Basics of Drill Selection - Haas University
In the inaugural episode of Haas University (Haas U), Manufacturing Engineer Andrew Harnett guides you through the basics of selecting the proper twist drill. You'll learn about the pros and cons of choosing high-speed steel, cobalt, and carbide, as well as advice on coatings, drill point and flute geometry, and more. How many times have you just grabbed the closest drill without really knowing if it's the right tool for the job? After watching this video that should hopefully be less of a problem!
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I'm a 70 y.o. housewife, and watched this whole thing with interest. I love learning new things!
You would get along swimmingly with my girlfriend. She's better with power tools than I am andIworked at a hardware store for a decade.
I should of married you,I been in a family business since I was born
This is probably the most informative, no-nonsense, and to-the-point instructional video I have ever seen on KZhead. Anyone wanting to publish help videos should use this as a template.
Hi there Mike. Hoping that you are well. I have to say that I absolutely agree with you. I have watched quite a few videos and I have found them to be at the best of times umming and ahhing. This is a superb video because it gets to the point. The only thing that I would so and it is a minor niggle is that the bloke is really serious looking. LOL. Otherwise, you are spot on about the video being a template for others to use. Bye4now...
agreed... he has the right stuff... no bs.. no childs play.. no politics... no bad habituation... just clean and strong.. this is the style we need to see in all of them.. and a lot.
0:00 - 1:01 Introduction of the Drill Sergeant 1:01 - 3:10 Material of the drill 3:10 - 5:49 Coatings of the drill 5:49 - 7:19 Geometry of the drill (Length) 7:19 - 8:51 Geometry of the drill (Drill point angle) 8:51 - 9:43 Geometry of the drill (Self centering point) 9:43 - 13:27 Application tips 13:27 - 14:35 Recap Thank you for the video sir, enjoyed it and teached me a lot.
Sergeant! Haha
He does come across as a drill sergeant.
So many videos end up being advertisements for a specific product or service. Haas just dumps a bunch of very useful information, and a few things to think about. Fabulous! Thanks Haas!
Forget the CNC machines; sell us your Tool Crib Attendant Taming System! Richard was civil, knew what you wanted, had stock *AND* got you the right stuff first time?! Musta had something to do with those flux capacitors.
Sup turtles!
DUH HELLO AvE
Uncle!
I was just about to ask if they had any extra flux caps I could buy...
Deary me, Ave gets about!
I can't believe how good the production quality was on this video. Your use of the diameter visualizations, chip evacuation, helix angles, and through tool coolant holes was really effective at getting your point across.
Isn't this an amazing presentation? Many machinists grow old and retire and still have no grasp of this technology. Many thanks.
This can't be a KZhead video. This literally is a college lecture for material engineering.
Wayne ask for a refund, bud.
KZhead University is a better value than actual college.
@@iviaverick52 100% true
Will it is one and if it's a college lecture for material engineering then people who do that job can come here too right? Think with your brain human.
This is actually a lecture ;D
Thanks to everyone for all the comments, we are working on answering as many of your questions as we can. We’re pleased to see the number of views and comments on this video, and we are looking forward to making more episodes. Currently the plan is to continue this series with a video on end mill selection, then tap selection, but beyond that we are open to suggestions! Let us know what you want to see, what subjects would be most helpful to you. Thanks for watching and see you in the next episode! - Haas Automation
A detailed look into coolants would be good.
James, If you do a quick Google search on Machine Tool Coolant you'll find the 1st video links are probably to several of the coolant related videos we've made. Or you can click here to go to the KZhead playlist for our Coolant Series. kzhead.info/channel/PL1FfK7Yod27fuiQ4ZSRAnTT7Ut0wJCGRP.html
Very well laid out presentation.
