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The department houses a single medium duty 13mm pillar drill in the general purpose workshop. This is available for use by staff and students (under one to one supervision). It is used for general drilling operations in wood, metal and plastic.
The drill is located plugged into a 90 degree twist-lever type mains isolator switch. The mains switch is to be in the off position and the cover is to be closed in the locked position when the drill is not in-use. The key is located in the key-safe in the staff office.
The drill must only be operated by trained, competent individuals and students under the age of 18 must be supervised at all times.
The risk assessment and maintenance checklist for the drill can be found below.
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
Maintenance Checklist
Maintenance Checklist
How to use a pillar drill safely
How to use a pillar drill safely
Video sourced from YouTube courtesy of Bridge Academy, London, UK
Can you name all the parts of a bench drill correctly? Full screen version.
Drill Speed Chart
Drill Speed Chart
Click to view a chart which shows some standard drill speeds for different types and size of drill bit
Tap and Die Chart
Tap and Die Chart
Click to view a metric tap and die chart to aid with selecting the most suitable pre-drill size when creating a threaded hole.
List of currently trained personnel authorised to use the pillar drill whilst directly unsupervised:
List of currently trained personnel authorised to use the pillar drill whilst directly unsupervised:
NB. Lone working is prohibited on school site in-case a member of staff or other individual is not in the vicinity to call 999, request a first aider or provide first aid themselves in the event of a serious accident.
Mr Daniel Morrish, Head of Technology, Date of training: December 2017
Mr Chris Berry, Workshop Technician Date of training: December 2017
Mr Wayne Berry, Site Manager, Date of training: December 2017
Mr Scott Adams, Date of training: December 2017
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