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Sid

10-26-2004 18:08:18




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My wife and I use a bit made to drill in ceramic tile to drill holes for a craft project she does. Any ideas as to what might be better?




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Steve_ne

10-28-2004 05:56:22




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
freeze the glass in the freeezer then Drill. seems to work the best. Bit never seems to heat up draws heat out of bit because glass is so cold. We Drill 50 glass blocks at a time with only one or two that break. Drill bit speed is something else to work with also. Dish soap seems to work best for lube and blowing and getting the glass out of the bit works best if you use the air compressor amazing how fast the little chips fly out of the little hole. If you are stuffing them with lights use the small arch way lights they have as many lights but not as much cord. Hope this helps I know how the wifes projects go.

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Bill Drew

10-27-2004 08:28:15




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
Try a small pipe (copper?) in a drill press. Fill the tube with abrasive powder. Slightly raising the "bit" will allow the powder to get between the tube and glass so the next press down will capture part of between the pipe and the glass and slowly wear its way through. It will make a hole slightly larger than the outside diameter of the pipe/tube.



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Kendall

10-27-2004 19:41:13




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Bill Drew, 10-27-2004 08:28:15  
This is a popular way to drill a hole in glass. In conjuntion with your described method, use some modeling clay or plumbers putty and build a dam around the hole and keep it filled with water and abrasive material.



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John *.?-!.* cub owner

10-27-2004 06:40:30




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
Don't know how practical it is, but I've heard of people making a template from thin metal and using a sandblaster to drill glass and also to etch patterns in it.



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wdTom

10-27-2004 18:05:57




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to John *.?-!.* cub owner, 10-27-2004 06:40:30  
You guys who are talking sandblasting, you can use rubber to protect the surface from the sand. It will take a LONG time for the sand to affect rubber. And rubber inner tube is easy to cut to shape, or any other such rubber you may happen to have.



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rustyfarmall

10-27-2004 09:34:14




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to John *.?-!.* cub owner, 10-27-2004 06:40:30  
I've seen that done using a flat washer of the appropriate inside diameter. I have never done it but I have etched glass using a sandblaster, works quite well.



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T_Bone

10-27-2004 01:14:36




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
Hi Sid,

I've cut curved glass under water and the water kept it from breaking. Never tried drilling a hole but that might also help.

T_Bone



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Davis in SC

10-26-2004 19:47:08




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
What is bit made of ??? Carbide & diamond are about the only things that will cut glass or ceramic. You can drill them using a piece of tubing in a drill press. Using a low speed, you apply diamond or silicon carbide lapping compound to tube, it will actually grind it's way through. Works good on glass, never tried it on tile, but I have heard it works well on tile, too.....



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hjp

10-26-2004 19:26:57




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
GET SOME MODELING CLAY,PLACE A SMALL AMOUNT ON YOUR PROJECT OUT OF THE WAY.COOLING IS A MAIN FACTOR BUT SO IS CONTROLING THE HARMONICS CAUSED BY THE DRILLING,THE CLAY WILL HELP ABSORB IT.



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Weirsdale George

10-27-2004 04:13:41




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to hjp, 10-26-2004 19:26:57  
I have heard, but never had a chance to try, that if you are drilling a hole in a glass container (bottle, vase, etc.), fill the container with packed damp sand. I think this also damps harmonic vibrations.



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TimV

10-26-2004 18:28:00




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:08:18  
Sid: McMaster-Carr has glass/ceramic drill bits, which may be the same thing as you"re using. Go to their web site and search under glass drill. The key is a slow speed and coolant--usually water.



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Sid

10-26-2004 18:52:04




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to TimV, 10-26-2004 18:28:00  
Thanks I will give it a try.



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Ronald M. Tew

10-26-2004 21:50:33




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 Re: ? drilling holes in glass in reply to Sid, 10-26-2004 18:52:04  
True Value sells glass bits.



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