A method includes forming one or more plug holes into a tool surface of a body. The one or more plug holes are partially formed around a landing surface portion of a plug in the body. The method also includes engaging a tool with the landing surface portion of the plug in the body, and using the tool to cut away the plug from the body and at least part of the body to form a tooled void into the body.

A controller for controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. A spindle-axis control section includes an initial-motion control section for making a spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a process start position; a maximum-acceleration detecting section for detecting a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis; a residual rotation-amount detecting section for detecting a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; a current-speed detecting section for detecting a current speed of the spindle axis; a positioning-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation so as to reach the target thread depth after the accelerated rotation; and an overshoot detecting section for detecting an overshoot of the spindle axis during the decelerated rotation.

A controller for controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. A spindle-axis control section includes an initial-motion control section for making a spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a process start position; a maximum-acceleration detecting section for detecting a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis; a residual rotation-amount detecting section for detecting a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; a current-speed detecting section for detecting a current speed of the spindle axis; a positioning-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation so as to reach the target thread depth after the accelerated rotation; and an overshoot detecting section for detecting an overshoot of the spindle axis during the decelerated rotation.

The invention relates to a method for setting a screw, which has an external thread in a front region and a drive in a rear region for introducing a torque into the screw, in a drilled hole in a substrate of a mineral material, in which method an internal thread is produced in the drilled hole by means of a threaded drill provided with a cutting thread, and then the screw is introduced into the drilled hole and in so doing the external thread of the screw is screwed into the internal thread, produced by the threaded drill, in the drilled hole. According to the invention, there is provision that the outside diameter of the cutting thread of the threaded drill is smaller than the outside diameter of the external thread of the screw. The invention further relates to packages comprising object for carrying out such method.

The invention relates to a method for setting a screw, which has an external thread in a front region and a drive in a rear region for introducing a torque into the screw, in a drilled hole in a substrate of a mineral material, in which method an internal thread is produced in the drilled hole by means of a threaded drill provided with a cutting thread, and then the screw is introduced into the drilled hole and in so doing the external thread of the screw is screwed into the internal thread, produced by the threaded drill, in the drilled hole. According to the invention, there is provision that the outside diameter of the cutting thread of the threaded drill is smaller than the outside diameter of the external thread of the screw. The invention further relates to packages comprising object for carrying out such method.

There is provided a hole machining method, using a tap tool which rotates about an axis of rotation and which includes a threaded part which has a blade for machining a threaded groove in a pilot hole, and a non-engaging part which forms a space between itself and the pilot hole in a cross-sectional view in which the axis of rotation and a center axis of the pilot hole are aligned, the method including the steps of machining a threaded groove by rotating the tap tool and advancing it toward a workpiece side in a first state in which the center axis and the axis of rotation are aligned, rotating the tap tool about the axis of rotation and moving the tap tool in an interior of the pilot hole toward the non-engaging part side in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation to transition the tap tool from the first state to a second state in which engagement between the threaded part and the threaded groove is released, and retracting the tap tool from the threaded hole.

There is provided a hole machining method, using a tap tool which rotates about an axis of rotation and which includes a threaded part which has a blade for machining a threaded groove in a pilot hole, and a non-engaging part which forms a space between itself and the pilot hole in a cross-sectional view in which the axis of rotation and a center axis of the pilot hole are aligned, the method including the steps of machining a threaded groove by rotating the tap tool and advancing it toward a workpiece side in a first state in which the center axis and the axis of rotation are aligned, rotating the tap tool about the axis of rotation and moving the tap tool in an interior of the pilot hole toward the non-engaging part side in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation to transition the tap tool from the first state to a second state in which engagement between the threaded part and the threaded groove is released, and retracting the tap tool from the threaded hole.

A tool accessory used to apply different volumes of a cutting fluid to the tap under CNC control by causing the machine to undergo different pump cycles in which the rotational speed of the tool is increased above the tapping rotated and then quickly returned to the tapping rotation. The tool includes a tapping head, a reservoir filled with cutting fluid, a centrifugal force-reactive pump and at least two discharge nozzles. The pump includes a plurality of biased piston springs that are forced outward and store centripetal force when the tool is rotated at speeds above normal tapping speed. When the rotational speed of the tool is reduced, the piston springs overcome the centrifugal forces and force cutting fluid through the discharge nozzles. The volume of cutting fluid discharged is controlled by adjusting the viscosity of the cutting fluid, the tool's maximum speed, by using different size discharge nozzles, and by using different pump cycles.

A tool accessory used to apply different volumes of a cutting fluid to the tap under CNC control by causing the machine to undergo different pump cycles in which the rotational speed of the tool is increased above the tapping rotated and then quickly returned to the tapping rotation. The tool includes a tapping head, a reservoir filled with cutting fluid, a centrifugal force-reactive pump and at least two discharge nozzles. The pump includes a plurality of biased piston springs that are forced outward and store centripetal force when the tool is rotated at speeds above normal tapping speed. When the rotational speed of the tool is reduced, the piston springs overcome the centrifugal forces and force cutting fluid through the discharge nozzles. The volume of cutting fluid discharged is controlled by adjusting the viscosity of the cutting fluid, the tool's maximum speed, by using different size discharge nozzles, and by using different pump cycles.

A method of producing a rotationally orientated thread starting at a desired angular position and suitable for mass production is provided. The method is particularly suitable for improving the angular positioning of spark plugs in car engines. The method involves measuring precisely the length (L) of the tool (13) and the distance, at a particular angular position, of a full thread form (14) of the thread to the tip, so that its start position at the tip can be calculated. Using that distance as an offset of the length of the tool reported to the CNC machine, and starting from its reference position, it commences producing the thread (12) in the bore (11) at the desired angular position of the bore (11).