Inventors:
Paul S. Phillips - Pittsburgh PA
Glenn Forsythe - Ellwood City PA
Assignee:
Woodings Industrial Corporation - Mars PA
International Classification:
E21B 1000
Abstract:
A drilling bit for blast furnace tap holes and the like which facilitates rapid drilling of clay within the tap hole and which can be readily and easily machined to accommodate tap holes of different diameters. The bit is characterized in having inclined cutting edges which converge into a point and are separated by flutes into which compressed air is forced to rapidly dislodge the drilled clay from between the cutting edges. By virtue of the convergence of the cutting edges into a point, the bit becomes self-centering during the drilling operation.