Need to glass drill through this

loveformetal1 · Apr 21, 2008

It was blown as a vase despite it looking curiously like a bong..I'm not sure if even a glass drill bit will successfully go through this w/o breaking it? Its fairly thin seeing as it is intended for art purposes..but its too perfect to not attempt to smoke out of..

henrymuska · Apr 21, 2008

tape off w/ duct tape where you want to drill and make sure to use a diamond bit.

korvette1977 · Apr 21, 2008

use a tile bit ... not a glass bit

loveformetal1 · Apr 21, 2008

korvette1977 said:
use a tile bit ... not a glass bit

Why? Its glass not ceramic

korvette1977 · Apr 21, 2008

loveformetal1 said:
Why? Its glass not ceramic

Oh it looks like it was in a kiln,, with that glaze look to it .. maybe its the the picture .. try some heat and a dremil tool

dew-b · Apr 21, 2008

loveformetal1 said:
It was blown as a vase despite it looking curiously like a bong..I'm not sure if even a glass drill bit will successfully go through this w/o breaking it? Its fairly thin seeing as it is intended for art purposes..but its too perfect to not attempt to smoke out of..

looks more like ceramic then glass you can tell by looking at the bottom of it dosen't look like glass to me. good luck getting itdone with out breaking

Eric M. · Apr 21, 2008

How to Drill Holes Through Glass - wikiHow There's a pretty good guide on the basic dos and do-nots of drilling glass.

I agree, that shit is too good to not turn into a bong. It looks PERFECT.

loveformetal1 · Apr 21, 2008

dew-b said:
looks more like ceramic then glass you can tell by looking at the bottom of it dosen't look like glass to me. good luck getting itdone with out breaking

O yeah..I did notice that actually..
I just went and took a 2nd look and it is indeed ceramic! I feel lame seeing as I take and love a ceramic / pottery class

So a tile drillbit will do?

Eric M. · Apr 21, 2008

Yup it'll work fine. Get a carbide-tipped masonry bit if at all possible. Also, use two pieces of masking tape to make an X where you want to drill. This will help keep the bit from sliding all over. Be sure to use a fairly light pressure towards the end to keep the hole clean all the way through. Otherwise you might preak little pieces off the backside.

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