Challenges That You Will Face With Deep Hole Drilling

When you have a farm or a house in the countryside, you might find it difficult to have a sufficient supply of water so you need to fetch it from the nearest pond or lake. It is a usual setting in rural areas, especially when the process of developing the area is still ongoing or maybe the government doesn’t have enough funding. But nobody will stop you from living in those places because of the simple lifestyle, fresh air, and peace of mind you can experience.

Well, if you have enough money and would love to turn your farm or house into a modernized one, then maybe you can start planning because I guess, you’ll need a total makeover. Having a farm is indeed a good investment and you can help the residents through farming jobs which could be their expertise so it is a great opportunity for them. As for having a house that needs an upgrade, you may also hire those with construction experience which is an additional income for them.

Going back to water as well as electric supply, you may have to deal with professionals or industrial companies with various services offered that suit your needs. Since you will be needing people for your projects, such as irrigation, deep well, solar panel posts, and other structuring or machining jobs, you also need to hire someone with expertise in welding and deep hole drilling so look for machining or industrial firms. You should learn to choose reliable companies with certified professionals in those fields because they are essential for your project and the ones to face various challenges.

What about deep hole drilling?

With this process, an expert will have to use his drilling skills or machining holes. He needs to accurately drill even a tiny hole in metals, such as aluminum and superalloys. Drilling is commonly used in various applications which may range from simple to complex and light to heavy industries.

In this field, experts may apply a BTA or gun drilling, depending on the precision and accuracy needed. It sounds easy but you should know how challenging this job is because even professionals in the machining industry may also struggle.

Tool Runout

Maintaining the control for runout is very important when using tools so you have to prevent losing control. The chances of increasing the runout will depend on the length of the cutting tool. To help you manage the situation, you have to master the tool holding method or use a highly accurate machine.

Accuracy matters a lot in everything we do so in terms of drilling, you have to also maintain the life of your machining tool by avoiding runouts. Let’s say that to attain about 3 times longer life, you have to minimize or reduce the runout to 0.0006 inches only. When it comes to a heavier load, check the quality of your tool holder before placing the load and make sure it is a larger drill.

Drill Walking

Some of you may have issues with longer drills, rough or inclined surfaces, and dull cutting edge because these may lead to a higher tendency to walk. This issue is very common, especially when the diameter is 12x longer and this incident may happen since the drill rotates, it walks across the surface instead of moving downwards. Such issues can be prevented when the surface is clean and perpendicular because rough or cast surfaces can be managed only with shorter or rigid drills.

Using longer drills on rough surfaces may break the tool and when its edges are dull, it has to be replaced or sharpened. It is also possible to use center or pilot drills when it comes to improving accuracy because it aids in guiding the drill to its centerline, especially when the surface is inclined. The mentioned procedures will help reduce the chance of breaking the edge and part failure.

Hole Straightness

The equipment usually has a two-margin or single-margin drill that will contact the hole so it is used for longer chipping materials. If additional clearances will be made, then this will allow your tool to drill a hole. This means that for longer chipping materials, it is better to use a two-margin than a four-margin and with a four-margin, your output is excellent but may break longer chipping materials.

Another method used to improve hole straightness is through a series of drills so you may begin with a shorter and more rigid, then move to a progressively longer drill. Keep in mind that more margins can add accuracy that leads to straighter holes and it can maintain a better surface finish. However, it can also lead to restricting the clearance when it comes to evacuating chips.

I guess you have to be more cautious when choosing drills. That’s because you need to avoid interferences so consider using larger point angles as well as diameter.