Heritage Institute of Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Manufacturing Lab (MECH 4211)

Experiment No. : MECH 4211/ 10 Date:

Experiment: Marking & drilling holes in a plate using radial drilling machine.

Objective: To learn to operate a Radial Drilling Machine and drill holes on a steel plate

Procedure:

1. Identify all the components of the radial drilling machine.

2. Move the radial drilling head up and down and swing it left and right to identify it’s working
zone.
3. Select a drill of suitable diameter and learn how to fix it in the drilling head.
4. Take a plate and mark on it the centers where the holes have to be drilled.
5. Clamp the plate on the drilling machine table.
6. Select a suitable drill and fix it in the drilling head.
7. Select the proper drill rpm and switch on the drilling machine.
8. Slowly bring the drill down to the plate.
9. Swing the drilling head to align the drill tip with the centre marked on the plate.
10. Slowly lower the rotating drill and commence cutting
11. Once the hole is completely drilled, retract the drill by lifting it.
12. Repeat the above procedure for drilling holes at other locations.

Experiment (To be filled by the students) :

Report the following:
1. Draw a sketch of the drilling machine.
2. Level its various parts.
3. Write its specifications.
4. Mention the selected drill size and the selected rpm.

Conclusion (Discuss error, if any with reason):

Signature of the student with date