This series of videos is fantastic, Very professional, suggestions, Drills specialised (hole making), Reams, gun drills, long drills, indexable drills, boring drills, boring heads. Why boring head is more accurate vs interpolating ect. Drills with replaceable tips End mills, (solid 1 piece) 1 flute, vs 2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8 ect helix, variable flute, radius on corner benefits vs sharp, Difference between macro, micro and nano grain carbide (carbide vs filament in material, why nano lasts longer than macro and micro ect.) Please include all types of milling strategies that can be included, helical, copying, contouring ect Special mills - Ball, Bull nose, tapered and what strategies they perform better at ect Taps For taps include the major difference of geometry that include the sworf direction of travel - Blind vs thru, include the 4 thread milling operations - thread cutting, forming, milling and punching. Include ones that need no hole for thread milling? Insert mills , (90 degrees vs 45 degrees vs 10 degrees high feed, buttons) Why the geometry is important for difference feeds ect. The 4 machining strategies in milling, conventional vs high performance cutting standard vs high performance cutting trochoidal vs high speed cutting trochoidal... Explain why chipload is different in these types, why past below 50% radial cuts you get chip thinning ect Non ferrous vs ferrous machining and rules of thumb, plastics Exotics materials. Advanced machining - High surface finish machining, "peening" machining, and using the harder materials above carbides (ceramics and diamonds) Keep up the good work
Haas Automation, Inc. Face milling with insert carbide plates would be an interesting topic?
It's 3:30 am, I am a teacher for english and geography. Tomorrrow is a big day, and yet, I am AMAZED by these tutorial videos from Haas Automation and I can't stop watching them!
This is without a doubt the most comprehensive guide to drill bits that I have seen. Answered all my questions and then some.
I've been bus 'tin drill bits a long time in my automotive machine shop, but thank God for the MAC guy! Hope he appreciates me watching this video now.
Super pumped to see such killer content coming from Haas!
Thanks Nerdly! We're pumped that you're pumped.
Colonel Miles Quaritch Saftyspecs is a formidable foreman .... Wouldn't want him breathing down your neck.
@@haasautomation Seemed like an (US/ RU) army drill, lol. Totally worth it, i'm from east-EU btw👍
I work in drill bit production and I have to say this would be an amazing video to show every employee at orientation. Super informative, thanks.
Just getting into machining in the home shop. Videos like this are invaluable. Thank you.
From someone who machines parts EVERYDAY ........ This is an excellent and VERY informative video. Thank you Haas.
Thanks for the compliment Bob!
Toured your guy’s factory in LA when I was 16 or so, super fun, you guys were outstanding, explaining everything in understandable terms great. Had an awesome time, glad you’re putting out great content here!
This video is fantastic! Haas automation really outdid themselves here. More companies should follow suit with their video quality and passion. You guys are the gold standard and your company definitely gained a new subscriber. Keep up the great work
yes and with the cheap sound effects 😂
Really there are so many comments cheering up the work. But I have to write mine... Just found this channel. I'm impressed by th quality of the video. IM-PRESS-IVE quality. Amazing free content. This is some quality I'm expecting in a paid program...
Have to say this video is one of the most informative, professional, no nonsense and easy to follow tool videos I have come across, ever. I do not think anyone could do a better job as a presenter. Stellar work Sir!
Just started the video but the first thing I want to say is Thanks. Really appreciating your effort. Keep enlightening the young minds.
Thanks for the comment Obaid. We are definitely hoping to enlighten young and older minds alike. As always, the comments we receive are enlightening as well.
This is a great video. Very informative, keep up the great work sir!
Lime, Thanks for the comment!
I now know more about drill bits than I know about anything else in my life, and I've been a computer tech for 30 years. Damn, that was a journey. Thanks dude!!!!
One of the best videos about drilling technique and parameters online... Short, to the point and drilling it down all the way 😜
highly informative! Well laid out, tone, delivery and full of content. Definitely one of the better videos I've seen on here. Keep it up !
Great video. I used to be a cnc operator, so I appreciated the insight into the options and why you would use them, but I am now a designer and animator. That part of me really appreciated the motion graphics used in this video. they kept the visuals interesting.
