Thread Milling [Part 2] | ProtoTRAK SMX CNC | Advanced Mill Programming 

Glad to hear the videos have been helpful. Wishing you great success in your career. ~Patrick K.

Hey Brad, Nothing wrong with a little friendly competition! Depending on where you are located, there may be other training available to you as well. Just check with your local TRAK representative. You can also take our online courses for a small fee. Check out all the options on www.trakmt.com Just type training in the search bar to see all the options. Glad to have you aboard! T.P.

@@trakingpat2750 Thank you, kind sir. I will definitely be checking everything out once a few paychecks roll in. My foreman speaks very highly of you and your teaching style. You were the first name he mentioned when I brought up YT videos. Thanks again, man. Have a good day Sir.

Fred, No difference in single point. Everything is controlled by the pitch of the thread. T.P.

Robert, I have to admit that I am not an expert on NPT threading however, I can see that the E1 dimension is the point where the thread becomes hand tight. To accomplish this, I think you are spot on that adjusting the major diameter would be the best way to achieve this. Because the thread milling cycle does not account for a tapered hole, I would think that you would have to drill or bore your ID to the minor diameter and then use an NPT thread mill to create the thread. As for the .627" dimension, I'm honestly not sure. T.P.

@@trakingpat2750 I will try this when my threadmill arrives and get back to everyone. Thanks again for your support and quick response !!

No, it's a Kennametal tool holder although while it's spinning, it does kind of look like one. T.P.

Les, I don't know where to start. It sounds like you are asking me how to do thread grinding on a manual lathe...Am I correct? This is a video on how to cut threads on one of our ProtoTRAK milling machines so I don't see the relationship here. My best advise would be to talk to your local TRAK representative and have him show you which of our machines would best best fit the work that you are trying to accomplish. T.P.

@@trakingpat2750 no not thread Grinding , But thread milling . using a thread mill to cut a thread on a engine lathe . i did see something like it in Stephon's channel. but that was on small thread's . mine is much bingers & a BSA thread. i plan to ues my threading system to proved the pitch how do i set it up . manually ?

Sunil, we offer TRAK machines that have the ProtoTRAK controls integrated at our factory. We also offer retrofit systems for many different knee mills. Here’s more info for retrofits: www.southwesternindustries.com/products/retrofits Please feel free to give us a call (800-421-6875) if you have any questions.

The program is shown in the part 1 video. Here is a link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-92bCHEKIu5g.html T.P.

Big Beau, If you're looking for the program, it is shown in Thread Milling (Part 1). Otherwise, I am assuming that you are asking if you can create a treadmill program in your CadCam and then run it directly in your TRAK control. All you have to do is create the proper post processor or get it from CadCam supplier. You will want to open the file with a .GCD extension which will tell your TRAK control that it is a G-Code program. The control will run it in G-Code with no issues. Does this answer your question? T.P.

Melvin, If you're creative, you could do this by first, making the hole with the proper angle in it. After that, you can buy an NPT tread mill and then use the standard threading event. What will happen is at the top of the hole, the tool will not cut until it gets deeper into the thread. As you go deeper, the thread mill will match the taper of the hole. Another way to do this would be to program this in G-code just as you would in most other CNC mills. I believe that with G-code, you can do this with a single point cutter but otherwise, you will need a multi-point cutter with the angle built into it. T.P.

How do you program the g code for npt thread?

Steven Scott looks more like this www.mscdirect.com/product/details/52297082

@@skeeterd5150 Thanks Steven! The one you're showing is not an insert cutter but it works the same way. Check out this link from Kenametal. This is the one I used. www.google.com/search?q=kennametal+TM25D067L110Z2&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS806US806&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9983E1u3fAhVEHjQIHWZnCoAQsAR6BAgEEAE&biw=1458&bih=754&dpr=1.25#imgrc=cyNy20dhp4jgEM:

The programming is the same whether you use a single point tool or a multi point tool. I could've started farther into the hole if I wanted to but for instructional purposes, this was easier to explain for those who have never done it. T.P.

Freaking inches 🫣