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Single-point threading
At a glance
- Program OD or ID, right- or left-hand, straight or tapered threads
- Use single or multiple starts with explicit depth passes, infeed strategy, finish passes, and spring passes
- Choose V, pipe, Acme/trapezoidal, or custom insert/profile geometry
- Post explicit spindle-synchronized G33 passes and inspect the true helical stock result
OD Thread and ID Thread generate explicit single-point passes from the selected thread form, tool, and finished envelope. Choose right- or left-hand cutting, straight or tapered geometry, one or several starts, infeed strategy, depth progression, finish passes, spring passes, relief, and runout.
Built-in forms cover common V and pipe threads plus Acme/trapezoidal geometry. A custom form can use an accepted profile when the standard presets do not match the insert or thread you need.
Synchronization and phase
Thread passes post as native G33 motion. The real JetFlight motion engine waits for valid spindle feedback and an index reference, then advances X/Z from measured spindle revolutions so the programmed pitch stays fixed through acceleration and speed changes. Feed override cannot change thread pitch.
Multiple starts carry separate phase offsets, and repeated depth/spring passes return to the same registered groove. If spindle feedback is missing, stale, stopped, reversed unexpectedly, or loses its index contract, execution faults clearly rather than degrading the pass into ordinary feed.
Simulation proof
Lathe material-removal simulation follows the executed spindle phase and creates an actual helical thread in the stock. The report retains the source program line, thread identity, phase, and measured spindle state. Software acceptance covers pitch and phase in the real daemon; physical encoder calibration and cutting remain part of later machine commissioning.