I never knew why the chips or curls from drilling got blue in color near the end of the hole. Thank you Haas! Very interesting and thought provoking. Excellent job!
I'd love to see a similar discussion on best methods for determining optimal feeds and speeds for drills. Thanks for a real informative video.
I have a metalworking guide book that has graphs about that. I think you can order that online
Every metal or alloy has a set cutting speed, the harder the material the slower the cutting speed. A standard formula for machinists is 4 x cutting speed divided by diameter (of your cutting tool). If using carbide you can triple the result. And all this is just a standard starting point, final numbers will depend on your set-up and machine. There should be plenty of material online whether in video or book form to get you ballpark numbers.
This person told about drills as if he is Sergeant who tells his squad about new type of weapons.
Yes. That was interesting though!!
Yes he does come across that way, lol.
it got through my thick skull .
Drll Sergeant
I wouldn't be surprised if the tattoo on his forearm was military related.
Thank You Haas! Great information, well explained.
Thankyou for your in depth descriptions. I am between a non-machinist and a hobbyist. In this short video, you have educated me, why there is a need for specific drills. It makes more sense to me. So with this extra knowledge, I can source the appropriate drills with a much better understanding.
liking this video for how detailed and easy to understand this, most of stuff in college wont be explained this deep and this easy to understand...
Good on you for putting this together.
I am a drill bit manufacturer sir and this video is really very helpful for me ! Keep on posting stuff like this ! Please make a video on the difference between branded cnc inserts and their copies because it's very very difficult to differentiate between them !
Don't know if anyone else caught it, but at 0:45, he's holding a PTD (Precision Twist Drill) green box, as well as two others that I couldn't identify. As the factory rep in North Texas for Dormer Pramet - corporate brand for PTD, Dormer, Union Butterfield and Pramet - I couldn't help commenting and thanking HAAS for this video and their use of PTD. Content of the video was on-point, and a very helpful resource that I will be passing on to my customers.
Most learning in shortest time. If only I could find this type of video on every topics.
Great video. I have never thought of reducing the speed at the end of a cut.
Thepriest39, thanks for the comment.
I never would have thought about reducing feed before exiting the part. Thanks
Video is 10 out of 10 for production, content and conveyance.
I don't think I've ever paid such intense focus and given such close attention to a video that will never affect me. I work in software and have no need for anything like this, but the presentation was so good and informative, I was with you the whole way through!
Hello there. I'm from the UK. Just wanted to let you know this was very informative for me. I'm drilling a hole in an old cast iron pot . And bought a 13inch drill bit that is made with cobalt. I did actually buy a smaller one to make a pilot hole. But I'm struggling to get the hole drilled, but I think it's down to my drill being old and slow. It's just a hand drill for home use. And I doubt I'll ever use the drill bit again because it's a garden feature pot. Won't be drilling many holes in cast iron again. Any way thanks for a good tutorial 👌
everyone needs to remember that whether it is a CNC machine or just a manual drill press you are not buying drill bits you are buying holes. How much do you want each hole to cost?
Bill Mccandless That can apply to everything.
Manual drill press you better have all self centering or split point drills if you want to be efficient. They take alot less pressure to get thru the material. Much much faster. Tip will tend to chip more in harder tougher materials than standard point. They also tend to size holes better unless you are trying to get a thou or two over the drill size then use standard point.
Nick Bowling all we stock in our tool room are T4 split point up to 1/2 inch. Everything over 1/2 inch are silver and Deming half inch Shank.
Yes Bill, exactly. How much does each hole cost?
Bill....Stfu with ur stupid theories
Very intriguing video !! In 1972 I worked for an industrial distributor. We were a Cleveland Twist Drill distributor. I had a chance to go to the Cleveland factory for a week. I received training and watched twist drills being made !!
What an incredibly educational video and presentation. Short simple explanations and promptly to the point. Feels like many, many years of experience condensed into less than 20 mins.
