The Official Site of the Line Boring Book - A Vocational Training by Earl Hansen - 2022

The Line Boring Book — 50 Blueprints included in this Training Program

All the blueprints in this collection are organized into groups. These designated groups are identified as follows.

MA = Machine Drawings. Includes boring bars, power drives, feed systems, boring machines and end boring machines.

TO = Tool Drawings. Includes boring machine tooling, machine mounting fixtures, wedges, sleeves, tapered collars, tool bit holding fixtures, flange facing fixtures, gun drilling fixtures, and many boring machine mounting fixtures.

IN = Inspection Tools. Includes large and small tool setting dial gauging instruments, how-to B/Ps on tool setting, how to build I D micrometers and extension micrometers.

LA = Layout. Includes trammel inspection systems and layout, laser layout tooling and systems, laser levering layouts and sight leveling parallel alignment.

HY = Hydraulic Equipment. Includes stationary hydraulic pumping systems, portable hydraulic pumping systems, hydraulic valve and hose layout for boring machines, end-boring machines and hydraulic power feed systems.


MA - 100 ... Line boring & offset line boring. (Typical Setup)

MA - 101 ... Boring bars 1 1/2" to 1 15/16". Boring bars to 7”

MA - 101A ... Boring bars 1" to 1 1/2"

MA - 105 ... Master layout = Hydraulic line boring & drilling machine

MA - 105A ... Housing = Boring and drilling machine

MA - 105B ... Rear housing adapter

MA - 105C ... Spindle

MA - 105D ... Front main housing

MA - 105E ... Hydraulic feed Acme screw system

MA - 105F ... Worm gear housing

MA - 105F-1 ... Worm Gear Shaft

MA - 105F-2 ... Fixture adapter for worm gear drive

MA - 106 ... Hand Feed System

MA - 106A ... Hand Feed Tail System

MA - 107 ... Electric Feed Servo Drive System


TO - 200 ... Master hub adapter

TO - 201 ... Van Norman automotive boring machine tooling

TO - 202 ... Wedges, sleeves & tapered collars

TO - 203 ... Toolbit holder fixture and hub

TO - 205 ... Bearing stabilizer (11" to 15" bores)

TO - 206 ... Large bore fixture

TO - 207 ... Large Boring Fixture (1)

TO - 208 ... Fixture, end boring large inside diameters.

TO - 209 ... Flange facing tool

TO - 209A ... Break wheel fixture for facing fixture.

TO - 210 ... Adapter for end boring.

TO - 211 ... Drilling fixture.

TO - 212 ... Flat mounting fixtures for boring and drilling

TO - 213 ... Gun drilling fixture for MA-105 machine

TO - 214 ... Van Norman boring bar fixture

TO - 215 ... Universal tool fixture

TO - 216 ... Engine lathe boring bar holder

TO - 217 ... Mounting fixture for hydraulic cylinder repair

TO - 218 ... Right angle boring fixture

TO - 219 ... Steel fixture for bronze bearings

TO - 219A ... Large bronze bearing housing

TO - 220 ... Universal bearing adapter fixture


IN - 300 ... Precision instruments

IN - 301 ... Inspection systems

IN - 302 … Dial-setting gauge, (Small bores)

IN - 303 … Dial-setting gauge, (Large bores)

IN - 304 ... Tool setting system

IN - 305 ... Keyway milling procedure


LA - 400 … Layout inspection system with multiple bars

LA - 401 … Tram precision layout and inside micrometer layout


HY - 500 ... Hydraulic pumping system 18-25 HP

HY - 501 ... Hydraulic pumping for line boring

HY - 502 ... Hydraulic valve system for end boring machine

Blueprints are also available in metric.

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