All about cylindrical drills

According to their purpose, drills are divided into several groups: conical, square, stepped and cylindrical. The choice of the nozzle depends on the task to be performed. What are cylindrical drills for, is it possible to drill all types of holes with their help, or are they suitable only for certain types of work - we will consider in this article.

A drill with a cylindrical shank looks like a rod in the form of a cylinder, along the surface of which there are 2 spiral or helical grooves. They are designed to cut the surface and remove the chips that are formed during drilling. Because of these grooves, the removal of chips is much easier than, for example, when working with feather nozzles - then the chips remain inside the hole, and they have to be periodically cleaned out, stopping work.

The use of cylindrical nozzles is necessary in cases where drilling of holes in steel, metal or wood surfaces is required. In accordance with the length of the attachments, they can be divided into 3 main groups:

• short;
• medium;
• long.

Each of the groups has its own GOST for manufacturing. The most popular among buyers are nozzles of medium length. They differ from the others in that the direction of the groove is given by a helical line and rises from right to left. The drill moves clockwise during operation. To manufacture such nozzles, steel grades HSS, P6M5, P6M5K5 are used. There are also other grades of steel that have high strength, and cylindrical drills are also made from them. These are HSSE, HSS-R, HHS-G, HSS-G TiN.

From steel grades HSSR, HSSR, nozzles are made with which you can drill carbon, alloy steel, cast iron - gray, malleable and high-strength, graphite, aluminum and copper alloys. These drills are manufactured using the roller rolling method, which is why they are so durable and cut the work surface so precisely.

HSSE is a steel product from which you can drill holes in high strength steel sheets, as well as in heat resistant, acid and corrosion resistant steels. These drills are alloyed with cobalt, which is why they are so resistant to overheating.

As for the HSS-G TiN grade, it is suitable for drilling all of the above materials. Thanks to a specially applied coating, these drills last much longer, and overheating occurs only at a temperature of 600 degrees.

Like all other types of drills, cylindrical drills are divided into groups depending on the material being processed:

• for metal;
• on wood;
• brick by brick;
• on concrete.

In the last two cases, the nozzle must have a hard tip, otherwise it simply will not "pierce" the hard material. A special alloy is used for the manufacture of such products, and drilling occurs with shock-rotational movements, that is, the nozzle in the literal sense of the word breaks through concrete or brick, crushing it. When working with softer surfaces, impact is excluded, the drill simply crushes the material gently, gradually cutting into it.

If you are planning to drill into a wood surface, the cylindrical nozzle is only good for making small or medium holes. In case the thickness of the material is high and a hole with a great depth is required, a different type of gimbal will be needed.The more accurate and even the hole needs to be drilled, the better quality drill you will need.

For work on metal today there is a wide selection of drills, including cylindrical ones. Be sure to pay attention to the color that the nozzle has.

• The gray ones are the lowest in quality, they are not hardened, therefore they become blunt and break very quickly.
• Black nozzles are treated with oxidation, i.e. hot steam. They are much more durable.
• If a light gilding is applied to the drill, it means that the tempering method was used for its manufacture, that is, the internal stress is minimized in it.
• A bright golden hue indicates the highest strength of the product; it can work with the toughest types of metal. Titanium nitride is applied to such products, which makes their service life longer, but at the same time excludes the possibility of sharpening.

The tapered shank of a cylindrical drill makes it possible to fix it in the tool more accurately. At the tip of such a shank there is a foot, with which you can knock out a drill from a tool - a drill or screwdriver.

Drills for metal with a cylindrical shank can have a diameter of up to 12 mm and a length of up to 155 mm. As for similar products equipped with a tapered shank, their diameter is in the range of 6-60 mm, and the length is 19-420 mm.

The working spiral part in length is also different for bits with cylindrical or tapered shanks. In the first case, it has a diameter of up to 50 mm, in the second - two diameters (smaller and larger). If you require a product with large dimensions, it can be ordered from a specialized workshop or workshop.

As for wood drills, they have several sizes of cutting edge thickness. They can be 1.5-2 mm, 2-4 mm or 6-8 mm thick. It all depends on what diameter the nozzle itself has.

Concrete and brick drill bits are the same dimensions as metal tools, but the material from which the cutting edges are made is different.

Long drill bits are used to drill and drill deep holes in some hard metals. For example, in stainless, carbon, alloy, structural steel, as well as in cast iron, aluminum, non-ferrous metal.

Extended drills are not always needed, but only when performing some special work. They have a greater length in the working area, which increases the overall length of the product. Various grades of stainless steel are used for their manufacture. Extra long bits cut excellently, have a long service life, and high productivity. They are manufactured in accordance with GOST 2092-77.

Elongated nozzles have a diameter of 6 to 30 mm. In the area of ​​the shank, they have a Morse taper, with which a drill is installed in the machine or tool. The shank of such nozzles can also be cylindrical (c / x). Its maximum diameter is 20 mm. They are used in both hand and power tools.

Drills equipped with cylindrical shanks are mounted in special chucks. These cartridges are divided into several types.

Two-jaw chucks are devices with a cylindrical body, in the grooves of which there are hardened steel jaws in the amount of 2 pieces. When the screw rotates, the cams move and clamp the shank or, conversely, release it. The screw is rotated using a wrench that is installed in a square-shaped hole.

Self-centering three-jaw chucks are designed for fixing nozzles with a diameter of 2-12 mm and equipped with a cone-shaped shank. When the nozzle moves clockwise, the cams move towards the center and clamp it. If the jaws are inclined in a three-jaw chuck, then the drill will be fixed more accurately and firmly.

If the nozzle has a small diameter and a cylindrical shank, then collet chucks are suitable for fixing it. With their help, the drills are precisely and reliably fixed in the tool - machine tool or drill. The collet body has special shanks with screwed nuts. Fixation is done by means of a collet and a wrench.

If in the process of work it is necessary to frequently change cutting tools, then quick-change chucks will be an excellent solution. They are suitable for taper shank drills. Fastening takes place using a replaceable sleeve with a tapered bore. Thanks to the design of this chuck, the nozzle can be changed quickly. Replacement is carried out by lifting the retaining ring and spreading the balls that clamp the bushing.

The drilling process consists in the fact that each of the cutting edges cuts into the work surfaceand this is accompanied by the formation of chips that are removed from the hole along the grooves of the nozzle. The choice of drill is carried out in accordance with what material is planned to be processed, as well as with what hole diameter you need to drill.

Before you start drilling, the workpiece must be carefully secured either on the machine - where the table is located, or on another surface that must be firm and level. The selection of the drill chuck or adapter sleeve is determined by the shape of the drill shank - whether it is cylindrical or conical. Further, after choosing the drill, the required number of revolutions is set to the machine, and the work begins.

The following video explains about drills and their types.