Creating Large-Diameter Holes
Using Small-Diameter Drills

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To Solve for Values Required by Your Bolt Circle Program,
fill in the (3) known values.

Finished hole dia. - .050 =

Drill size = 

Web between holes =

( .005 for most materials )

(1) No. of holes =

(hole dia. - .050 - drill size x 3.141 / drill size)

(2) Dia. of bolt circle =

(drill size + web thk. x no. holes / 3.141)

(3) Angle of 1st hole =

(360 / no. holes)

(4) Angle of last hole =

Actual rough hole dia. = 

(drill size + dia. of bolt circle)

 

Due to value rounding in no. of holes, the actual rough hole dia. may differ slightly from the original finished hole dia. - .050.

If necessary, you can compensate for this by changing values in 
finished
hole dia. - .050, or drill size, and re-compute.

You can print off your results by printing page one of these pages.


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Created: 06/16/2001
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