All About Taper Shank Drill

How can you tell one drill from another? In addition to the obvious external difference, there are a number of criteria by which they are divided into groups: the material from which they are made, the method of manufacture, purpose (for working with metal, wood, brick, concrete, etc.). There is also a division by the type of cutting edge.

The taper shank is a design that makes it easy to center a drill or hammer drill.

This group of products includes a range of different types of attachments... Each of the models is used to fulfill its tasks. For example, a drill made in accordance with GOST 10903-77 works to increase the area of ​​the drilled hole. Each of the spiral nozzles has characteristic features inherent in it: geometric design, type of cutting edge, material of manufacture and type of its processing, for example, sprayed or steam treated steel.

The shape of the nozzle is very important, as it determines whether a drill is selected for a certain type of work or not. Different types of cutters are used for different surfaces and for drilling holes of different depths and diameters.

For the manufacture of such gimbals, alloy or carbon steel grades 9XC, P9 and P18 are used. The last two are labeled as HSS and are fast cutting. Such alloys do not lose strength when heated, even strong, which makes their products indispensable for drilling. In order to determine in which area the drill will be used, you need to know the angle of its sharpening, that is, the magnitude of the angles of the two main cutting edges and the transverse one. To drill plexiglass, plastic, you need a nozzle with an angle of 60 to 90 degrees. The thinner the sheet to be drilled, the smaller the sharpening angle should be.

A small value gives a good indicator of heat dissipation, and this is important for those materials that deform when overheated. But it must be borne in mind that sharpening at a low angle makes the drill itself more vulnerable, fragile, so it can only be used for drilling non-solid materials. The clearance of the clearance angle should not be less than 15 degrees. Otherwise, the drill will scrape the surface rather than cut it, leading to deformation.

The angle at which the cutting edges converge on the tip is between 118 and 135 degrees. There are also extra chamfering bits - double sharpening. This method reduces the friction that occurs during the drilling process. There are also devices with two stages that make the shank more perfect. With a two-stage tip, drill centering becomes much more accurate.

Taper shank drills have the same function as their cylindrical counterparts and consist of the same elements. The device of the working part of the drill includes a cutting part (these are two main and one transverse edges) and a guide (it includes auxiliary cutting edges). A shank is an element through which the nozzle is fixed in the chuck of the power tool. The cone shape, which the shank has, is convenient in order to easily fix and release the product from the chuck.

Taper shank drill bits are divided into four main groups.

• Shortened. They are needed in order to drill holes of small depth. The shortening takes place in the wider part of the cone.
• Conical. They have a cone shape and are very easy to operate.
• Metric... Shank and work area lengths are 1 in 20.
• Drills Morse. Differences from metric drills are minimal. There are special sizes for this type of gimbals, there are eight of them in total. With both metric and Morse bits, you can drill holes in a wide variety of materials: aluminum, cast iron, brass and bronze, all types of steels.

To make the Morse bit more durable, HSS steel is used for its manufacture. This enhances the cutter's ability to cut through steel and makes it easier to operate - even when drilling or reaming difficult holes. Taper shank products are ideal for drilling holes in surfaces of high strength and density materials. Thanks to the cone in the device, you can quickly change the attachment to another and align it precisely.

Taper shank drill options vary. They can have legs, and then the fastening will be carried out by fixing them in one position, then the drill will not rotate during operation. They can be threaded, and this is the most reliable option, because the stem, with the help of which the attachment is fixed, completely prevents the drill from falling out during operation. There are also products that lack both feet and threads. They work with materials such as plastic, ebonite, plexiglass, i.e. relatively light.

There are also special drills with holes or grooves for the coolant supply. But nozzles with a tapered shank are popular in everyday life, because they are easy to center, in addition, they are optimal for drilling holes with a large diameter, as they allow you to immediately set the desired parameters without additional drilling.

When choosing a drill with a taper shank, it is very important to pay attention to its length and diameter. In addition to the shortened and standard ones, there are also elongated nozzles - for drilling the deepest holes.

It is necessary to take into account other parameters of the gimbals, for example, how hard the material that you plan to process is. What the tip itself is made of is just as important as what additional coating is applied (or not applied) to it. The most durable drills are coated with diamond chips or titanium nitrogen.... To understand how the gimlet was processed, it is enough to look at its color. If he Gray, it means that there was no processing, and the steel has low strength and easily breaks. Black drills treated with hot steam - this method is called "oxidation". Light golden tone indicates that internal stress has been removed from the packing and its strength has increased.

Taper shank bits are used to drill sheet materials of varying strength and hardness, but should not be brittle. It can be all types of metals and alloys, as well as hardboard glass, all types of plastics, wood, fiberboard. In order to drill high-melting alloys, you need a nozzle on which there are carbide plates, and to work with plastic, you will need a special sharpening of the gimbals.

The following video introduces the taper shank drill adapter.