Drilling question??

[Holmez221b]

When drilling a glass tank what is the best method?? A pilot whole and then maybe a rotozip to make it the right size or a whole bit that is already the right size for the bulkhead. Also what type of bit should I use?? I tried a carbide bit for tile and it didn't work at all...

 

[30mini]

Diamond tipped hole saw can easily be found on ebay for farily cheap. Get one that is the size you need for a particular bulkhead. You will not need any pressure when drilling. Look for the thread in this forum somewhere about drilling glass. A lot of information in that thread alone!

 

[Holmez221b]

Cool... I'll check it out. I have a drill press, is that a good idea??

 

[Highlander]

You need something like this.

http://www.richontools.com/catalog/i193.html

 

[Holmez221b]

Awesome...thanks for the link!!!

 

[Tiki G.]

Got mine off of ebay as well. Hard to find local. If you do, congratulations.

 

[GACDIVER]

Get one of those diamond core bits. (Thats a great link, I paid like $40 for my bit!!!)

Start a pilot "groove", Build a water retention dam out of clay, add water, start drilling, little pressure, low RPM's. The thicker the glass the easyer it is to drill.

sean

 

[hllywd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8373012#post8373012 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Highlander
You need something like this.

http://www.richontools.com/catalog/i193.html

That's where I got mine, just make sure you get the right size for the bulkheads you get. Should be 1 3/4" for a 1" sch 40 and 2 3/8" for a 1 1/2" sch 40. MAKE SURE!!!

BTW this guy's customer service was great, delivery did take about 2 weeks though so don't be in a hurry.

Tim

 

[Holmez221b]

I ordered it a minute after I got the link...It was less than 10 dollars with shipping

 

[Pbrown3701]

And to answer your question about the drill press, you really don't need to use this. Also, you may have a hard time getting the tank under the press. A hand drill will work fine.