Countersinking 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. Countersinking Handbook’s 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.
Features
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.
Discusses side effects of countersinking, including stress risers.
Includes optimum applications for specific tool use, gaging countersinks, economics, pressworking countersinks, non-traditional countersinking methods, and references to standards and other published works.
Contains case histories, practical tips, and information to make process selection easier.
LaRoux K. Gillespie is a consultant and writer on manufacturing issues. He retired in 2006 as a second level Manager in Honeywell’s Kansas City Division responsible for all plant product Quality issues and practices.
For 40 years LaRoux Gillespie balanced manufacturing production and research needs at the Kansas City plant. He and his staff were responsible for over 240 manufacturing research/process characterization efforts for a variety of precision parts and assemblies. In addition to directing $2 million of annual process development, and guiding new products into production, he also was active in plant environmental health and safety efforts .
Contents
History of Countersinking
Design Reasons for Countersinking
Cutter Designs
Feeds, Speeds, Cutting Forces, and Tool Life, Driving and Holding the Tools
Applications
Product Material Issues
Surface and Subsurface Effects of Countersinks
Selecting the Best Tool Design
Inspection of Countersink Features
Economics
Pressworking (Dimpling) Countersinking
Other Means of Making Countersinks
Appendix A: Patents for Countersink-Related Items
Appendix B: Standards Related to Countersink
Appendix C: Countersink Cutter Design
Appendix D: Manufacturer Names and Contact Information