Thread milling cuts a thread with a rotating multi-tooth cutter that helically interpolates around the hole, rather than a tap. One tool can make many thread sizes, produce both internal and external threads, and works in hard materials — and a broken tool won't jam in the part like a tap can.
It's favored for large threads, hard materials, and near-bottom threads in blind holes.
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