What You Need To Know About Horizontal Boring Machines

By Aisha Jacaruso


Not many people are conversant with drilling machines horizontal in nature. Use of screws is one of the most common method to join up work pieces. There are a lot of devices to do this work that have been developed of late and almost all these horizontal boring machines have been designed to operate uniquely.

As time passed, new progresses in the furniture market were made and craft men desires a new approach to replace doweling. Thy developed a boring machine to perfect their work. Actually it did so and it us used to now to make work easier and perfect.

Often times these devices are used to perform adapter functions connecting the spindle to a cutting tool. The spindle is accountable to power generation and start rotation of bars situated among cutting tools. A bar support is able to work differently and this depends on its length, how accessible the bar is and finish stringency level.

The main types of bars used in drilling are stubs bars and line bars. The stub ones are mounted on spindle end and are used if the holes to be drilled are near the headstock. For regular ones, the provided slots are placed lengthwise to enable the operator insert a flat cutter. Some setscrew require precise placement while other may be adjusted to suit the design. The tools used can be single or double edged. In the event of multiple cutting, extra cutter can be added.

To increase your productivity, use a boring fixture. It gives support to ensure that the piece is aligned to the bars before boring starts. Milling cutter of any type can be used here. End mills make slots, holes and even grooves. Facing cutters are to be used for surface finishing. If you have to achieve circular grooves, you need to be careful. The working parts and constructions of horizontal drilling machines ensure good results.

They have several uses. One is to connect rails to stiles when working on cabinet flushes. The stile at the end is linked to edge at the bottom of rail. Also it can be used to join to an apron to corner square legs. Any two sides of a particular leg are connected to apron using drills. Connection of various narrow boards can be done by employing this machines too. The desired product is a large paneled piece.

Before purchasing such kind of a machine determine how well it is powered. Efficient ones have a motor having three quarters to 2 HP. Consider the size of its work table too. They are used to carry out long and cumbersome work. The work pieces have to be supported well too for consistency and accuracy in placement of holes. Therefore the wider the work table is then the better. The working space should have at least 3-4 inches minimum allowance to adjust the height. This is to allow for hole centering in edges of both thin and thick pieces. It should also cater for tilting too.

A fence to back up is a necessity too. This should be able adjustable and also allow for addition of stops. This makes sure the holes are placed at a consistent pattern when repetitive work of drilling is been done on multiple pieces of materials. The strokes made by the spindle should three inches and above.




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