Drill Presses

Drilling Machines
Probably first mechanical device developed
Principle of rotating tool to make hole
One of most common and useful machines in
industry
Come in several types and sizes
From hand-fed to computer-controlled
Drill Press
Drilling machine
Spindle
Turns drill to advance into work (hand or
automatically)
Work table
Holds workpiece rigidly in place as hole drilled
Used primarily to produce holes in metal
Other operations: tapping, reaming, boring,
counterboring, countersinking, spot-facing
Standard Operations
Drilling
Operation of producing hole by
removing metal from solid mass
using twist drill
Countersinking
Operation of producing tapered
or cone-shaped enlargement
to end of hole
Reaming
Operation of sizing and producing
smooth, round hole from previously drilled or
bored hole
Boring
Truing and enlarging hole by
means of single-point cutting tool
Tapping
Cutting internal threads in hole with
cutting tool called tap
Counterboring
Enlarging top of previously
drilled hole to given depth
to provide square shoulder for head of
bolt or capscrew
Spot-Facing
Smoothing and squaring surface
around hole to provide seat for head
of cap screw or nut
Boring bar fitted with
double-edged cutting
tool
Pilot section on end
to fit into existing hole
Principal Types of Drilling Machines
Wide variety of drill presses
Size of drill press may be designated in different
ways by different companies
Some state size as distance from center of spindle to column
of machine
Others state size by diameter of largest circular piece that
can be drilled in center
Sensitive Drill Press Parts
Hand feed lever
Controls downfeed
pressure
Feel the pressure
Manufactured in bench and
floor model
Four main parts
Base, column, table
and drilling head
Sensitive Drill Press Parts
Base
Provides stability for machine
Cast iron with holes to be bolted to table or bench
Slots or ribs in base allow work-holding device or work piece
to be fastened

Column
Accurate cylindrical post that fits in base
Table may be adjusted any point (base to head)
Drill press head mounted near top
Sensitive Drill Press Parts
Table
Round or rectangle shaped
Used to support workpiece to be machined
Surface 90 to column (move around)

Drilling Head
Mechanism used to revolve cutting tool
Spindle: round shaft holds cutting tool
Quill: houses spindle
Sensitive Drill
Sensitive Drill
Sensitive Drill
Upright Drilling Machine
Larger and heavier
Differences from sensitive-type drill
Equipped with gearbox for variety of speeds
Spindle may be advanced by: hand lever, hand wheel,
and automatically by feed mechanism
Table raised or lowered by mechanism
Some have reservoir in base for coolant storage
Upright Drill Press
Upright Drill Press
Radial Drill
Sometimes called radial-arm drill
Advantages of this machine
Larger and heavier work may be machined
Drilling head raised or lowered
Drilling head moves rapidly to any desired location
while workpiece remains clamped
More power
Head may swivel so holes can be drilled on angle
Radial Drill
Radial Drill
Radial Drill Parts
Base
Heavy, box-type, ribbed cast iron or welded steel
Used to bolt machine to floor and provide coolant
reservoir
Table may be bolted to base for small work
Column
Upright cylindrical member fitter to base
Supports radial arm at right angles
Radial Drill Parts
Radial arm
Attached to column
May be raised and lowered by means of power-driven
elevating screw
Supports drive motor and drilling head
Drilling head
Mounted on arm and moved along length of arm by
traverse handwheel
Drill spindle may be raised or lowered
Radial Drill
Radial Drill
Radial Drill
Radial Drill