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BT Face Mill Holders – BT30, BT40 and BT50 (MAS 403)

A face mill holder carries shell-type face mills on a pilot with drive keys. PTP makes them with a BT shank (MAS 403 / JIS B6339, ISO 7388-2 type J) in BT30, BT40 and BT50: cutter bores Ø16–60 mm for Ø40–250 mm face mills, gauge lengths 30–75 mm, 16 ordering codes in all. They are pulled into the spindle by MAS-BT or JIS B6339 pull studs: M12 on BT30, M16 on BT40 and M24 on BT50. Taper AT3 or better, TIR 0.005 mm max, balanced G2.5 @ 15,000 rpm.

Face Mill Holders, BT shank

PTP catalogue drawing, dimensions in mm

Face Mill Holders, BT shank: technical drawing with dimensions
Face Mill Holders with a BT shank, from the PTP catalogue. Click to open it full size.

All 16 BT face mill holders

One table per taper size. Every ordering code opens its own page with its dimensions (mm).

BT30 face mill holders: 3 ordering codes

Ordering codeCutter Bore Ø (d)Gauge Length (GPL)CHCutter ØL
47BT30FMH163016 mm30 mm34 mm17 mm40 mm17 mm
47BT30FMH223022 mm30 mm45 mm19 mm50, 63 mm19 mm
47BT30FMH274527 mm45 mm58 mm21 mm80 mm21 mm

BT40 face mill holders: 6 ordering codes

Ordering codeCutter Bore Ø (d)Gauge Length (GPL)CHCutter ØLPCD
47BT40FMH164516 mm45 mm34 mm17 mm40 mm17 mm–
47BT40FMH224522 mm45 mm45 mm19 mm50, 63 mm19 mm–
47BT40FMH274527 mm45 mm58 mm21 mm80 mm21 mm–
47BT40FMH326032 mm60 mm78 mm24 mm100 mm24 mm–
47BT40FMH406040 mm60 mm88 mm27 mm125, 160 mm27 mm–
47BT40FMH40F6040F60 mm88 mm27 mm125, 160 mm27 mm66.7 mm

BT50 face mill holders: 7 ordering codes

Ordering codeCutter Bore Ø (d)Gauge Length (GPL)CHCutter ØLPCD
47BT50FMH166016 mm60 mm34 mm17 mm40 mm17 mm–
47BT50FMH226022 mm60 mm45 mm19 mm50, 63 mm19 mm–
47BT50FMH276027 mm60 mm58 mm21 mm80 mm21 mm–
47BT50FMH326032 mm60 mm78 mm24 mm100 mm24 mm–
47BT50FMH406040 mm60 mm88 mm27 mm125, 160 mm27 mm–
47BT50FMH40F6040F60 mm88 mm27 mm125, 160 mm27 mm66.7 mm
47BT50FMH607560 mm75 mm128 mm27 mm250 mm27 mm101.6 mm

Questions about BT face mill holders

Which pull stud does a BT face mill holder take?

The pull stud of its taper size: M12 on BT30, M16 on BT40 and M24 on BT50. Use a MAS-BT pull stud with the head angle your drawbar takes (45°, 60° or 90°), or a JIS B6339 stud with a 15° head (BT40 and BT50).

BT30 pull studs BT40 pull studs BT50 pull studs

What goes with a BT face mill holder?

A shell-type face mill whose bore matches the arbor: Ø16 mm for Ø40 mm, Ø22 mm for Ø50 and 63 mm, Ø27 mm for Ø80 mm, Ø32 mm for Ø100 mm, Ø40 mm for Ø125 and 160 mm and Ø60 mm for Ø250 mm cutters.

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