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THREAD MAKING [1 record]

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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