Cutting threads is an important element of machining. Even if you aren’t into making your own, custom-sized threads, it still helps to know how to create them. We’ve seen customers get pretty creative with their machines and cutting methods, but with a Tormach mill, there are three main ways to cut threads.

Here at Tormach, we take a lot of pride in our efforts for continuous enhancement of our products. PathPilot, our control system, is no different. Last week we launched the newest version of PathPilot, v 1.9.10, and here are three reasons you should download the update.

Here at Tormach, we developed our PathPilot Control System in-house so we could adapt the program to the ever-changing world of manufacturing and make updates quick. Along with that, we are always making improvements to PathPilot based on our community of users. The latest update to PathPilot, version 1.9.8 has had some Tormach users raving with excitement.

In early 2015, we launched PathPilot as the control system for our CNC machines. While we've heard some great things about how our control software helped our customers take their machining to the next level, a detail that is often overlooked is the conversational programming capabilities.