The Ultimate Partnership: Protool and OSG
Unlock Precision and Performance with OSG Tools
At Protool, we are proud to supply a wide range of premium OSG tools, trusted by engineers worldwide for their precision, durability, and performance. As a leading manufacturer of cutting tools, OSG offers innovative solutions that cater to the most demanding machining tasks. Whether you’re working with carbide end mills, threading taps, or high-performance drills, our range of OSG products ensures you have the right tool for the job.
OSG Carbide End Mills: Precision for Every Profile
We provide a comprehensive selection of OSG carbide end mills, designed for high-speed and high-performance milling applications. The profiles we offer include:
- Ball Nose: Ideal for 3D contouring and complex surface machining.
- Corner Radius: Enhances strength and durability for edge finishing.
- Rougher: Optimized for high material removal rates and aggressive cutting.
- Square Edge: Perfect for standard milling and edge finishing.
These end mills are engineered with advanced geometries and coatings to handle tough materials with ease, providing excellent tool life and performance.
OSG Threading Taps: Reliable Tapping Solutions
Our OSG threading taps ensure exceptional threading accuracy and durability. We stock taps in the following styles:
- Forming Tap (Roll): Creates threads without cutting, perfect for clean, chip-free threading.
- Spiral Flute: Ideal for threading in blind holes, designed for excellent chip evacuation.
- Spiral Point: Optimized for threading through holes, with a self-ejecting chip design.
Understanding Thread Forms in OSG Threading Taps
When selecting threading taps, choosing the correct thread form is essential to ensure compatibility with your project’s specifications. OSG threading taps cover a variety of industry-standard thread forms, allowing you to work with international and regional standards across diverse applications. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the thread forms we offer:
BA (British Association Thread)
- Usage: BA threads are commonly used in small precision instruments, electrical components, and clockmaking.
- Key Features: This thread form has a steep pitch and is defined by a 47.5° angle, making it suitable for miniature threading applications.
- Typical Industry: Electronics, precision engineering.
BSF (British Standard Fine)
- Usage: BSF threads are used in fine-threaded fasteners for engineering and automotive applications where a finer pitch is preferred for added strength and load-bearing capacity.
- Key Features: These threads have a 55° angle, offering higher precision and better performance in vibration-prone environments compared to coarse threads.
- Typical Industry: Automotive, aerospace, and general engineering.
BSP (British Standard Pipe)
- Usage: BSP threads are commonly used in piping and plumbing applications to ensure a tight seal in pipes and fittings.
- Key Features: BSP threads are standardized to provide a consistent seal with a 55° thread angle, and they come in two varieties—parallel (BSPP) and tapered (BSPT) threads.
- Typical Industry: Plumbing, gas, oil, and fluid transportation.
BSPT (British Standard Pipe Tapered)
- Usage: BSPT is a tapered thread variant of BSP and is designed for pressure-tight sealing without the need for additional sealing compounds.
- Key Features: The taper angle allows for a more secure, leak-proof connection, especially in high-pressure systems.
- Typical Industry: Gas and fluid pipelines, hydraulic systems.
BSW (British Standard Whitworth)
- Usage: BSW is one of the oldest thread forms, traditionally used in heavy-duty engineering applications like construction and railway manufacturing.
- Key Features: With a 55° thread angle and a coarse pitch, BSW threads are ideal for heavy-duty fasteners and bolts.
- Typical Industry: Construction, mechanical engineering, railway industries.
Metric Threads
- Usage: Metric threads are widely used across the globe as the international standard for fasteners in a vast array of industries.
- Key Features: Defined by ISO standards, metric threads use millimeters to specify thread pitch and diameter. They are recognized for their universality and standardization.
- Typical Industry: Manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, general engineering.
NPT (National Pipe Thread)
- Usage: NPT threads are used in the US for sealing pipes, with the taper allowing for a watertight or airtight seal when tightened.
- Key Features: This thread form is standardized with a 60° angle, and its taper provides a seal that tightens under pressure.
- Typical Industry: Plumbing, gas pipelines, oil and gas extraction.
UNC (Unified National Coarse)
- Usage: UNC threads are widely used in general-purpose fasteners across North America and are known for their strength in coarse-threaded applications.
- Key Features: With a 60° angle, these threads are designed for faster assembly and higher resistance to stripping in softer materials.
- Typical Industry: Construction, automotive, general engineering.
UNF (Unified National Fine)
- Usage: UNF threads offer finer pitches than UNC, providing greater holding strength and better adjustment accuracy in assemblies where tight tolerances are crucial.
- Key Features: These threads are also defined by a 60° angle, but with finer threads, they are suited for applications requiring precise fits and high-strength fasteners.
- Typical Industry: Aerospace, automotive, electronics, precision engineering.
Each of these thread forms plays a critical role in ensuring the right fit, durability, and performance of your fasteners in various engineering and manufacturing contexts. At Protool, we stock OSG threading taps to meet these standards, providing you with the reliability and accuracy you need for your specific threading requirements.
All our taps are made from HSS-E (High-Speed Steel with Cobalt), offering increased hardness and heat resistance, making them ideal for a wide range of materials.
OSG Carbide Drills: Performance Drilling for Any Application
For high-performance drilling, we supply a diverse range of OSG carbide drills. Whether you need precision for deep hole drilling or general-purpose drilling, we’ve got you covered with the following styles:
- 3xD Solid & Through Coolant
- 5xD Solid & Through Coolant
- 8xD Through Coolant
- Jobber
- Slow Spiral
- Spot Drill
- Step Drill
These drills offer outstanding performance, especially in tough materials, providing superior wear resistance and heat management.
OSG HSS-E Drills: High-Quality for a Variety of Applications
We also carry OSG HSS-E drills in various sizes and standards, such as:
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Stub Drill: Short, Rigid for Precision and Stability
Stub drills are shorter in length compared to jobber drills, making them highly rigid and less prone to deflection. This design ensures precise, stable drilling, especially in applications where accuracy is critical, or where the material thickness is limited. Stub drills are often used in situations where the drill bit needs to withstand higher torque without bending or breaking.
Key Features:
- Length: Much shorter than jobber drills, offering maximum rigidity for precision drilling.
- Stability: The shorter length reduces deflection, making them ideal for high-tolerance applications or drilling into hard materials.
- Applications: Stub drills are perfect for shallow holes, drilling pilot holes, or working with thin materials where deeper penetration isn't needed.
- Material: Typically made from HSS or HSS-E, allowing them to endure higher heat and friction without dulling quickly.
- Chip Control: The reduced length allows for better chip evacuation and control during drilling.
Typical Industries:
- Aerospace: Used for precision drilling where accuracy and stability are critical.
- Machining: Often employed in CNC machining processes for high-tolerance, shallow hole drilling.
- Automotive: Used in parts manufacturing for short, precise hole drilling.
Stub drills are the go-to choice when rigidity and precision are essential, especially in environments where tight tolerances and reduced deflection are required.
Choosing Between Jobber and Stub Drills
- Jobber Drills: Best for general-purpose, all-around drilling tasks, where deeper holes and flexibility are required.
- Stub Drills: Ideal for precise, shallow drilling, offering superior rigidity and stability in demanding applications.
At Protool, we supply both jobber and stub drills from OSG to meet the needs of various industries and applications. Whether you're working on a general-purpose project or require high-precision tooling, we have the right drill for you.
These drills are ideal for applications requiring robust, long-lasting tools that maintain sharpness and precision over extended use.
Partner with us to access the exceptional quality and innovation OSG products are known for. Whether you're milling, tapping, or drilling, we have the OSG tools you need to achieve the highest levels of precision and productivity in your operations.
