How To Put A Hole In Ceramic Without A Drill

The answer is to drill your own drainage holes.

How to put a hole in ceramic without a drill.

There are a few main takeaways you should remember about how to drill through tile. Once you start to see a hole forming in your pot you can increase the speed of your drill. Haven t tried it yet but will post a picture when i ve cleaned up the excess glue. You should also drizzle water on the pot as you are drilling which will keep the drill bit from getting too hot and help drill through the surface.

Let it take its time do a wave like pattern to completely drill a hole. You ll feel a change in resistance when the bit gets through the tile. Slowly begin drilling while applying just a bit of pressure to the top of the drill with your opposite hand. This will extend the hole into the drywall or backer board with minimal damage.

Drilling through tiles that big doesn t always go too well the pro who put them on cracked a lot and warned me about it. Drilling holes through tile isn t a race. Speed up at the end. This will reduce the vibration and make it easier to drill straight through.

This will keep the bit from slipping. And no we don. Here are a few tips showing you how you put a drain hole in all of those nice containers and not break them. Slowly work your way through the drilling don t thrust hard or put erratic force as it will certainly break the tile.

Steady pressure and a medium speed will drill the hole without overheating and damaging the drill bit. Try that with a drilled hole also. For drilling a ceramic tile you need to set the drill to low speed with adequate pressure on the drill. Now you can speed the drill up while backing off the pressure.

Step 1 make an x with masking tape over the spot you want drilled. We ve been drilling our own drainage holes in ceramic clay and glass containers for several years. First of all you need to have the right tool. Step 2 place newspapers down and set your pot upside down on them.

Without the appropriate drill bit for the job the chances of screwing up increase significantly. We have tried several styles of concrete tile cement and glass bits. And if i want to get rid of them again apparently a little acetone erases all traces.