

In a solid construction the drill is manufactured from a solid piece of material. Split point drill heads are used for chip clearance and for good centering, avoiding "walking" on the workpiece on initial contact.ĭrill bits can be of solid construction or a holder and inserts. Some drill bits are coolant fed they have a hole or channel for directed coolant feed at or near the cutting edges. Drill bits may have NAS specifications stating that they are manufactured in accordance with National Aerospace Standards (NAS). Left hand drill bits are designed to cut while turning counterclockwise. They are designed to cut while turning clockwise. Right hand drill bits are the most common. Rotation on drill bits can be either right hand or left hand. These include standard or twist drills, jobber length drills, taper length drills, extension or extra length drills, screw machine drills, spotting drills, center drills, micro drills, gun drills, core drills, spade drills, step drills, silver and Deming drills, Forster drills, taper drills, high helix drills, masonry drills, surgical or dental drills, hole saw, wood bit, combination drill and countersink, combination drill and counter bore, combination drill and tap, and drill blank.
Solid carbide drill bits for hardened steel full#
The full tool-cutting diameter is an important specification when considering drill bits.ĭrill bits are available for different drill types. A letter size drill bit is designed in standard letter designation sizes from A to Z. A wire gauge drill bit is designed in standard wire gauge sizes, designated 1 to 80. A metric drill bit is designed with metric base units such as millimeters or centimeters. We often hear advices about using solid carbide drill bits for stainless steel, someone else thinks that cobalt drill bits for hardened or stainless steel are irreplaceable. An English drill bit is designed with base units of inches or fractions of an inch. Drilling through tough metal is a hard task for the bit, and you need to use appropriate tool to work with tough material. These include English or fractional, metric, wire gauge, and letter size.

Many of the cutting edge features and specifications are application-dependent, as are the optimal feed rates and cutting speeds.ĭrill bits can be supplied in one of four standard size units. Drills and drill bits are used in many industrial applications for machining of metals, plastics, and other materials, construction, woodworking, and specialty applications and crafts such as gemology and medical surgery.
