Since the design of drill jigs permits the adoption of an
almost unlimited range of new ideas it is curious to note the lack of originality in the minor components. Most of the common accessories clamps, screws, pins, bushings and the likehave remained unaltered for years. And yet, in all of them, there is some room for improvement. It is true that the measure of possible improvement is not great; often it is merely a pin here, a screw there, an alteration of an existing part, or perhaps only a rearrangement of some of the parts. But all these changes are within the scope of the operator himself; he should not wait for the jig producer to furnish him with ideas.
As a matter of fact, if any little defect is allowed to continue unchecked it is the fault, not of the producer, but of the jig operator who, because he is using the jig in actual practice, is in the better position to see where it is wrong. At any rate, as far as the present writer can ascertain, nothing on this subject has ever before been published from the jig producing end. It remains, therefore, for someone at the other endthe jig operating endto point out some of the defects of small accessories and how to correct them. These notes, although they chiefly concern the operator, are directed to the producer as well, because many of the ideas to be mentioned could well be incorporated in the jig before it is delivered to the shop.
INTRODUCTION
After a work piece is laid out and properly mounted, the drilling process can begin. The drilling process, or complete operation, involves selecting the proper twist drill or cutter for the job, properly installing the drill into the machine spindle, setting the speed and feed, starting the hole on center, and drilling the hole to specifications within the prescribed tolerance. Tolerance is the allowable deviation from standard size. The drilling process must have some provisions for tolerance because of the over sizing that naturally occurs in drilling. Drilled holes are always slightly oversized, or slightly larger than the diameter of the drills original designation. For instance, a l/4-inch twist drill will produce a hole that may be several thousandths of an inch larger than l/4-inch.
Over sizing is due to several factors that affect the drilling process: the actual size of the twist drill, the accuracy of the drill point, the accuracy of the machine chuck and sleeve, the accuracy and rigidity of the drilling machine spindle, the rigidity of the entire drilling machine, and the rigidity of the work piece and setup. Field and maintenance shop drilling operations allow for some tolerance, but over sizing must be kept to the minimum by the machine operator
ADVANTAGES:
Automatic drilling
To fabricate the improved design of Drill Jig.
DISADVANTAGES:
Automatic may be difficult to handle
Incase of Pneumatic operation fails whole entire system will affected