| Problem | Cause | Solution |
| Chipping on the chisel edge | • Poor clamping of the chuck | • Check the clamping. Use hydraulic clamping chuck, maxin power chuck or a shrink system. |
| • Unsuitable cutting conditions • Chisel runout | • Decrease feed, increase coolant pressure. • Check or replace the clamping adaptation. |
| • Workpiece movement | • Increase workpiece chucking force. |
| Chipping on the cutting edges / built-up edge | • Poor clamping of the chuck | • Check the clamping. Use hydraulic clamping chuck, maxin power chuck or a shrink system. |
| • Unsuitable cutting conditions | • Increase cutting speed, reduce feed rate. |
| • Insufficient coolant | • Check cooling lubricant. Increase coolant pressure. In the case of external coolant supply, improve jet direction and add cooling jets. |
| • Rough application | • Reduce feed rate by 30-50% during entry and exiting. |
| Excessive wear on the cutting corners | • Insufficient coolant | • Check cooling lubricant. Increase coolant pressure. In the case of external coolant supply, improve jet direction and add coolant jets. |
| • Large runout | • Check if the runout is within 0.02 mm T.I.R. (radial & axial) |
| • Unsuitable cutting conditions | • Reduce cutting speed, increase feed. |
| • Rough application | • Reduce feed rate by 30-50% during entry and exit. |
| • Poor clamping of the chuck | • Check the clamping. Use hydraulic clamping chuck, maxin power chuck or a shrink system. |
| Chipping on the lands | • Workpiece movement | • Increase workpiece chucking force. |
| • Insufficient coolant | • Check cooling lubricant. Increase coolant |
| | pressure. In the case of external coolant supply, |
| | improve jet direction and add coolant jets. |
| • Wrong drill | • Check drill type, drilling depth, cooling system and workpiece material. |
| • Unsuitable cuttingconditions | • Increase feed. When spot drilling,reduce feed. |
| Hole diameter out of tolerance | • Unsuitable cutting conditions | • If hole size is too large, increase cutting speed or reduce feed. If hole size is too small, reduce cutting speed or increase feed. |
| • Poor clamping of the chuck | • Check the clamping. Use hydraulic clamping chuck, maxin power chuck or a shrink system. |
| • Large runout | • Make sure that the drill’s runout is within 0.02 mm (radial & axial). |
| • Worn out center point (chisel) | • Regrind cutting edge or replace the drill. |
| Hole not straight | • Insufficient chip evacuation | • Use pecking cycle. |
| • Poor clamping of the chuck | • Check the clamping. Use hydraulic clamping chuck, maxin power chuck or a shrink system. |
| • Workpiece rigidity | • Increase workpiece chucking force. |
| • Worn out drill center point (chisel) | • Regrind cutting edge. |
| • Unsuitable cutting conditions | • Increase feed. When spot drilling, reduce feed. |