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Breaking Taps? Bad finish? Threads wiped out? Other tapping problems? ...
Try checking our list of the usual tapping troubleshooting tips for all your machining needs.
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Check diameter and thread pitch of the tap
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Is the hole drilled undersized or oversized?
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Make sure your tooling has no run out
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Make sure your drilled holes are straight
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Are chips getting lodged into the flutes? (Try a different tap)
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Check style of tap being used and try a different one
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Slow down the speed and feed of the tapping cycle
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Check your program code for errors
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Check to see if the part material is harder then usual for the last batch of parts
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If lathe is the turret square to spindle? (Your drills and taps may not go in straight)
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Are your parts moving in fixture?
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Is the coolant pointing at the tool?
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When using high pressure through the spindle coolant is the pump turning on?
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Is the m-code being turned on?
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Try a different tool holder
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