0.001"(1 thou) FpR for every 1mm diameter of drill.
Rule of Thumb for exiting into an uneven surface
Reduce feedrate to 30%.
Pecking
3 times diameter depth for each peck.
HSS Twist Drills
Low Cost/Lower cutting speeds/tough but not hard/use in lower rpm machines/around 90 sfm for steel
Carbide tip drills
cheaper than solid carbide/tips can break off/can run at higher speeds than HSS due to hardness
Solid Carbide Drills
Expensive/Hard but not tough/For smaller diameters and holes with tighter tolerances.
Pilot Drill
Stubby length/ Provides an accurately positioned pilot hole for gundrills or other deephole drills.
Replaceable Tip Drills
Expensive/Higher chiploads than indexable style drills/ coolant thru/ two effective flutes
Indexable Drills
Higher speed/ Lower Feed/ One Flute effective/ faster toolchanges
Drilling Theory for Indexable Drills- Cutting Speed
Cutting speeds for indexable drills declines from 100% at the outside to 0% in the center.
Stepdrills
Less tools required/Reduces cycle time/Adds chamfers or counterbores/can produce multiple diameters with one tool
Sefas and BF Bodies
Can do chamfers or spot faces/eliminates need for separate chamfer tool/eliminates need for stepdrill/replaceable inserts are expensive/possible runout problem if setup in endmill holder
Spade Drills
reduced downtime due to tool changes/ for deeper holes/ for cored holes/ body holds various sizes of insert/ lower cutting speeds than indexable style
Combination Tools
drill and chamfer
G- Drills
For Aluminum or Cast iron/ 4 Guiding margins/ works well for deep drilling/ requires coolant thru
3 flute drill
better stability/ good on cored holes/ higher feedrates due to more flutes/ good for breaking out into uneven surfaces/ good for only free chipping materials (iron)
Coredrills
Opening previously cored holes/ Not centre cutting/ 2 effective flutes/ Can have good feedrates/ Generally Specially made
Centredrills
For drilling centres for tailstocks/ Bell type centredrill has a seperate 120 degree angle to protect the 60 degree angle
Spotdrill
short and rigid/ creates accurate starting spot for drills to maintain true position/must have smaller tip angle than drills/usually 90 or 120 degrees/ chamfering existing holes
Flat bottom drill
not an endmill/creates flat bottom holes/ pilot holes/ speed and feed alot faster than endmill/ creates a starting flat for drills on an angled surface
Aluminum
greatly reduces exit burrs/self centering/good on cored holes
port cutter
universal standards for hose fittings/ predrilled first/ complex geometries with spotfaces
spot facing tools
used for spotfacing an existing hole/ not centre cutting
Deep Hole Drilling
with guide pads/ requites good coolant volume and pressure
Gundrills
for straight deep holes/high RPM, low chipload/used with high pressure coolant or oil/hollow body/must be used with pilot hole or bushing/regrindable
Parabolic flute drill
deep hole drilling/ helps chip evacuation/ commonly used in aluminum/slow helix
High helix drill
good surface finish/fast helix/creates less radial force
Double margin drill
for good reamer like surface finish/ burnishing effect/ more stability when drill in bushing/ for interrupted cuts or uneven breakouts
Form Drill
custom shapes/eliminates many tools/complex profiles/expensive
What is the largest factor determining tool life?
Speed
What size should a predrilled hole be/
smaller, only 25% of the drill diameter to avoid drill deflection