User Guide

Drill Troubleshooting
Solutions
Tool Failure
Chip
Formation
Tool
Life
Workpiece
Process
Flank Wear
Margin Wear
Breakage
Flaking
Creater Wear
Chisel Edge Wear
Corner Chipping
Flute Chiping
Cutting Edge Chipping
Cutting Edge Wear
Point Center Chipping
Rake Face
Scoring on Tool Body
Long Stringy
Varied Chip Form
Blue/Brown Chips
Tool Life
Undersized Hole
Oversized Hole
Poor Alignment
Poor Surface Finish
Heavy Burr Breakout
Retract Marks
Hole Location
Hole Straightness
Deflection
Point Deflection
Galling
Vibration
Abnormal Noise
Chip Packing
No Drill Penetration
Speed & Feed
Reduce Feed or
Reduce at Exit
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Reduce Feed at
Entrance
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Consistent Feed
Rate
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Increase Feed
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Reduce Speed
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Increase Speed
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Coolant Mix
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Coolant
Coolant Increase
Flow
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Coolant Filter
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Setup
Workpiece Clamp
Rigid
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Collet Accuracy
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Toolholder Fit
.0008
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Alignment
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Peck Drill
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Concentricity
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Do Not Extract
Tool During Peck
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