Compact core drilling in basalt rock using PCD tool ...
The experimental setup used in conducting the core drilling experiments on basalt rock samples is shown in Fig. 1(a) and consists of a HAAS VF2 vertical machining (milling) center, tool dynamometer (Kistler 9272), data acquisition system and a computer to record the data. The basalt rock sample is attached to the machine bed by means of a custom made fixture that is .