Boring Bar Selection Guide Selection Guide By Application / Process Colored sections: manufacturable sizes (without oil hole) ● : In stock H : With oil hole in stock Minimum Boring Application Shank type boring Applicable Minimum bore diameter (mm) Tool type depth (L/D) inserts Tooling Note: If different from the machineable diameter in the heading, it is indicated in the table Carbide Steel Vibration control type/shape 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 34 44 54 70 Coated carbide, CKB –3 SUMIDIA D D D D D D → E71 specialized insert D BXBR –5 Coated carbide 2.0–5.0 → E75 Every 0.5 DABB –2 Brazed D D D D → E80 SUMIDIA BSME Expa nde d –4 Brazed H 2.5–5.0 → E76 SUMIBORON Every 0.5 SEXC Expa nde d –3 SUMIBORON H H H → E77 Specialized insert D BNBX –5 Brazed 2.5–8.5 → E78 SUMIBORON BNB –4 SUMIBORON Every 0.5 D D D D D E → E78 Boring specialized insert Bars S-STUB/ S-STUP –3 D D D D D D D D D D [BBPT] → E58 A-STUP –3 H H H H H H → E58 Triangle Stop Boring B-STUP/ 5 positive D-STUP –6 D D D D D D D D D → E59 (with hole) 40 [XBPT/XBPT-H] H H H 11 positive C-STUP(B)/ (with hole) E-STUP –8 D D D D D D D D D [WBPT/WBPT-H] → E60 H H H H H H S-CTFP –3 Triangle 11 positive D D D D → E66 (without hole) 32 S-PTFN Expa nde d D D D –3 D 40 50 63 → E69 D D D B-PTFN –6 D D D → E69 32 40 50 S-DTFN –3 D D D → E68 Triangle 40 50 63 negative (with hole) D-DTFN Expa nde d –6 H H H → E68 32 40 50 S-ETFN –3 D D D [BTFN] → E70 BNZ –5 SUMIBORON D D D D D D → E79 specialized insert 9 11 17 21 Bottom Facing S-SCLC Expa nde d –3 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D → E12 27 32 A-SCLC –3 H H H H H H → E12 27 80 diamond type B-SCLC –6 7 positive (with hole) D D D D D D D → E13 32 The type codes in [ ] are old type codes. 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 34 44 54 70 E5