I am a pharmacist... I dunno why im watching this but its fun
Still will be hanging pictures/items in drywall at home! Why not know the ideal flute length to maximize your hole precision? ; D
Be in in by
Knowledge is golden!...I'm a machinist have looked at pharmacy videos!
Because every man must to know how to make a hole.
some of your patients need holes in their heads?
This is the sound of experience talking , that's neat , Thanks, i have learned something.
Im an old tool maker from Sweden 🇸🇪 I only worked manual lathes and mills. This is heavenly content 😍
I need to sleep, but I became a CNC machinist in 14min thanks to this video with great sound effects.
Excellent video. I really appreciate the crisp production and animations. Very rare to see such great animation.
itsgalf, Thanks for the great comment! It does take time and effort to get good animations done correctly. We don't do it everywhere, but where it seems like it will help we strive to use animation to make the subject easier to understand.
0:21 Damn, Richard is awesome. He knew what the guy needed before he even said anything.
Well explained, well shot, and very interesting. I look forward to more. Thanks for the lesson.
Best video ever about drill selection. Over 14 minutes of no bullshit talks, just straight to the point. Thats exactly what i want to know and watch on yt. Keep it up ! Looking forward to see new content.
Henry Rollins truly is a renaissance man. In all seriousness, this was a really informative video. I’m not a machinist, but this helps me with questions I didn’t even know to ask.
0:10 FLUX CAPACITORS! ;)
Go to O'Reilly Auto Parts' website and search 121G.
We have one on our vf4ss. Parts are done before we can close the vice.
Good eye Jimmy! That's great! LOL
Had to reverse time to go see it again.
wtf is flux CAPACITORS ?? im kinda new
This is incredible, I'm looking forward to more!
Great video, I really learned alot from it. Being a newbie I have followed your channel for little while and you guys have put on some really good how-tos .Keep up the good work.
Замечательное видео! Впервые вижу описание оснастки без "рекламной чепухи" и маркетинговых слоганов. Все наглядно и понятно рассказано, теперь у меня есть более чёткие представления об этом типе оснастки. Автор - молодец, тема-огонь!
Maxim, Спасибо за большую похвалу! Мы прилагаем все усилия, чтобы дать объективный контент, который будет полезен для наших зрителей.
Its 1 am and this video popped up in my recommended. Idk why. Idc why. But i do know one thing: what kind of drill i need.
Since I was a kid, 7 or 8 something like that, I would stand near a bench drill in my dad's shop and watch him drilling. Seeing drill bit cutting through iron and two long coils of shaving swirling was fascinating. It was magnetic to watch one metal going into another. Later I too had drills and HSS or titanium bits in my life and learned by doing. Sixty or so years later, it is first time I am seeing a beautiful short course. Thank you so much Haas.
What a fantastic video. The instructor is a real pro as well. Great job.
This video was Tight! Tight! Tight! Tuco - Arizona
By the way, why is the TiCN Bluish? Then again, if it's blue, it's the good stuff!
Just remember who you are working for. What did you say? Awe well I’m just saying they need to remember they work for you tuco.. u think they dnt know that? Your think they r stupid? U think I’m stupid that you need to talk for me? Naw tuco it’s not like that... POP! Pop pop pop pop on and on... “Whoa!!!” “Look at that” then crazy laugh.
its nice to see that haas wants its customers to succed in the cnc industry
I was just looking for info on the right bit(s) to use to drill holes in 1mm thick steel plate. This video proved very helpful. Nicely done, clearly presented, with good business cases in mind. Thank you.
Love the "Flux Capacitors" sign in the beginning!!!
So when is the video on how you sharpen them? Great video thanks!
G'day, My father (retired plumber) recently asked me if I (Fitter and Machinist) have heard of left handed drill bits. I said yes and I have several of them. He asked what they are used for. I told him that they are good for drilling left handed holes.
