Abstract:
A deep hole drill head support pad whose edge chamfers are formed in a continuous grinding operation so that there are no discontinuities in the angled side surface leading up to the outer surface thereof. A method of manufacturing the support pad includes generating a virtual guide metric including a curved travel path for a grinding surface around a support pad blank, and a plurality of control surfaces intersecting with the curved path at separate locations along its length, each control surface defining an angle of orientation of the grinding surface. A CNC grinding machine can interpret the virtual guide metric to change the angle of orientation of a grinding surface relative to a support pad blank as it moves between adjacent control surfaces in a continuous manner.
Abstract:
A vibration damper for a drill tube of a hole machining apparatus includes a closed loop bi-directional adjustment mechanism, which operates from a single side of the damper. The closed loop mechanism ensures that the position of the clamping sleeve has a one-to-one relationship with the adjustment mechanism, which enables controlled adjustment of the clamping force to be performed. Locating the adjustment mechanism at one side of the clamping sleeve facilitates re-tooling, e.g. replacing the clamping sleeve if a larger diameter drill tube is to be used.
Abstract:
A deep hole drill head support pad whose edge chamfers are formed in a continuous grinding operation so that there are no discontinuities in the angled side surface leading up to the outer surface thereof. A method of manufacturing the support pad includes generating a virtual guide metric including a curved travel path for a grinding surface around a support pad blank, and a plurality of control surfaces intersecting with the curved path at separate locations along its length, each control surface defining an angle of orientation of the grinding surface. A CNC grinding machine can interpret the virtual guide metric to change the angle of orientation of a grinding surface relative to a support pad blank as it moves between adjacent control surfaces in a continuous manner.