Drilling Machines

Drilling machines or drill presses are one of the most common machines found in the machine shop. A drill press is a machine that turns and advances a rotary tool into a work-piece. The drill press is used primarily for drilling holes, but when used with the proper tooling, it can be used for a number of machining operations. The most common machining operations performed on a drill press are drilling, reaming, tapping, counter boring, countersinking, and spot facing.

There are many different types or configurations of drilling machines, but most drilling machines will fall into four broad categories: upright sensitive, upright, radial, and special purpose.