V-Bottom Inserts

V-Bottom Inserts Identification System

1
STYLE
V - V-Bottom

2
TOP RAKE (optional)
P - 5" Positive

3
LENGTH
Length of insert given in 1/8ths of an inch

4
WIDTH
Width of insert body given in 1/16ths of an inch

6
INSERT FORM
API Threading - (example: 428) If there are three numerical digits, the first is the pitch, the second is the taper per foot and the third is the last digit of the root radius. For API thread forms and charts: see pages 56 & 58 in our catalog.

Rounds - (example: 8R) The digits designate the pitch, R stands for Round.

Buttress - (example: 5B75) The first digits designate the pitch, B stands for Buttress, the last digits indicate the taper per foot in hundredths of an inch (.75 = 3/4" per foot).

5
INSERT FORM
NV - 60° "V" Thread
NT - 29° Acme Thread
NGC - Groover Central
NGR - Groover Right Hand
NGL - Groover Left Hand

7
NOSE WIDTHS
W - Nose width of grooving insert in decimal form

Standard Widths
.062	.187
.093	.250
.125	.312
.156	.375

For wider grooves see page 22 of our catalog.

OR
THREAD PITCHES
P - One or two numbers preceed "P" to designate thread pitch.

Standard Acme and Stub Acme Pitches: 2P - 16P

Standard Acme and Stub Acme pitch widths: see page 58 of our catalog.

Standard NV pitches, widths, and radii: see page 54 of our catalog.

8
CORNER RADII OR NOSE RADIUS (optional)
R - Denotes corner radii or nose radius in decimal form.

Standard Radii
.010R
.015R
.020R
.025R
.030R
.038R
FNR (Full Nose)

9
ADDITIONAL INFO
INT - Internal
EXT - External
M - Multiple Tooth
RH - Right Hand
LH - Left Hand

Please Note:
(Sandvik® / Triangle®)
V84 INT = LPE 444
V84 EXT = LCE 444
V85 INT = LPE 454
V85 EXT = LCE 454

® Designates registered trademarks of other companies. All inserts are ground by CARBIDE GRINDING and are NOT a product of the referenced company. All of our carbide is 100% North American made.