The Hoffmann DB 23 is a wood drilling machine — sometimes referred to as a line boring machine — designed for the precise drilling of rows of holes in wooden panels and components, a core operation in furniture and cabinet manufacturing. Hoffmann is a German manufacturer known for producing specialised woodworking machinery, including drilling and joining equipment for the furniture production industry.
This particular example was built in 1989 and carries machine number 169. Its most defining feature is its 23-spindle drilling beam, which allows an entire row of holes to be drilled simultaneously in a single pass. The spindles are arranged on a fixed 32 mm grid, the standard pitch used throughout the furniture and flat-pack industry for shelf pin and hinge cup hole rows. With a single drilling beam, the machine delivers consistent, repeatable hole patterns across the full working width of 704 mm, with a portal passage of 1,080 mm accommodating wider workpieces or panel overhangs.
Drilling is performed from below with a stroke of 60 mm, and the maximum drilling depth reaches 70 mm in the horizontal axis. Drill holders use an M10 thread with a 30° cone, a common interface for the style of drill bits used in furniture boring applications. The machine is equipped with stop rulers featuring central adjustment, allowing the operator to set and shift the reference fence quickly and uniformly across the full width without individual adjustments at each end.
The footprint is approximately 1,300 mm × 1,000 mm × 1,300 mm and the machine weighs around 500 kg. The listing includes many drills. The machine is located in 97447 Gerolzhofen, Germany, where it is available for free loading and is offered unpacked, in its current used condition, handed over as viewed without guarantee or warranty.
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