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THREAD CHASING [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Thread cutting on a lathe is often called thread chasing .... A single-point cutting tool is used to cut screw threads on engine lathes .... Other methods of cutting screw threads are: Chasing threads with a threading die, thread milling, thread rolling, and thread grinding.

OBS

"Thread chasing" is not a true synonym of thread cutting since it applies only to thread making involving the use of single-point tools or tools placed on a lathe.

OBS

screw cutting: This term is normally restricted to the cutting of threads on workpieces destined to become screws or bolts (rather than on pipes, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • thread-making
  • thread-cutting
  • thread-chasing
  • thread chasing
  • screw-cutting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Opération [...] consistant à exécuter sur une pièce [...] un sillon hélicoïdal par déplacement d'un outil [...] parallèlement aux génératrices du corps à usiner.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Thread cutting on a lathe is often called thread chasing (...). A single-point cutting tool is used to cut screw threads on engine lathes (...). Other methods of cutting screw threads are: Chasing threads with a threading die, tapping, thread milling, thread rolling, and thread grinding.

OBS

"thread chasing" is not a true synonym of thread cutting since it applies only to thread making involving the use of single-point tools or tools placed on a lathe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Le filetage à l'outil est celui utilisé sur le tour parallèle. Il est intéressant de signaler une machine à fileter fondée sur ce principe, mais dont tous les mouvements sont automatiques, c'est la machine Cri-Dan (...)

Spanish

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