The invention relates to a radial drilling machine. The radial drilling machine comprises a base, a stand column, a spindle box, a lead screw, a rocker arm and a main motor, wherein the stand column is installed on the base, the lead screw is vertically arranged on the stand column, the stand column is sleeved with one end of the rocker arm, the end of the rocker arm is connected with the lead screw, the spindle box is arranged at the other end of the rocker arm, a horizontal adjustment motor is arranged at the end, connected with the lead screw, of the rocker arm, a control panel is arranged on the shell of the horizontal adjustment motor, a rotary lead screw limiting block is arranged at the end, close to the spindle box, of the rocker arm, a transverse rotary lead screw is further arranged on the rocker arm, one end of the rotary lead screw is fixed to the output shaft of the horizontal adjustment motor, and the other end of the rotary lead screw penetrates through a rotary threaded through hole in the spindle box and is connected with the rotary lead screw limiting block. The horizontal adjustment motor is started through the control panel and drives the rotary lead screw to rotate, then, the rotary lead screw drives the spindle box to move, after the spindle box moves in place, the horizontal adjustment motor automatically stops working, the spindle box does not need to be manually moved repeatedly, and the spindle box is accurately positioned.