯💯
Hi Adam, greetings from Germany.
Why dont you use one of those nossles, you usualy use for colant and blow only compressed air sideways on the lens of the gopro?
That way the splashes will be blown away, maybe it prefents splashing on the lens.
The cutting tool spins in a clockwise direction.
I see that the head of the machine moves counterclockwise making climb cutting.
Can the direction of the head be changed to clockwise to make conventional cutting? (push cut).
If so, can you see a better surface in the cut? Notice less chatters?
adam couldn't you in the process remove the tool (in program) and flood wash the nested swarf off the part then go on to the champhering step? an that flex arm is too awesome so's your assistant