For drilling extra long holes with more than one drill bits it is suggested to drill the pilot hole with left-handed drill bit before the normal right handed extra long drill bit. See: kzhead.info/sun/h9axaZ1lpoZohXA/bejne.html 8:08
his enthusiasm for the subject matter is admirable, as well as his earnest demeanor. this was an informative journey, thank you.
Damn, I wish my lecturer was this precise in his language and presentation.
Tea Time, Thanks for the compliment. We're happy to hear that these videos are well put together.
Clear easy run down!
Excellent video all around. Very informative, nice use of graphics and video footage, and excellent economics of time spent vs. knowledge supplied. Hats off to the team that produced this.
This is the best explanation of drill bits I've ever experienced. Great Job Sir.
Working in a tool and die shop we got some new mills a few years back with through coolant so we started trying out carbide drills, now we do the same or more work in 2 machines that we did in 6 before. the old machines are sold off or just gathering dust. In tool steel through coolant carbide is more then 15 times faster then peckdrilling with regular black hss drills and the drills can last 1000+ holes.
tomte47, Great comment. From our experience here at the Factory with customers converting to using TSC and carbide, not to mention what our tool suppliers tell us about their similar experiences ..... TSC and carbide can be a game changer when it comes to drilling more productively.
Holy crap this is amazing information! Now if only I wasn’t primarily into woodworking... 😂
A1BASE : Right on sir. I'm also primarily into woodworking with a farm background and and just a smattering of machine shop work. And I watched the whole thing, beginning to end !
True Drill Sergeant Drills information right into the brain in one go, just like a Carbide drill with TiAlN coating and cooling.
Thank you for this interesting sharing of your experience.
You might want to talk about center drills. Center drills are for lathes. If and when you need to spot for any drill, the angle of the spotting drill should be greater than the angle of the drill. this will allow the tip of the drill to engage and do its job correctly.
Also gun drills, for extremely deep holes. Though that would be a whole other video.
For gun drills and very deep holes we always drill small and circle mill a pocket to resemble a guide bushing. Works great for keeping deep holes straight as possible
I'd like to hear a reply on this too. I was taught to spot drill with a smaller angle for HSS and Cobalt, and a larger angle for carbide. The reason given was that for steel drills (less stiff), you wanted the lips to touch first, for best self-centering. Carbide is stiffer, and doesn't need the help, plus it has a higher tendency to chip if the lips touch first, instead of the chisel point.
never heard that one before. All drills should begin cutting at the chisel point. the spot drill angle should match or be greater than the angle of the drill. This In the Loupe blog from Harvey does a good job of explaining the process. www.harveyperformance.com/in-the-loupe/choosing-spot-drill/ When spotting, you want an angle that is larger than the twist drill’s angle if possible. The narrower the spot angle (i.e. 118 to 60 deg spot drill) , the more likely cutting lip contact will be. If the twist drill’s cutting lips, or flutes aren’t perfectly sharpened, one will contact the spot hole before the other and the drill will try to deflect. This defeats the purpose of spot drilling and can result in a less accurate hole. The broader angle of a true spot drill, (I like 140 degree angle tools) means the tip of the twist drill cuts first, which makes for a more accurate hole. Lastly, the web of a spot drill is typically thinner than a center drill, so it cuts more easily and with less heat.
I believe Harvey tool only makes carbide drills, and that article is written in regards to carbide. Guhring, who I think is one of the best drill companies, says differently. www.guhring.com/Documents/Catalog/Drills/NCSpotDrills.pdf
Darn, wish I had seen such video 10 years earlier, would have saved a lot of money and frustration. Haha.
Great explanation of the different types of drill material, coating, and application. Thank you Haas University.
I love this video. Brief, to the point, practical, and no annoying music. My only suggestion: I am in a shop that often requires drilling through brass. If the brass is very thin--e.g. sheet brass--when the drill breaks through it will be suddenly sucked in and suddenly "stuck", creating a suddenly large twisting force on the sheet. It can easily break free of its clamps, and don't even think about hand holding it. I have read that the effect can be prevented by grinding a special back angle on the cutting tips, and in fact shops that require this often provide a complete set of bits of this grind for special use on brass only. I infer that such grinds are not commercially available. Would love to hear you comment on this.
