
Troubleshooting
Undersized holes Oversized holes Cone Hole
Rotating drill Rotating drill
- Check that overlapping is correct
- Use shorter drill overhang (if possible)
between inner and outer inserts Reduce feed by 30-50%
- Check inner insert over center
- Check that overlapping is correct
- Increase coolant pressure between inner and outer inserts
- Change the insert chipbreaker
- Check inner insert is positioned over center
within its limits Non-rotating drill
- Increase coolant pressure
- Check misalignment
- Change the insert chipbreaker
- Check that overlapping is correct between inner and outer inserts Non-rotating drill
- Check inner insert over center
- Check misalignment
- Rotate drill 180 degrees
- Check that overlapping is correct
- Increase coolant pressure between inner and outer inserts
- Change the insert chipbreaker
- Check inner insert is positioned over center
within its limits
- Rotate drill 180 degrees
- Increase coolant pressure
Pin in hole Vibrations Change the insert chipbreaker
Bad Surface Finish
Rotating drill
- Use shorter drill overhang (if possible)
- Reduce feed by 30-50%
- Check that overlapping is correct between inner and outer inserts Rotating drill
- Check inner insert is positioned over center within its limits
- Improve chip formation (change chipbreaker
- Increase coolant pressure type or cutting condition)
- Change the insert chipbreaker
- Increase coolant pressure
- Increase speed and reduce feed
Non-rotating drill
- Stabilize clamping device
- Check misalignment
- Check that overlapping is correct Non-rotating drill between inner and outer inserts Improve chip formation (change chipbreaker
- Check inner insert over center type or cutting condition)
- Rotate drill 180 degrees
- Increase coolant pressure
- Increase coolant pressure
- Increase speed and reduce feed
- Change the insert chipbreaker
- Stabilize clamping device