Patent ID: 8807885
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for machining a bore hole into a shroud block, the method comprising: designating a location of the bore hole on an exterior surface of the shroud block, wherein the designating step comprises locating the location of the bore hole on the exterior surface of the shroud block by placing a designation device through a mating bore hole in one of a mating turbine component or a locating jig such that the designation device interacts with the exterior surface of the shroud block, and wherein the designating step further comprises marking the location of the bore hole on the exterior surface of the shroud block; positioning the shroud block in a machining device, the machining device comprising a locating tool, a machining tool, a platform, a securing device, and a radial support, the radial support configured to mate with a radial exterior surface of the shroud block such that a machining axis of the machining device may be aligned with a radial axis of the shroud block during positioning; securing the shroud block in the machining device; and, machining the bore hole in the shroud block.