Beginner questions Thread milling Pocket V2-10

#1

Hello everyone, hello dear Penta employees,

My name is Christian, I am 36 years old and come from Germany, living in Regensburg near Munich (Bavaria).

I own a Pocket V2-10. The machine was manufactured in 2018 and delivered by Penta in November. The machine number is 1355.

I still have the older Legacy Software version with update v4.8.1.

I have owned the machine since January 2015 and am still a beginner and inexperienced.

I program with Fusion, but I am still a beginner and have little experience.

Now I have a question: I need to machine several threads: M5, M10x1, and M12.

Is it possible to do thread milling with the Pocket NC?

I would appreciate any help or information.

Happy holidays!

Regards, Christian

#2

I have milled threads on my V2-10 (M3 and 4-40). It’s easy with a thread milling tool.

I realet reconmend to Upgrade the software to Kinetic Control. Worth every penny!

#3

Hi Mats,

I’m going to test thread milling. There’s definitely a cycle for thread milling in Fusion. Attached is a photo of my thread mill. The thread mill has a pitch of 1 mm.

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#4

I am trying to drill a hole with a 5mm solid carbide drill.

Can you drill with the 5mm pocket?

Who has experience with this?

#5

Hello everyone, Merry Christmas to all dear community members and Penta Team staff QRothing and Bob Johnsen, John Staff.

I milled an M6 thread with a thread mill. Here is a photo of the aluminum test component prototype and the milling tools, thread mill and single-tooth mill D3mm.

The first three centering attempts were done with a D5mm drill, but that didn’t work. The spindle power and the torque of the pocket are too weak for the D5mm drill. I produced the clearance hole D5.035mm using a milling drill.

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The quality of the thread flanks is not so good. But the M6 screw can be screwed in.

I work completely dry (to protect the machine).

Is there an MMS lubrication so that it runs smoother during milling?

Can someone give me a tip or advice?

Best regards, Christian from Munich, Germany.

Merry Christmas

And I wish you lots of presents, stay healthy, that is the most important thing in life.