Hello Always great to see what others are doing on the X7. The way I have heard it explained about tension/compression tap holders is that it is like insurance. You don't expect your house to burn down but you insure your house for fire anyway. I have two comp/tension tap holders and I always use them. Also you mentioned a standard tap - can you be more specific (DIN, JIS etc). I tend to use JIS standard as all my taps are YG1 spiral flute taps (South Korea) through AliExpress. They are a very high standard at a good price. Cheers John
@MaDuceRules, am super grateful for this video, really helpful for beginners. A couple of questions: * were the chamfers you did recommended for tapping, or just something you wanted for your end result? * Are spiral flute taps a must, or ok to use straight flutes? Thanks again. Fun fact: some funny results from YT's auto caption during the drilling sequence
You should chamfer the holes before tapping if possible. Makes for a nicer thread and cleaner finish on the top of your part. Spiral point or tip for through holes (pushes chips forward) and spiral flute for blind holes (chip out the top of the hole). Sure straight flute taps can be used also.
I switched to form taps in my shop and it was the best thing I've done in a long time. Really awesome in aluminum for thread strength and they last forever.
@@johnspathonis1078 I just keep the normal concentration and they work awesome. Sometimes if I'm working on something tough I'll give the hole a squirt of oil but I really don't think I need to. It's just cuz I'm a wussy sometimes
@@johnspathonis1078 I don't change from the recommended drill size for thread forming on any material. When running regular taps I would when dealing with tougher stuff. Thread form taps are way more strong and you don't run as high a risk of breakage. You definitely want to use a tapping collet, even with small taps because the forces are greater. The threads are crazy smooth to.
Tip: you can actually type "1/20" into the thread pitch field and Fusion will do the calculation for you.
Thnak you sir, this is really helpful. I will try it at workshop on Monday
Great!
Wow, really great to see everything step by step! Great series.
Hello Always great to see what others are doing on the X7. The way I have heard it explained about tension/compression tap holders is that it is like insurance. You don't expect your house to burn down but you insure your house for fire anyway. I have two comp/tension tap holders and I always use them. Also you mentioned a standard tap - can you be more specific (DIN, JIS etc). I tend to use JIS standard as all my taps are YG1 spiral flute taps (South Korea) through AliExpress. They are a very high standard at a good price. Cheers John
I use YG1 taps also!
Another great demo. Thanks.
Thanks!!!!
@MaDuceRules, am super grateful for this video, really helpful for beginners. A couple of questions:
* were the chamfers you did recommended for tapping, or just something you wanted for your end result?
* Are spiral flute taps a must, or ok to use straight flutes?
Thanks again.
Fun fact: some funny results from YT's auto caption during the drilling sequence
You should chamfer the holes before tapping if possible. Makes for a nicer thread and cleaner finish on the top of your part. Spiral point or tip for through holes (pushes chips forward) and spiral flute for blind holes (chip out the top of the hole). Sure straight flute taps can be used also.
I switched to form taps in my shop and it was the best thing I've done in a long time. Really awesome in aluminum for thread strength and they last forever.
I really need to give them a try. Everyone says the same thing.
Hi Do you have to pay attention to the coolant or coolant concentration for form taps.
@@johnspathonis1078 I just keep the normal concentration and they work awesome. Sometimes if I'm working on something tough I'll give the hole a squirt of oil but I really don't think I need to. It's just cuz I'm a wussy sometimes
What percentage engagements do you use? E.g. Aluminium 100%, 4140 80% etc or do you limit thread forming to Al alloys? Any good recommendations?
@@johnspathonis1078 I don't change from the recommended drill size for thread forming on any material. When running regular taps I would when dealing with tougher stuff. Thread form taps are way more strong and you don't run as high a risk of breakage. You definitely want to use a tapping collet, even with small taps because the forces are greater. The threads are crazy smooth to.
how did you get fusion to do a combined drilling cycle (peck, peck peck, full retract, repeat)?