tap hole in 1/2" hrs
tap hole in 1/2" hrs
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What is the smallest tap hole anyone has been able to consistently cut in 1/2" steel? 8-32, 6-32, 10-32? Would a better grade of steel help much? FOM2 3015 nt 4k.
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RE: tap hole in 1/2" hrs
RE: tap hole in 1/2" hrs
You have a newer laser which helps but those are very small holes to be cutting in 1/2". I would undersize any laser cut hole intended for tapping and then drill/ream to size before tapping. I would not expect to make any tap-ready holes with the laser in material that thick for any size tap.
RE: tap hole in 1/2" hrs
We were bidding a job that had 20 holes tapped in 1/2" steel.
We actually just set the pierce time at 1 second, use a punch to mark it better and drill out the smaller ones. I guess we'll keep doing that. Thanks for the replies.