Drilling Through Ceramic Plates

Porcelain tile looks a lot like regular ceramic tile but it s much harder.

Drilling through ceramic plates.

1 all the tools needed for drilling through fired ceramic. In general there are three kinds of tile. The masking tape will prevent the drill bit from slipping when you begin drilling though it. Cover the place on the ceramic plate where you want to drill a hole with a strip of masking tape then mark the exact point for the hole with a pencil dot on the tape.

Place your plates on a towel and start the drill somewhere between 1000 and 1500 rpm and angle your drill on the masking tape to begin the drilling whilst at the same time squeezing water from your sponge directly onto the drilling process. You can buy specialty bits for drilling through ceramic but a regular masonry bit will also do the job. Glazed ceramic tile is the most common what you ll find in almost every older home and the easiest to drill through. Unlike a wood bit a masonry bit has a triangular head that comes to point but not a sharp one.

The angling of the drill will again help to prevent any skittering across the surface. If your pot is quite thick make sure to blow off the ceramic dust as it piles up. 3 use the drill at a slow and steady pace. Woodrow author of a nights shadows diary on amazon co uk.

In most cases a carbide tipped masonry drill bit check my recommendations is your best option when drilling through ceramic tile. Drill carbide drill bits tape water bottle safety glasses foam and ear protection not pictured. Place a flat piece of scrap wood on your work bench or the surface underneath the plate. Glass tile is used more as an accent and has only been around for 15 years or so.

Drilling through porcelain can seem like a daunting task but with the right tools and a few key techniques you can easily drill through porcelain for all of your crafting needs. These bits are more refined and far better able to bore through the ceramic structure without cracking it than regular bits. It took only about 10 seconds total. Hi all just a short video showing me drilling a hole in a plates for a cake stand filmed by s.

2 spray water on the piece before drilling.