
Trouble Shooting 25.
Troubles Check point Segments
Hardness
Breakage Excessive wear Prevent excessive
Prevent clogging of chips Tap Workpiece Tap
cutting torque
●Use workpiece which has Use workpiece which has
even structure and hardness. even structure and hardness.
●Pay attention to tapping position and material thickness. ●Pay attention to tapping
position and material thick- Shape ness.
Workpiece
Provide bigger bored holes. Provide bigger bored holes.
●Provide countersinking on
●Prevent work hardening. hole entrance.
Prevent work hardening. Bored hole
Provide deeper tapping hole.
●Prevent slanting of hole.
●Avoid inconsistent feed. Machine ●Adjust feed stroke.
●Use tap holder of floating type. Jigs, Holders Use tap holder with torque limitter.
Reduce cutting speed. Reduce cutting speed.
Cutting condition
●Use the other cutting oil ●Provide proper timing for changing or filling-up of cutting oil.
which prevents cold welding. ●Prevent mixing of other oil into cutting oil. ●Use insoluble type cutting
oil. ●Use other cutting oil which prevents cold welding.
Lubricant ●Use cutting oil of insoluble type. ●Adjust flow of cutting oil and method of lubrication.
●Remove unnecessary chips during tapping. On process Provide bigger space for chips disposal.
●Use PO tap(through hole).
Selection ●Use SP tap(blind hole). ●Use Roll tap.
Provide bigger chiproom. Change material of taps.
Provide proper hardness on taps. ●Provide proper hardness on taps. Tap Design ●Reconsider length of cutting chamfer. ●Reconsider length of cutting chamfer. ●Use set tap. ●Provide nitride on taps.
| ●Be careful about burning during re-sharpening. | ●Be careful about burning during re-sharpening. | ||||
| Re-grind |
Provide proper land. Increase re-sharpening frequency. : Most suitable solution : Second most suitable solution