boring machine
Subterranean hole maker
A boring machine is a tool that enlarges holes in metal, wood, or other materials.
Unlike drilling, which creates holes, boring refines existing holes to precise dimensions.
The term covers everything from handheld devices to massive industrial equipment used in mining and tunnel construction: The boring machine carved through solid rock at thirty feet per day.
- drillHole-boring device
- drill bitRotating hole-cutting attachment
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- earth moverHeavy terrain-shaping machinery
auger · borehole · shaft · mining · hard rock · earth · underground · deep hole · digging deep · rotary · cutting · penetrating · drilling rig · tedious · monotonous · dull · lathe · grinding
- digging toolsshovel, spade, pickaxe, mattock, hoe
- power toolscordless drill, table saw, miter saw, lathe, band saw
- Georgian Inventionsspinning jenny, cotton gin, steam engine, power loom, flying shuttle
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, bulldozers, loader, backhoe
- industrial machineryassembly line, conveyor belt, drill press, hydraulic press, lathe
- Metalworking Machineslathe, mill, drill press, grinder, hydraulic press
boring machinehand drill
Manual hole-boring tool
power drill · cordless drill · gimlet · awl · bradawl
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