DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REAMING

1. Even though it is good practice to ream with a guide

bushing when the hole location or alignment is
critical but do not depend on reaming to correct
location or alignment discrepancies unless the
discrepancies are very small

2. Avoid intersecting drilled

and reamed holes
if possible to prevent
tool breakage and
burr removal problems.
3. If a blind hole requires reaming, good practice
calls for extra drilled depth to provide room for
chips
DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BORING
 Even when boring operations are employed, avoid
designing holes with interrupted as these tend to
throw holes out of round and cause vibration and
tool wear.
 Avoid designing holes with a depth-to-diameter
ratio of over 4 or 5 to avoid boring bar deflection.
If deep holes are unavoidable, consider the use of
stepped diameters
 Use through holes whenever possible. If the hole
must be blind, allow the rough hole to be deeper
than the bored portion by an amount equal to at
least one-fourth of the hole diameter
 Except for small quantities of special diameter
holes, boring is more expensive than drilling and
reaming. Equipment is more costly, and the
operation is slower. Use boring only when the
accuracy requirements demand it.

 With boring the part must be rigid so that

deflection or vibration as a result of cutting forces
is avoided. Care must also be taken in the work-
piece and fixture design to avoid deflection of the
part when it is clamped in the fixture otherwise,
machined surfaces will be off location when the
part springs back from its clamped position.