Bordo Centre Drill

Centre Drills are used with a lathe to centre drill stock for mounting in the lathe.

• No. 2 HSS Centre Drill
• Bright Finish HSS No.2 Centre Drill 118º / 60º
• Centre drills are also used extensively with milling machines to accurately start holes.
• The hole locations can be dialled in using the milling machine’s calibrated hand wheels.
• The hole is then started using the centre drill.
• The large diameter shank on the centre drill holds the drill point right on centre.
• Once the hole is started, the centre drill is replaced with a drill of the desired diameter and the finished hole is then drilled.”