Finally a video on KZhead without cats and fake millionaires. Well made and informative. Good job.
Great video
I love this video! Slick editing, great scoring, and very confident and knowledgeable host!
Give this man a raise!
very detailed describe thanks sir :)) iam from indonesia
So inspiring that makes me want to forfeit my office career and just start drilling... But I have no clue what...
It is the engineer inside you calling
@@jbbudish - thx! :)) God bless!
I have no idea how this video found its way into my recommendations....but it was still fascinating to watch regardless. :)
I just had to comment... this guy is absolutely the best spokesmen I’ve ever seen. He’s 100 percent confident in his explanation. He speaks intelligently and experienced with none of the usual um, and, etc. nice job. And by the way I do actually use drill bits so very educational.
The flux capacitor sign killed me. I once had a dead weight in my engineering design class and he asked me what our motor drivers were called, I told him they were dual flux capacitors. During our presentation he actually said dual flux capacitors! Be afraid of this next generation of engineers...
Why am I watching this the night before my calculus test?
I literally just find this to interesting to stop watching.
understanding drill bits would be lifetime beneficial, not just your current semester. that being said, hope you didn't flunk your test.
May be you are destined to become a machinist instead of a mathematician. Or may be nothing. Lol. Get yourself together.
You ultimate procrastinator
Great video, thank you for explaining everything. 👏
Fantastic video, I work in a power tool store and I just learnt a TONNE about drill bits
This guy owns
@11:52 Correct me if I'm wrong, but this doesn't sound quite right. Work/strain hardening and heat treating are different things. Just heating the material wouldn't cause it to harden, rather it would soften. If it's ferrous and heat-treatable, it would also need to be heated then quenched, which shouldn't be a significant problem with through-spindle coolant. Shouldn't the reason to slow down right before breakthrough be so the drill doesn't grab as the material yields, resulting in a sudden drop in force?
ConsciousBreaks, good observation. Perhaps this spot could have been worded differently. Given the right conditions you can have excess heat at the bottom of the hole and work-hardening of the material. Some materials like stainless steels work harden easily. And, breaking through this layer and the subsequent burrs can chip the drill's cutting edges. The bottom line, if you are getting increased wear during exiting holes, lowering the feed rate before breaking through can extend the life of your drill.
there is the coolant there usually to take care of the hardening once you have enough heat applied ;)
@@haasautomation Seems like the heat would harden the drill and the reduction in toughness in the drill is the problem and not so much the work piece? I'm just speculating. I guesstimate thats why you're observiing that the increased wear adn chipping on the drill cutting edges is because of the higher temp at the bottom of the hole.
@@williamgleaves1954 Heat usually softens the tool, actually. That's why carbide and ceramics are better than HSS for HSM applications, because they have higher hot hardness. This could be a contributor of higher wear, i.e. less hard=more wear.
did not know about heat buildup in the part when drilling all the way through a piece of material ; but, I always slow up before breakout. Thanks for the info , and great video !!!!
We are drilling aluminium quite a lot. I have asked information from the drill bit suppliers but nobody has given even near as good information as you at this video. So far best information about drills I have ever seen
KZhead: Hey.. wanna know bout drill tips? Me: Aite
I feel like fighting a war somewhere... while picking off my enemy, I'm lecturing them on incorrect use of drilling and heat dissipation... argh!!!
this is great info, thank you HAAS for making these videos!
This is an exceptional presentation of information. Even the camera and soundwork, and animations are perfect.
can this be available in PDF format ?
Not sure on the timing yet, but we're looking into the best way to package some or all of this info in a PDF document.
@@haasautomation Any updates in that regard? It would be really helpful!