Use Thread Mill tools for OD and ID thread milling operations.
The Thread Mill tab of the Thread Mill Tool Properties dialog contains the following settings:
Name — Enter a name that identifies the tool. The name must be unique among all the tools in the crib.
Measure — This indicates the units that are used for reporting the tool’s dimensions. Select Inches for inch units or deselect it for millimeters.
Minimum pitch and
Maximum pitch — For single-point tools, enter a
Maximum pitch equal to the
Cutter length.
Cutter diameter
Body diameter
Shank diameter
Cutter length
Body length
Overall length
Exposed length — This is the amount of the tool that sticks out of the holder if the holder is simulated.
Taper — Enter the angle, in degrees, by which you want to taper the cutter.
Flutes — Enter the number of grooves on the cutter.
Hand — Set whether the tool is Right-handed or Left-handed.
Tool material — This indicates what the tool is made of. This information is important when calculating the feeds and speeds.
Tool Finish — This is the coating, or finish, on the tool. This information is also used in feed/speed calculations. If a feed/speed table exists for a material cut with a tool with a Bright finish, but not for TI_N or Black Oxide tool finishes, then the speed values are derived from the Bright table. The speed for TI_N is 1.5 times the BRIGHT speed. The speed for BLACK_OXIDE is 1.05 times the BRIGHT speed. The feed rates are the same as the BRIGHT feed rates.
Internal/External — Choose if the tool is used for internal or external threading.