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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: bzepeda on April 06, 2010, 03:49:56 PM

Title: conventional vs. climb
Post by: bzepeda on April 06, 2010, 03:49:56 PM

Problem:
I am using the thread wizard on mach3 and, I not sure which to use. I am making internal threads. It is easier for me to make threads from bottom to top. Should I use climb to thread? Or should I thread from the with conventional from the top down, even though the external treads I will threading onto it will be coming in from the top down?

Title: Re: conventional vs. climb
Post by: bzepeda on April 06, 2010, 05:07:18 PM

Let me reword my problem:
I need help with conventional vs climb thread milling.

I previously made my first thread milling and it worked:
Internal, conventional

I am making another piece that needs to have the same threads.
However, piece I am threading is rotated 180 from the first.

Can I use internal convential to make the same threads? OR do I need to switch to internal climb?

Title: Re: conventional vs. climb
Post by: Graham Waterworth on April 07, 2010, 04:49:00 AM

I am not sure what you are asking but if you reverse the direction you will reverse the thread e.g. right hand would become left hand.

G02 travelling Z zero to Z minus will produce a right hand thread (clockwise helix)

G03 travelling Z zero to Z minus will produce a left hand thread (anti clockwise helix)

Graham