Optimizing Peck Drilling for Deep Holes
Peck drilling is often necessary when machining deep holes. However, with the correct feed and speed settings, pecking is unnecessary for depths up to:
- 3× diameter for standard drills
- 5× diameter for high-performance parabolic drills
For deeper holes:
- Up to 10× diameter → Up to 5 pecks for regular drills, and up to 3 pecks for parabolic drills
- Beyond 10× diameter → Constant pecking is required:
- 0.5–1× diameter per peck for regular drills
- 1.5–2× diameter per peck for parabolic drills
Since programming requires specifying a peck amount, here are the recommended values:
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