This document discusses different types of drilling machines and their operation. It describes bench drilling machines, radial drilling machines, gang drilling machines, and multiple spindle drilling machines. It explains the basic workings of drilling machines and some common drilling operations like reaming, boring, counterboring, countersinking, spot facing and tapping. Safety precautions for operating drilling machines are also outlined.
2. Introduction
Drilling is a metal cutting process
carried out by a rotating cutting tool to
make circular holes in solid materials.
Tool which makes hole is called as drill
bit or twist drill.
3. Drilling machine
A power operated machine tool which
holds the drill in its spindle rotating at
high speeds and when actuated move
linearly against the work piece
produces a hole.
5. Bench drilling machine
These are light duty machines used in
small workshops.
Also called Sensitive drilling machines
because of its accurate and well
balanced spindle.
Holes of diameter 1 mm to 15 mm.
6. Parts
Vertical main
column
Base
Moving drill head
Work table
Electric motor
Variable speed gear
box and spindle
feed mechanism.
7. Working
Work piece with the exact location marked
on it with the centre punch is clamped
rigidly on the work table.
spindle axis and center punch indentation
are in same line.
Machine is started and drill bit is lowered
by rotating feed handle.
Drill bit touches the work and starts
removing material.
8. Radial drilling machine
These are heavy duty and versatile
drilling machine used to perform
drilling operate on large and heavy
work piece.
Holes up to 7.5 cm.
The range of speed of spindle 50 to
2800 rpm.
10. working
Work piece is marked for exact location
and mounted on the work table.
Drill bit is then located by moving the
radial arm and drill to the marked
location.
By starting drill spindle motor holes are
drilled.
11. GANG DRILLING MACHINE
The gang style drilling machine or gang
drill press has several work heads
positioned over a single table. This type of
drill press is used when successive
operations are to be done. For instance,
the first head may be used to make hole.
The second head may be used to boring .
The third head may be used, along with a
tapping head, to tap the hole. The fourth
head may be used to reaming.
12. MULTIPLE SPINDLE DRILLING
M/C
The multiple spindle drilling machine is
commonly referred to as a multi spindle
drill press. This special purpose drill
press has many spindles connected to
one main work head . All of the
spindles are fed into the work piece at
the same time. This type of drilling
machine is especially useful when you
have a large number of parts with many
holes located close together.
14. Reaming
It is a process of smoothing the surface of drilled holes
with a tool.
Tool is called as reamer.
Initially a hole is drilled slightly smaller in size.
Drill is replaced by reamer.
Speed is reduced to half that of the drilling.
A reamer enters the work piece axially and enlarges an
existing hole to the diameter of the tool.
A reamer is a multi-point tool that has many flutes, which
may be straight or in a helix.
Reaming removes a minimal amount of material and is
often performed after drilling to obtain both a more
accurate diameter and a smoother internal finish.
15. Boring
It is process carried
on a drilling
machine to increase
the size of an
already drilled hole.
Initially a hole is
drilled to the nearest
size and using a
boring tool the size
of the hole is
increased.
16. Counter boring
This process
involves increasing
the size of a hole at
only one end.
Cutting tool will have
a small cylindrical
portion called pilot.
Cutting speed = two-
thirds of the drilling
speed for the same
hole.
17. Counter sinking
This is an operation
of making the end of
a hole into a conical
shape.
Cutting speed = half
of the cutting speed
of drilling for same
hole.
18. Spot facing
It is a finishing
operation to
produce flat round
surface usually
around a drilled
hole, for proper
seating of bolt head
or nut.
It is done using a
special spot facing
tool.
19. Tapping
Process of cutting
internal threads with
a thread tool called
as tap.
Tap is a fluted
threaded tool used
for cutting internal
thread
Cutting speed is
very slow.
20. Precautions for Drilling machine
Lubrication is important to remove heat
and friction.
Machines should be cleaned after use
Chips should be removed using brush.
T-slots, grooves, spindles sleeves, belts,
pulley should be cleaned.
Machines should be lightly oiled to prevent
from rusting
21. Safety precaution
Do not support the work piece by hand
– use work holding device.
Use brush to clean the chip
No adjustments while the machine is
operating
Ensure for the cutting tools running
straight before starting the operation.
Never place tools on the drilling table
Avoid loose clothing and protect the
eyes.
Ease the feed if drill bit breaks inside
the work piece.