The different types of drilling machines are:
1. Portable drilling machine (or) Hand drilling machine
2. Sensitive drilling machine (or) Bench drilling machine
3. Upright drilling machine
4. Radial drilling machine
5. Gang drilling machine
6. Multiple spindle drilling machine
7. Deep hole drilling machine
Size of a drilling machine (Specification
1. The maximum diameter of the drill that it can handle
2. The size of the largest workpiece that can be centred under the spindle
3. Distance between the face of the column and the axis of the spindle
4. Diameter of the table
5. Maximum travel of the spindle
6. Numbers and range of spindle speeds and feeds available
7. Morse taper number of the drill spindle
8. Floor space required
9. Weight of the machine
10. Power input is also needed to specify the machine completely.
Work holding devices
The devices used for holding the work in a drilling machine are
1. Drill vise
2. ‘T’ - bolts and clamps
3. Step block
4. V - block
5. Angle plate
6. Drill jigs
Tools used in a drilling machine
A drill is a tool used to originate a hole in a solid material. A helical groove
known as ‘flute’ is cut along the length of the drill.
Different types of drills are
1. Flat Drill
2. Straight fluted drill
3. Twist drill
4. Centre drill
Twist drills are the type generally used in shop work. They are made of High
speed steel (HSS) or High carbon steel. There are two types of twist drills
namely
(i) Straight shank twist drill and
(ii) Taper shank twist drill.
The diameter of the straight shank drill ranges from 2 to 16mm. Taper shanks
is provided on drills of larger diameter
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