Guide to Advanced CNC Hole Machining Methods
We largely underestimate making holes since most need little precision, are of small depth, and mainly keep bolts. However, modern tech industries like automobile and aerospace ones are increasingly using the services of CNC companies. This is since we at Creatingway can make accurate deep holes that have precise positioning. Other than advanced CNC machining services, search orders need unique methods and proper planning. Here is further insight into why advanced CNC hole machining is ideal for the creation of holes for manufactured parts.
What Issues Do We Face in CNC Machining Hole Processing?
The whole creation process is quite tasking from a manufacturing point of view. The workpiece and tool can easily overheat since it’s tricky to pass coolants into holes. Ideally, the process is not totally visible to the machinist and they mainly cut into workpiece blindly using little input from the machine tool info. Luckily, advances in machining strategies over the years currently allow us to make precise holes. These new tools and tooling enable us to meet the needs of our esteemed clients.
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Deep Drilling
Drilling is a basic process that involves easily creating short holes. We, however, find it hard to create deeper holes as it is tasking to maintain a straight axis. This is since longer drills are way less rigid. Though they may have two cutting edges, we can’t make them of identical length. Therefore, the different drill sides create differing cutting forces and the drill ends up deviating from the set straight axis. We thus end up with lopsided holes. This feature is unacceptable for top-notch CNC parts.
Luckily, we at Creatingway use gun drilling to solve this issue. A gun drill comes with one cutting edge and thus there’s little to no deviation in its course. In addition, it has a bigger chip removal groove that also acts as a cooling channel. As we pump the coolant into the groove under high pressure, it removes the chips. At the same time, it cools down the drill thus preserving it for longer use. Its only fault is that we are unable to mount it onto the CNC milling center. However, our experts have come up with a way to install the special tooling.
At Creatingway, we use gun drills in the most extreme of projects. Overall, we try to stick to the standard tooling since there are special methods for drilling deep holes even with simple drills. In first entails dividing the hole’s length into sections with depths ranging between 3-4 hole diameters. At every instance where the drill reaches the end of a section, we eject it. Afterward, we let the workpiece and tool cool as we empty all the chips from the hole. This is one of our advanced CNC Hole Machining methods.
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High Precision Hole Processing
We carry out CNC drilling with multiple tools so as create a precise hole. The first tool is usually smaller than the hole diameter. The next tool has a bigger diameter than the previous one. Our expert machinists do this to lower the cutting force which decreases the chances of deviation. We then carry out core drilling immediately after drilling. The core drill comprises 3 cutting edges rather than 1 for better stability. Core drills help process cutting depths of about 0.5mm with their major pro being the ability to correct a deviated axis.
The next advanced CNC hole machining method involves reaming. We do this in projects where the client demands holes that have a tolerance of IT6. This is also the case for really smooth surface finishes. Using a reamer involves lowering the machine feeding rate. Reamers have a lot of cutting blades that are very small. They thus have a cutting depth of 0.05mm-0.1 mm. This makes them extremely accurate when cutting edges. We have to manually carry out reaming for smaller holes.
Another advanced CNC hole machining method is honing. It refers to an abrasive process that we carry out using a CNC machine tool. A hone comprises a reamer with abrasive planks in place of cutting blades. In addition, we can alter the planks to achieve different diameters. Upon ejection of the hone, the direction of rotation reverses. As a result, the hole’s surface ends up with crisscrossed microscopic grooves. This makes lubrication much more efficient.
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Type of Hole Threading Strategies
Most holes need threads which are complex thin surfaces that are quite tasking to the machine. Luckily our experts have come up with specific ways of threading. But before that, we have to perform counterboring or countersinking. Both these processes entail the creation of a conical groove at the hole’s entrance. This allows for the correct entry of the threading tool to enable assembly of the actual parts.
One advanced hole threading method is tap drilling. It involves the use of a single tool that looks like a bolt but has a conical front area and chip removal grooves. The conical front helps increase the cut depth. The machining feed we use in threading is similar to a screw pitch. The tap drill first slowly inserts into the hole. Each of its spinning cutting edges cut off a piece of material thus creating a thread. If you are seeking other precision CNC machining methods for designing pert holes, simply contact us.
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