CUTTING TAP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

A method of making a cutting tap includes the steps of: grinding a blank to form a threaded body portion at an axially forward end of the cutting tap, grinding one or more flutes in the threaded body portion to form cutting edges; grinding the threaded body portion to form a first cutting thread and...

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Hauptverfasser: HENDERER WILLARD E, GEORGE STEPHEN M, VOLOKH VLADIMIR D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of making a cutting tap includes the steps of: grinding a blank to form a threaded body portion at an axially forward end of the cutting tap, grinding one or more flutes in the threaded body portion to form cutting edges; grinding the threaded body portion to form a first cutting thread and a second cutting thread, the first cutting thread at a first distance from the axially forward end of the cutting tap, and the second cutting thread at a second distance from the axially forward end of the cutting tap; and grinding a chamfer in the threaded body portion such that a thickness of a section of material removed from the second cutting thread is smaller than a thickness of a section of material removed from the first cutting thread during a tapping operation.