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Drill Tool Nomenclature: Drill Tool Terminology


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Drill Tool Nomenclature, Drill Tool Terminology
Drill Tool Nomenclature




Drill tool geometrical terminology
Drill tool geometrical terminology


Drill Tool Nomenclature, Drill Tool Terminology
Drill Tool Nomenclature, Drill Tool Terminology
  The following are the twist drill elements:
   Axis
 The longitudinal centre line of the drill.

   Body
 The portion of the drill extending from its extreme point to the commencement of the neck, if present, other wise extending to the commencement of the shank.

    Body clearance
 That portion of the body surface which is reduced in diameter to provide diametral clearance.

  Chisel edge
 The edge formed by the intersection of the flanks. The chisel edge is also sometimes called dead centre. The dead centre or the chisel edge acts as a flat drill and cuts its own hole in the workpiece.

 Chisel edge corner
The corner formed by the intersection of a lip and the chisel edge.

  Face
 The portion of the flute surface adjacent to the lip on which the chip impinges as it is cut from the work.

    Flank
 That surface on a drill point which extends behind the lip tp the following flute.

 Flutes
 The groove in the body of the drill which provides lip. The functions of the flutes are:
To form the cutting edges on the point
 To allow the chips to escape
 To cause the chips to curl
 To permit the cutting fluid to reach the cutting edges.

 Heel
 The edge formed by the intersection of the flute surface and the body clearance.  

 Lands
 The cylindrically ground surface on the leading edges of the drill flutes. The width of the land is measured at right angles to the flute helix. The drill is full size only across the lands at the point end. Land keeps the drill aligned.

 Lip (cutting edge)
 The edge formed by the intersection of the flank and face. The requirements of the drill lips are: 1. Both lips should be at same angle of inclination with the drill axis, 59o for general work 2. Both lips should be of equal length 3. Both lips should be provided with the correct clearance.

  Neck
 The diametrically undercut portion between the body and the shank of the drill. Diameter and other particulars of the drill are engraved at the neck.

  Outer corner
 The corner formed by the intersection of the flank and face.

     Point
 The sharpened end of the drill, consisting of all that part of the drill which is shaped to produce lips, faces, flanks and chisel edge.

  Right hand cutting drill
 A drill which cuts when rotating in counter - clockwise direction viewed on the point end of the drill.

 Shank
 that part of the drill by which it is held and driven. The most common types of shank are the taper shank and the straight shank. The taper shank provides means of cantering and holding the drill by friction in the tapered end of the spindle.

  Tang
 The flattened end of the taper shank intended to fit into a drift slot in the spindle, socket or drill holder. The tang ensures positive drives of the drill from the drill spindle.

  Web: The central portion of the drill situated between the roots of the flutes and extending from the point toward the shank, the point end of the web or core forms the chisel edge.

   The following are the linear dimensions of the drill.

 Back taper

It is the reduction in diameter of the drill from the point towards the shank.

 Body clearance diameter

 The diameter over the surface of the drill body which is situated behind the lands.

   Depth of body clearance
The amount of radial reduction on each side to provide body clearance.

 Diameter
 The measurement across the cylindrical lands at the outer corners of the drill.

   Flute length
 The axial length from the extreme end of the point to the termination of the flute at the shank end of the body.

  Lead of helix
 The distance measured parallel to the drill axis between the corresponding point on the leading edge of the flute in one complete turn of the flute.

   Lip length
 The minimum distance between the outer corner and the chisel edge corner of the lip.

 Overall length
 The length over the extreme ends of the point and the shank of the drill.

Web (core) taper
 The increase in the web or core thickness from the point of the drill to the shank end of the flute.

Web thickness
 The minimum dimension of the web or core measured at the point end of the drill.


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