How to drill your tank, ILLUSTRATED!

[sterling18]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6531061#post6531061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mille239
Thanks for the great step by step.. I sucessfully drilled my 29g last night for a 2" bulkhead, and it was a snap. I used a rotozip tile cutting bit on my dremel and it seemed to just melt through the glass like butter.

Thanks again for taking the time to outline it.

mille239,

Which Rotozip Tile Cutting bit and how many did you go through for the whole project.

tks

 

[NorthernCF]

Awsome how-to!!!

 

[charlesgage]

Ok, now it's the posters turn to ask a question. Could someone post a pic or a part number for the rotozip tile cutting bit?
I went to the hardware store and the one tile cutting bit they had did not look like it would work well with glass.

 

[mille239]

you got it.. one sec if I have it...

 

[mille239]

The bit is the tile cutting bit by rotozip.. comes in a green and white package and it's part number is TC1 (for a single bit, or TC10) for a 10 pack...

here is what it looks like

hope this helps and happy cutting!

 

[charlesgage]

Yeah thats the one i saw. Man i would fear plunging that into glass though. Maybe i will go out and give it a try on a 10 gal when petsmart has them for 7 bucks again. Maybe a fuge or something.

 

[mille239]

I was skeptical too.. but I learned it from the first 4-5 pages of this thread.. and it works great!

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=716410

 

[Stile2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6739480#post6739480 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by charlesgage
Yeah thats the one i saw. Man i would fear plunging that into glass though. Maybe i will go out and give it a try on a 10 gal when petsmart has them for 7 bucks again. Maybe a fuge or something.

Becareful with the 10 gallon, the thicker the glass the easier it is. The thin glass is very easy to break.

Keith

 

[charlesgage]

Thanks, that makes sense.

 

[melev]

Nice job on showing us how to drill glass. :thumbsup: