Do you tap or thread-mill?
For many in the machining community, tapping is the preferred method of threadmaking on a CNC machining center.
There’s a long-running argument in the machining community: Should I tap or should I thread-mill?
For many, the former is the preferred method of threadmaking on a CNC machining center. It’s fast, easy to program and can even be done offline—on a drill press or with a tapping arm—if the CNC machine is better utilized another way.
Yet others contend that thread milling is more accurate and almost as fast. Plus, there’s no risk of the tap breaking inside the workpiece, which often results in scrapping the part.
BIG KAISER’s MEGA Synchro drives taps securely and compensates for the small synchronization errors common with many CNC machine tools. Image courtesy of BIG KAISER Precision Tooling.
Which group is right? The answer depends on several factors.
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