Torx® sockets machining - Crazy Hexalobe

[@viralmehta3866]

Amazing presentation

[@ludwigpilsl2008]

Have you thought about using a rotary broach? I always make my internal hex and torx profiles like that.

[@MikronTool]

Hi @ludwigpilsl2008, that's a good question! Broaching is a good technology for many applications, but in the case of titanium, and more specifically for medical bone screws, chip removal is the best choice. The elasticity of titanium and the tight tolerances required in the medical industry make broaching an inaccurate system. With high-precision milling, the tolerances of perpendicularity and surface quality are maintained. Thanks for asking! Mikron Tool Team

[@ludwigpilsl2008]

@@MikronTool Yes thats true. For high precision and medical applications milling is definitely better.

[@AlwaysExtraCrispy]

Haven't been able to find a torx rotary broach yet. Any leads?

[@ludwigpilsl2008]

@@AlwaysExtraCrispy Thats a very common technique here in germany. Hoffmann Group and many other suppliers sell that.

[@gabrielebagnolini8787]

Which speed and feed for each cut with 0,5 mill diameter?

[@MikronTool]

Dear Sir, thank you very much for your enquiry. For a 0.5 diameter mill on Titanium grade 5, we suggest a cutting speed between 50 and 90 meter per minute and a feed (fz) of 0.002 mm. You may check also the link in the description to get more information regarding this specific application, or we invite you to send us an email to this address [e-mail] and the competent technician would get in touch with you.

[@danallansarthou7]

Simple as torx bolt for lathe machine?

[@montyzumazoom1337]

Wish these companies showed proper machining examples instead of computer generated graphics. It all tells you nothing. If you have faith in your products, show a real world example of how they perform.

[@sbeprecisionproducts6729]

Because then you are just watching flood coolant and can't see anything going on. They can show a final product but you still won't see the machining process, and the parts are really tiny as well.