What are the uses of straight flute taps?
Straight flute taps are a kind of tool that is used more frequently in the field of lathes. It has many materials. So what are the uses of straight flutetaps? What is the difference between straight flute taps and spiral flute taps? Let's talk about these issues in detail.
Introduction to Straight Flute Taps
Straight flute taps are tools used for thread processing on ordinary lathes, drilling machines and tapping machines.It has the strongest versatility, can process through holes or non-through holes, non-ferrous metals or ferrous metals, and is the cheapest. But the targeting is also poor, everything can be done, but nothing is done best. The cutting cone part can have 2, 4, or 6 teeth. The short cone is used for non-through holes, and the long cone is used for through holes. As long as the bottom hole is deep enough, you should try to use a longer cutting cone, so that more teeth share the cutting load and the service life is longer.
Common materials include: HSS (M2, #4341), HSS Cobalt, etc.
Basic Uses of Straight Flute Taps
Uses of straight flute taps: Generally used for thread processing on ordinary lathes, drilling machines and tapping machines, with a slow cutting speed.
It has a good effect on processing materials with high hardness, materials that are prone to tool wear, cutting materials in powder form, and through holes and blind holes with short tapping depths.
What is the difference between straight flute taps and spiral flute taps?
Straight flute taps are generally used for through holes; spiral flute taps are generally used for blind holes.
The chip removal method is different when processing threads. The chip removal method of spiral flute taps is upward, which is suitable for blind hole thread processing. The chip removal method of straight flute taps is downward, which is suitable for through hole processing.
The spiral flute tap is one of the tools for processing threads. It is a type of tap and is named because its chip removal flute is spiral. Spiral flute taps are divided into left-hand spiral flute taps and right-hand spiral flute taps. There is no such distinction for straight flute taps.
Purpose of straight flute taps: Generally used for thread processing on ordinary lathes, drilling machines and tapping machines, with a slow cutting speed.
Purpose of spiral flute taps: It has a good effect on processing materials with high hardness, materials that are prone to tool wear, cutting powdery materials, and tapping through holes and blind holes with short threading depths.
Through the above content, we have learned about the characteristics and uses of straight flutetaps, and also learned about the differences between straight flutetaps and spiral flutetaps. When using them, you must know the correct operation method.
Post time: Jan-02-2025
