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Deltagon Premium SDS Drilling
Bordo's range of Deltagon SDS Plus drill bits offer outstanding performance in a wide variety of masonry drilling applications and superior performance decking plate. Deltagon bits offer specific advantages over standard SDS Plus bits: • High durability and improved drilling speed. • Tungsten carbide head is permanently bonded to shank – not brazed. This results in extended bit life by eliminating bit failure due to excessive heat melting brazing material. &bu...read more
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Bordo SuperFlex Drills
Bordo’s range of SuperFlex drills are ideal for installing wire or cable inside existing timber stud walls. The flexible spring steel shaft allows maximum flexibility of drilling position within the wall cavity. The extreme reach of SuperFlex drills (up to 1.8m) simplifies the previously time consuming task of drilling through noggins, top plates, bottom plates or studs inside finished walls. The SuperFlex drill features a double fluted reduced taper auger head with a self feeding lead sc...read more
Solutions for drilling problems
CHIPPING OR BREAKING OF LIPS Cause: Excessive lip clearance angles behind cutting edge.Solution: Reduce lip clearance per as per charts. WORN OUTER CORNERS Cause: Peripheral speed to great for material being drilled.Solution: Reduce cutting speed to correct speed. Increase feed rate. Improve coolant flow. Check clearance and alignment. Add corner break. BROKEN OUTER CORNERS Cause: Drilling thin material that is insufficiently supported. Using a two flute drill to enlarge the diameter of an ...read more
SuperFlex Flexible Shaft Wood Drills
2680 Series Ideally suited for installing wire or cable inside existing timber stud walls. The flexible spring steel shaft allows maximum flexibility of drilling position within the wall cavity. Bordo’s range of SuperFlex drills are ideal for installing wire or cable inside existing timber stud walls. The flexible spring steel shaft allows maximum flexibility of drilling position within the wall cavity. The extreme reach of SuperFlex drills (up to 1.8m) simplifies the previously time c...read more
Founder Bill Brown Passes Away
December 24, 2009 Melbourne, Australia: It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Bill Brown, the founder of Bordo International. Bill passed away on 24 December 2009 at 93 years of age. Up until only a few months ago, he had been turning up to the office every day; a testament to his life-long dedication to work. Bill started Bordo after his retirement from another company he had founded, Brown & Watson Pty Ltd, famed for its Narva brand of automotive lighting. Begun in his ...read more
National Sales Manager Appointed
Melbourne, Australia Industrial tool supplier, Bordo International, today announced that it has appointed Mr Stan Salamone as its new National Sales Manager. Mr Salamone fills the position vacated by outgong National Sales Manager, Mr Peter Sheridan, who annouced his intention to retire earlier this year. Mr Salamone has a wide industry knowledge, having previously held executive roles at ABB Australia, Hagemeyer Australia, and Bell Electrical Products. Since 2005 Mr Salamone has been the Re...read more
Landmark energy efficient development for Scoresby
A new commercial building in a Koonung industrial estate will deliver energy and water savings of up to 60 per cent with the help of a Bracks Government initiative, local Member for Koonung Province Helen Buckingham said today. The State Government will commit more than $20,000 through the Commercial Office Building Energy Innovation Initiative (COBEII) to enable Bordo to incorporate energy-saving measures in the design of its new headquarters at Central Industry Park in Scoresby. &ldquo...read more