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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
Does anyone know, what is the biggest N.C tap that I could safely use
for rigid tapping (maybe with a floating tap holder), without jeopardising gearing and such, of the head, due to tapping torque? i |
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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
Ignoramus6489 wrote: Does anyone know, what is the biggest N.C tap that I could safely use for rigid tapping (maybe with a floating tap holder), without jeopardising gearing and such, of the head, due to tapping torque? i With the 2-3 HP motor, variable pitch drive and back gear, I'd expect you have available torque for tapping far larger than anything you're likely to want to do. The Interact may not have been designed for rigid tapping, but it was expected to be used with tapping heads, and I don't think the torque requirements are any different for those. |
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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
On 2010-09-07, Pete C. wrote:
Ignoramus6489 wrote: Does anyone know, what is the biggest N.C tap that I could safely use for rigid tapping (maybe with a floating tap holder), without jeopardising gearing and such, of the head, due to tapping torque? i With the 2-3 HP motor, variable pitch drive and back gear, I'd expect you have available torque for tapping far larger than anything you're likely to want to do. The Interact may not have been designed for rigid tapping, but it was expected to be used with tapping heads, and I don't think the torque requirements are any different for those. Say, would 3/4" NC be an issue? This is the biggest thread I had to tap to date. i |
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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
On 2010-09-07, Ignoramus6489 wrote:
Does anyone know, what is the biggest N.C tap that I could safely use for rigid tapping (maybe with a floating tap holder), without jeopardising gearing and such, of the head, due to tapping torque? I would suspect that in back gear you could handle 1/2" threads. Anything larger, I would look into thread milling anyway -- less stress on the machine, and more thread pitches possible with a single cut thread mill. Of course, with a multi-cut one, you could mill the thread in a single pass around the hole, but the mill would be good only for a single specific pitch. Good luck, DoN. -- Remove oil spill source from e-mail Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:21:18 -0500, Ignoramus6489
wrote: Does anyone know, what is the biggest N.C tap that I could safely use for rigid tapping (maybe with a floating tap holder), without jeopardising gearing and such, of the head, due to tapping torque? i Ive tapped 1 1/4-8 on the Gorton with no issues in low gear. Just chugged right along. One of these days Ill take out a big tap and see how big I can go. Btw..the Gorton spindle is 3hp. Gunner I am the Sword of my Family and the Shield of my Nation. If sent, I will crush everything you have built, burn everything you love, and kill every one of you. (Hebrew quote) |
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Bridgeport Interact 2 tapping capacity
Ive tapped 1 1/4-8 on the Gorton with no issues in low gear. Just chugged right along. One of these days Ill take out a big tap and see how big I can go. Btw..the Gorton spindle is 3hp. For me, the weak link is holding the tap. I just bought another 1" NPT on ebay. The last one spun in the TG100 collet holder with bad results. I do all tapping in back gear on my excello knee mill. karl |
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