This unique handbook provides total coverage of issues related to
countersinking and chamfering holes, including history of their use,
design reasons, and basic cutter design. It features "how-to-use"
details of the most used tools and techniques and complete information
on the subject of countersinking holes of any size, including those over
10 inches in diameter. Its detailed approach to illustrating over 100
different tools designs is unparalleled in technical literature and is
sure to be found useful by manufacturing engineers, shop foremen, and
experienced users.
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Provides discussions of all cutter material variations and options,
feeds, speeds and coolants, tool holders, and applications--including
plastics, metals, wood, composites, ceramics, glass, and dental
materials.
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Discusses side effects of countersinking, including stress risers.
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Includes optimum applications for specific tool use, gaging
countersinks, economics, pressworking countersinks, non-traditional
countersinking methods, and references to standards and other
published works.
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Contains case histories, practical tips, and information to make
process selection easier.
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History of Countersinking
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Design Reasons for Countersinking
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Cutter Designs
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Feeds, Speeds, Cutting Forces, and Tool Life, Driving and Holding the
Tools
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Applications
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Product Material Issues
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Surface and Subsurface Effects of Countersinks
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Selecting the Best Tool Design
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Inspection of Countersink Features
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Economics
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Pressworking (Dimpling) Countersinking
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Other Means of Making Countersinks
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Appendix A: Patents for Countersink-Related Items
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Appendix B: Standards Related to Countersink
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Appendix C: Countersink Cutter Design
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Appendix D: Manufacturer Names and Contact Information
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Index
