How To Drill A Hole Into Glass Sheet

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How to drill a hole into glass sheet.

Next mark the location of the hole with either a grease pencil or permanent marker. Start slowly drilling into the glass with your preferred bit. Determine the type of glass you want to drill. To drill a plexiglass unlike how you bore a hole through metals or stones you don t have to puncture the plexiglass begin to pierce the marked spots slowly.

You can drill holes in wine bottles aquariums mirrors glass tiles. Drilling a hole in a pane of glass or a mirror is simple. Don t push too hard. Buy a plexiglass drill or plexiglass drill bits that can be used with a regular drill.

Acrylic chips can easily fly off during drilling and be a health hazard. Then place a piece of masking tape over the mark. After that you can remove the cardboard or tape. Start on a piece of cardboard.

The key is to use a carbide bit made especially for glass and tile. You can aim at a speed of 3 5 inches per minute. Begin at very low rpm to create a dimple in the glass then remove the cardboard and continue at about 400 rpm. Tape a small scrap of dense cardboard to the glass.

Don t go all the way through it though. Getting the right equipment 1. Buy or use a drill that you already have at home. If you have a power drill at home already you can probably use.

Place the point of the drill at the center of the marked point on the glass pour a few drops of lubricating oil on the area around the drill tip and glass beginning at low speed with medium pressure drill a small starter hole into the glass. First place the plexiglass on a thick piece of scrap wood you won t mind drilling into. Just make a small crater in the glass. The pilot hole should be at least 1 2 the diameter of the final hole.

Glass can easily be drilled with the correct drill bit and a suitable lubricant coolant. Choose the right drill. This will prevent chipping when you begin to drill into the plexiglass. This will avoid cracking which may damage the entire sheet.

Practice with smaller pieces of scrap acrylic before attempting to drill.