Boring machine, of course, are the heavy-duty machines used to bore holes into a workpiece. They typically contain a sharp tool bit that’s forced into the workpiece’s hole. Like boring machine boring processes, there are two types of boring machines: general purpose and boring specific. General purpose boring machines consist of lathes and milling machines. While they can perform boring processes, they are also capable of performing other machining processes, hence why they are called “general purpose.” Boring specific machines, on the other hand, are designed specifically for boring processes. Common examples of boring specific machines include horizontal boring machines and vertical boring machines.