Single-Lip Drill

For certain classes of work the single-lip drill is very useful. Having but onecuttingedge, its action is similar to that of aboring toolused for
inside turning in the engine lathe. The body of the drill being the size of the hole drilled insures thecuttingof a straight hole, even in drilling
work partly cut away, or castings having blowholes or similar imperfections. This drill does not cut as rapidly as the other forms, and
consequently is not used where a twist drill would do satisfactory work.

Fig. 30. Single-Lip Drill Used with Bushings.

Fig. 30 shows a form of single-lip drill to be used with a bushing. The steel should be somewhat larger than finish size, in order that the
decarbonized surface may be removed; thecuttingend A and the shank B should be turned from .014 to .020 inch larger than the finish
diameter to allow for grinding after the drill is hardened. The portion C should be turned to finish size and stamped. In order that the drill may
be ground to size after it is hardened, it will be necessary to face the end back, leaving the projection containingthe centeras shown at A, Fig.
31. Thecuttingend should be milled to exactly one-half the diameter of B. After milling, the face C should be drawfiled until it is flat and
smooth.

Hardening
When hardening, the drill should be slowly heated to a low red, a trifle higher than the portion that is to becuttingsize; it should then be
plunged into a bath of warm water or warm brine in order to avoid so far as possible any tendency to springing or cracking in the projection A.
The tendency to crack is due to its peculiar shape and the difference in its size and that of the drill. After hardening, it may be drawn to a
straw color.

Fig. 31. Method of Making Single-Lip Drill.

Fig. 32. Method of Grinding Single-Lip Drill.

Grinding
It is advisable to grind the shank first, in order thatthe machinemay be adjusted to work straight. After grinding the shank andcuttingend to
size, the projection A may be ground off, and thecuttingend given the required shape, as shown in Fig. 32.

Fig. 33. Rake ofCuttingFace of Drill for Iron and steel.

Giving Rake To Cutting Face

When a single-lip drill is to be used on iron and steel, and not upon brass, it may be made to cut more freely by giving thecuttingface a rake,
as shown in Fig. 33. This is done by milling the portion A to the properdimension, which is one-half the diameter of the blank. The end and
sides of the drill are now coated with the blue vitriol solution and the desired shape marked out, after which thetoolis placed in the millingmachine vise at the proper angle, and the required amount of rake obtained by means of small end-cutters. After giving the necessary end
clearance, as shown in the two views of Fig. 33, the drill is ready for hardening.

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