American Buttress (45° Clearance Flank Leading): NTB-B Inserts • PULL-type

Insert vs. Toolholder Orientation

chuck chuck external internal

anti-clockwise rotation anti anti-clockwise rotation NTB-2RB

NTB-3RB NTB-4RB feed insert NTB-2LB notch sealing

NTB-3LB 45° surface in

45° clearance 45° clearance fl ank of toolholder

NTB-4LB sealing

fl ank of thefeedthe thread being theinsert
thread beingleading fl anknotchsurface
the leading fl ankNTB-2RBin bar

NTB-3RB NTB-2LB NTB-3LB NTB-4RB NTB-4LB

Internal Buttress External Buttress

45° clearance fl ank leading 45° clearance fl ank leading 45° clearance fl ank leading

Reference Dimensions Infeed Angle vs. Chip Load: 45° Clearance Flank Leading

“A” reference .010" infeed .010" infeed nose radius .007" .0052" .0039" chip load .0012" chip load chip load chip load D maximum depth with “B” style insert

15° infeed angle 0° infeed angle

NTB-B insert

D“A” referencenose radiuspitch based on
insert(inch)(inch)(inch)maximum radius
NTB-3B.171.031.005–.0048–16 TPI

NOTE: For balanced chip load, a reverse 15° infeed angle is suggested.

Internal Threading Limitations

internal threading limitations internal threading limitations NTB-2B Buttress threading inserts NTB-3 and NTB-4B Buttress threading inserts

TPInominalminimum minorTPInominalminimum minor
thread sizediameterthread sizediameter

(inch) (inch)

81-3/41.6004*2-7/82.575
101-5/81.50552-3/42.510
121-1/21.40062-3/82.175
161-1/41.17582-1/81.975
201-1/161.002101-7/81.755
121-5/81.525
161-1/21.407
201-7/161.378

*NTB-4B insert only.