The horizontal boring equipment is one of the most versatile machines used today to create holes in huge and heavy metal parts like steam engine cylinders and engine frames. These parts are not possible to be processed in a drilling machine or even a lathe. This is where the boring machine is specially intended for a job of creating holes. In this article, we are going to identify and discuss each of the main parts of this machine to better understand how it works.
Horizontal Boring Equipment Parts
The following are the major parts of a horizontal boring machine.
● Bed
Needless to say, the bed is where the workpiece is being placed for boring. It is fitted on
the shop floor and supports other parts of the boring machine such as the column.
● Headstock supporting column
This part is what guides and supports the headstock to go up and down smoothly. It
appears with hollow houses. Most columns are immovable while others are designed to slide along the bed.
● End Supporting Column
This column is often found at the end of the bed houses to support a long boring bar. It can be adjusted either towards or away the spindle to support various lengths of boring bars. It can be moved to meet the required angles in relation to the spindle.
● Headstock
This is where the spindle is attached and provides movement to the boring tool. It is
mounted on the column support which feeds the tool. It moves up and down on the column to set the tool to achieve the desired height for the boring job.
● Boring bars
Depending on the job at hand for the horizontal boring equipment, the boring bars support the cutting tool. For boring short holes, the boring bar supports the spindle end only while for long holes, it is supported both on the spindle end and bearing block.
In order to specify the right boring equipment for your boring applications, you need to pay attention to these parts so that you get the machine for the job you have.
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