Drilling / Gun Drilling Capabilities

Knust-Godwin offers a full range of drilling from Gun Drilling to BTA drilling, Deep Hole boring, and Honing. From .062” to 6.75” diameter and depths up to 372” we are able to provide for all your off center or through the center precision deep hole needs.

Having the capacity and knowledge in-house means a faster turnaround and stricter quality control throughout the process. When you want it done right, bring it to Knust-Godwin.

Deep Hole Boring:

Knust-Godwin has a range of CNC controlled deep hole boring machines which can bore up to 372” in length. These machines offer very high accuracies in boring and counter boring operations. The machines are all CNC controlled to ensure the highest quality standards, special operations such as pull boring, special profiling, etc. are also available.

Gun Drilling:

Gun drilling is a flexible and effective method for producing deep or shallow close tolerance holes with smooth surface finishes, usually in one pass, and often eliminates the need for secondary operations such as deburring, reaming, honing and work hardening. A gun drill tool differs from a conventional twist drill by its unique head geometry; a standard gun drill has a single effective cutting edge. Guide pads burnish the hole while drilling, allowing the hole to maintain straightness. The result of this burnishing activity is a very round hole with a precision diameter.

Honing:

Honing is an abrasive machining process that produces a precision surface  for finishing bores to close tolerances, excellent surface finishes & improved roundness. At Knust-Godwin we utilize CNC honing machines and are able to produce high quality bores in a wide range of materials. Our machines use super abrasives that give high rates of stock removal and superior surface finishes in materials ranging from low alloy steels through to high quality alloys such as Inconel grades and super duplex.