Successfully Thread Hard-to-Machine Materials

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 Hard To Machine Materials | Accuthread

In 1941 Harold Stokey’s job shop in Ohio offered dependable and practical hole making solutions to an international market. During WWII, he founded Allied Machine and Engineering to help in the war effort by manufacturing taper bearing lock nuts for tanks. Over 75 years later Allied Machine Engineering has built its reputation on innovative products for deep hole drilling, boring, reaming, burnishing, porting and threading.

Threading hard-to-machine materials
If you work with hardened or hard-to-machine materials such as stainless steel, tool steel, and high-temp alloys then the AccuThread T3 solid carbide thread mill is a product that you should take some time to evaluate for use in your shop. By only machining three threads at a time, the AccuThread T3 reduces tool pressure and significantly increases the odds for tool survival.

Why use the AccuThread T3
Some of the more important advantages of using the AccuThread T3 include:

  • Cutting harder materials and producing deeper threads than a standard thread mill.
  • Improved cycle time.
  • Ability to produce a precise thread form with left hand cutting that allows the tool to climb mill while it moves from top to bottom.
  • Reducing side deflection by cutting minimal threads simultaneously. 
  • A multi-layer PVD coating that improves wear performance.

If you decide to use the AccuThread T3, it is available in:

  • UN and ISO thread forms
  • Imperial and metric shanks
  • 2xD and 3xD lengths

Easy to access and use the Insta-Code platform
Allied Machine & Engineering offers its Insta-Code software tool that makes it simple to choose the best thread mill product for your application. The platform will also create the program code for your machine. It can be used online or downloaded to your local PC. The downloadable version allows you to keep your saved programs and update your locally stored Insta-Code software.

BlackHawk Industrial Supply
BlackHawk Industrial is proud to offer top of the line products like Allied Machine Engineering’s AccuThread T3 solid carbide thread mills that can be purchased right here on the BlackHawk website.

Contact BlackHawk for more information
BlackHawk Industrial offers many thread mill options including solutions from Allied Machine and Engineering. We are ready to take your questions and offer expert assistance with your threading questions. Contact us at [email protected] or call us TOLL FREE at (855) 610-1001.

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