Drilling 

is the process of using a cylindrical rotating cutting tool that is sharpened on its
end to create a hole. Drill bits may be mounted and driven by a hand-held electric drill
motor, often simply called an electric drill.
 
The drill press is one of the most basic machine tools used in the machining and performs
holemaking operations by pushing a rotating cutting tool in the workpiece. Common
operations performed on the drill press are drilling, reaming, countersinking,
counterboring, spotfacing, and tapping.
 
The upright drill pressas shown in Figure 3-1 is a type of drill press that consists of a
column mounted at 90 degrees to a base. The column supports the head which contains
various mechanisms used to power the spindle and feed cutting tools into the workpiece.
An adjustable worktable is also mounted to the column which will support the workpiece
during the operation. The table is locked in place using the table clamp.
The forward/off/reverse switch starts the motor to rotate the spindle and the speed
selector is used to adjust the spindle speed of the machine. The quill is moved down with
the quill feed handle to feed the cutting tool into the workpiece and the depth stop can be
set to limit the travel of the quill to feed to a desired depth.
 

Figure 3-1. The parts of an upright drill press 

4. Materials and Equipment

a.       Aluminum Plate (1/8” thick)

b.       Drill Press
c.       Drill bits of different sizes
d.       Drill chuck

5. Procedure
a.       Start a layout on a 1/8 inch thick aluminum plate locating the center of the 10 holes
to be drilled at various diameters using a pencil and an L-square.
b.       Once the layout is done, with the aid of a center punch and a hammer, mark the
center of all holes to be drilled.
c.       Secure the workpiece before starting any drilling work.
d.       Complete the equipment set-up with the drill bit placed securely on the drilling
machine and the operator located on a safe working position.
e.       Start with the smallest size of drill bit followed by increasing sizes.A 1-inch drill bit
may not be used directly to drill a 1-inch hole. As a safety precaution, a smaller drill bit
may be used before proceeding with a 1-inch drill bit. This is a good practice, most
especially if you are not sure of the properties of the material to be drilled.
f.         Repeat steps 3 to 5 on the next 9 holes with safety as you’re first and foremost
priority.
g.       Use a portable grinding machine to remove sharp edges on to the surface of the
holes and onto the edges of the plate itself. Provide a chamfer onto the corners of the
plate if necessary.
h.       Clean the workshop and return all tools to the tool room.