Boring Tools Get ... Interesting

Author Jim Hall
Published
December 01, 2004 - 11:00am

Productivity increases through advancements in boring tool designs.

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Related Glossary Terms

  • boring

    boring

    Enlarging a hole that already has been drilled or cored. Generally, it is an operation of truing the previously drilled hole with a single-point, lathe-type tool. Boring is essentially internal turning, in that usually a single-point cutting tool forms the internal shape. Some tools are available with two cutting edges to balance cutting forces.

Author

Technical Director of Precision-Boring Products

Jim Hall is technical director of precision-boring products at Wohlhaupter Corp., Centerville, Ohio. For more information about the company’s boring tools, call 937-885-1878.