The Opening Drill® is an extremely effective tool designed to enlarge existing holes, eliminating the need for multiple boring passes. Adjustable cartridges cover a wide range of diameters reducing inventory cost.
Opening Drill: Rotate
Opening Drill Angle Final Opening Drill Side1 Final Opening Drill Side2 Final Opening Drill Close Final Opening drill Explosion Final 

Advantages

  • Opens an existing hole in a single operation allowing for large amounts of material removal while ignoring core shifts up to 1/8" (3.175mm)
  • Ideal on low horsepower machines while maintaining high penetration rates
  • Multi-insert design reduces chip size for easy chip evacuation
  • Can be used in rough boring operations
  • Suitable for use in lathes and mills
  • Diameter adjustment reduces inventory and cost

 

Features

  • Replaceable and adjustable cartridges
  • Indexable inserts available in AM300® and AM200® coatings as well as high rake and general purpose geometries
  • Coolant through
  • Integral shanks available for increased rigidity

 

Recommended Materials

P - steel Steel
S - High Temp Alloy High Temp Alloy
M - Stainless Steel Stainless Steel
H - Hardened Steel Hardened Steel
K - steel Cast Iron
N - Non-ferrous Materials Non-ferrous Materials

 

Recommended Industries

Aerospace Aerospace
Agriculture Agriculture
Automotive Automotive
Renewable Energy Renewable Energy
General Production General Production
Marine Marine
Oil and Gas Oil and Gas
 

 

Product Specifications

Pruduct Type Indexable Drill System
Diameter Range 50.8mm - 142.8mm (2.000" - 5.620")
Coating AM300®, AM200®, TiN
Insert Material C5 (P35), C1 (K35), C2 (K25)
Holder Revolution Drill Body
Flute Options Straight
Shank Options Straight, CV40, CV50, BT40, BT50, HSK63, HSK100, ABS63, DV50
Drill Depth Short, Long
Coolant Coolant Through  

 

Product Nomenclature

Opening Drill Holders

OP1
1
-
1S
2
-
SS1.5
3
Opening Drill Holder
 
1. Series

OP1 = 2.00” - 2.50” (50.8mm - 63.5mm)

OP2 = 2.50” - 3.00” (63.5mm - 76.2mm)

OP3 = 3.00” - 4.12” (76.2mm - 104.7mm)

OP4 = 4.12” - 5.62” (104.7mm - 142.8mm)

2. Length

1S = Short

1L = Long

3. Shank Type

SS1.5 = 1-1/2Ø straight

SS2.5 = 2-1/2Ø straight

40M = 40mm straight

50M = 50mm straight

CV40 = CAT40

CV50 = CAT50

BT40 = BT40

BT50 = BT50

HSK63 = HSK 63A/C

HSK100 = HSK 100A/C

ABS63 = ABS63

DV50 = DIN50

 

Opening Drill Inserts - Also used with Revolution Drill

OP
1
-
05
2
T3
3
08
4
-
1
5
H
6
HR
7
Revolution Drill Insert
 
1. Compatible with

Opening Drill

Revolution Drill

2. IC Type

05 = 5/16"

3. Thickness

T3 = 5/32"

4. Radius

08 = 1/32"

5. Carbide Grade

Blank = C5 (P35)

1 = C1 (K35)

2 = C2 (K25)

6. Coating

P = AM300®

H = AM200®

T = TiN

A = TiAlN

N = TiCN

U = Uncoated

7. Geometry

Blank = General Purpose

HR = High Rake

 
Reference Key
SymbolAtribute

D1

D2

D3

L1

L2

L4

L7

P1

Drill diameter range

Shank diameter

Body diameter

Overall length

Maximum drill depth

Holder length

Shank length

Rear pipe tap

Opening Drill Holder Dimension

 

 

Recommended Cutting Data

 

Opening Drill® and Revolution Drill®

SF Metric Cutting Data

SF Imperial Cutting Data

Metric

Imperial