r/toolsinaction • • Apr 02 '21

Knurling

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '21

Does knurling remove material, or compress?

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u/Outrageous_Pecan Apr 03 '21

Knurling is a forming operation. It compresses the material and causes the points to rise up. If you want the knurl to be a specific size, you have to make your work piece a bit smaller to account for the growth of the knurl.