Drilling machines Flashcards
Is essential in any metalworking shop. Consists of a spindle and a work table.
Drilling machine or Drill press
May be defined as the operation of producing a hole by removing metal from a solid mass using a cutting tool called sa twist drill.
Drilling
The operation of truing and enlarging a hole by means of a single-point cutting tool, which is held in a boring bar.
Boring
The operation of sizing and producing a smooth, round hole from a previously drilled or bores hole with the use of a cutting tool having several cutting edges.
Reaming
The operation of producing a tapered or cone-shaped enlargement to the end of a hole.
Countersinking
The operation of enlarging the top of a previously drilled hole to a given depth to provide a square shoulder for the head of a bolt or cap screw.
Counterboring
The operation of smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole to provide a seat for the head of a cap screw or a nut.
Spot-facing
The operation of cutting internal threads in a hole with a cutting tool called a tap. Special machine or gun taps are used with a tapping attachment when this operation is performed by power in a machine.
Tapping
The simplest type of drilling machine is the ________. This type of machine has only a hand feed mechanism which enables the operator to “feel” how the drill is cutting and to control the downfeed.
Bench-type sensitive drill press
Similar to the sentitive-type drill except that it is larger and heavier.
Standard Upright Drilling Machine
Sometimes called a radial-arm drill, has been developed primarily for the handling of larger workpieces than is possible on upright machines.
Radial drilling machine
Consists of several individual columns, drilling heads, and spindles mounted on a single base and utilizing a common table. Various numbers of spindles may be used, but four or six are common
Gang-drilling machine
May incorporate 20 or more spindles on a single head driven by a drilling machine spindle. This type of automated drilling is used, for example, by the automotive industry for the drilling of engine blocks.
Multi-spindle Drilling machine
Three main parts of a drill
shank, body, point
Types of drill shanks
straight, tapered