Chapter-4
Drilling machines
Any component manufactured has one or more cylindrical hole in them.
The process of making a hole is known a drilling.
The cutting tool, which is used for making holes, is known as drill.
The drill is a multipoint cutting tool.
Definition: Drilling is the operation of making holes in a work piece using a drill bit.
The hole is generated by the rotating drill, which exerts large force on the work piece clamped rigidly on the machine table.
What is a Drilling machine ?
A power operated machine tool, which holds the drill in its spindle rotating at high speeds and when manually actuated to move linearly simultaneously against the work piece produces a hole.
Drilling machines
Types Of Drilling Machines
• Portable drilling machine
• Bench Drilling Machine (Sensitive drilling machine)
• Upright drilling machine
• Radial drilling machine
• Gang drilling machine
• Multiple spindle drilling machine
• Automatic drilling machine
• Deep hole drilling machine.
Portable drilling machine
It is a small and compact machine, which can be conveniently held by hand, and drilling operations can be carried out.
These machines are used to drill small holes in large work piece.
Portable machines run at high speeds, powered by electrical motor or pneumatic.
The maximum diameter of hole it can drill is 12 mm. The feed is applied by hand.
Portable drilling machine
Portable drilling machine
Bench Drilling Machine (Sensitive Drilling Machine)
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.
The main parts of the machine
The main parts of the machine are
Base,
Vertical main column,
Moving head
Work table,
Spindle and
Driving mechanism.
Bench Drilling Machine
Upright Drilling