Vectric Vcarve upgrade to 10.5

Vectric Vcarve upgrade to 10.5

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9 July 2020 at 18:49 #484795
Ian Johnson 1
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I use Vectric Vcarve desktop for programming jobs on my Sieg KX1 mill, and last night I upgraded to the latest version 10.5, free of charge, which was nice.

Amongst the new upgrades is the facility to thread mill which I have never done before. Some of you may use Fusion 360 and the like which has the capability, but this is new territory for me.

So my questions are: has anyone done thread milling on the KX1 (or KX3)? Any tips? Which program did you use? If it was Vectric Vcarve that would be a bonus!

Ian J
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9 July 2020 at 18:49 #15288
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12 July 2020 at 12:38 #485198
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This Vectric thread milling video came up in my suggestions whilst browsing the tube.

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12 July 2020 at 16:43 #485231
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Thanks for the link Martin I forgot about the excellent Vectric tutorials.

The only sticking point for me is the cost of the cutters which are quite expensive, I have a feeling I would break a few until I got the hang of it.

IanJ
12 July 2020 at 16:48 #485232
John Haine
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You can modify ordinary taps or use single point insert threading tools. I've posted on this here somewhere, I'll try and find it.
12 July 2020 at 16:57 #485235
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Found it.

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=84198&p=6
12 July 2020 at 17:10 #485238
Ian Johnson 1
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Just read through your archive post John, very interesting, it looks like thread milling is do-able! I like the idea of using an old tap.

One job which comes to mind is machining lens adapters for filters etc. These have a very fine pitch and not a lot of them, going to a shoulder.

IanJ
12 July 2020 at 18:43 #485245
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Code is at

**LINK**
12 July 2020 at 19:20 #485249
Ian Johnson 1
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Thanks very much for the link John, some very impressive g code there. It'll take a while to get my head around thread milling, so don't hold your breath for any projects any time soon!

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