Drilling tiles or porcelain

If you ever had to drill into ceramic tiles or glass, you know how hard the material is to get through !! Over the years, I've learned that if you have a glass bit it makes the job a breeze for glass or ceramic, but with porcelain  is not quite that easy !!

1. If I had to start with my least favorite, I would start with the glass tile bit !! Not because it's the less efficient, but since the carbide setting is more fragile than on the other drill bits, when it overheat it tends to disintegrate faster !!

2. In second position I would put the carbide hole saw !! It's definitely a very efficient and solid drill bit, but it's a bit harder to rely on for accurate drilling, especially for inexperienced people since it tend to walk on hard surfaces like glass and porcelain !! A quick tip would be to start to drill at a 45 deg angle with that bit and press firmly against hard surfaces to avoid the walking !!

3. Another fairly new products that can drill through almost any of theses surfaces are the Bosch Blue Granite drill bits !! They're hardened carbide drill like butter into anything excepting porcelain !! It would eventually get his way across the material, but not without a lot of blood, sweat and tears !!

4. My favorite of all glass and tiles drill bits are Bosch again with their glass and tile drill bits !! I haven't found any drill bit that come close to it's drilling speed into the toughest porcelain !!

I hope that theses few tips are gonna help you when comes time to do some kitchen or bathroom renovations around the house !! The only thing to keep in mind when drilling into really tough material, drill at lower speed and overheating is gonna be your enemy !! That's why you have to keep a cup of water nearby to cool of the bit otherwise you will just melt the carbide away !!




Good luck !!