I want to drill a hole in a glass vase to turn it into a lamp. Any suggestions on how to do this
squishums
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Thursday, 29th of July 2010 11:32:04 AM
I want to drill a hole in a glass vase to turn it into a lamp. Any squishums suggestions on how to do this Registered User Joined: Sunday, 16th of May 2010, 04:13:26 Posts: 718 Viewed 12685 times
Grape juice
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Friday, 30th of July 2010 11:35:11 PM
Use a very thin nail to drill and eventually start making it Grape juice bigger if required by just slightly dusting/sanding the edges Registered User Joined: Tuesday, 1st of June 2010, 13:30:04 Posts: 1565 Viewed 18814 times
SweetBottom
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Saturday, 31st of July 2010 02:09:16 AM
Buddy is correct they make drill bits for glass. BUT.. the SweetBottom trick with glass is it needs to be wet ground or drilled. So you will need Registered User to keep the area wet & the water circulated it keeps the glass cool & Joined: Wednesday, 12th of May 2010, 09:47:09 prevents shattering Posts: 1240 Viewed 8282 times the drill bit can attach to a dremel. you can use some putty in a larger
circle dam formation & pour water in, stop ever minute or so & dump &
refill. You will need to be sure to not let the water get too high &
sucked into the dremel (it will short & so might you!)
you may go thru a few bits if the glass is thick & or a rigid or ''hard''
glass (yes there are degrees of softness in glass)
all the best!
Yam
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Sunday, 1st of August 2010 11:24:42 PM
http://drillglass.com/drillingglass.html Yam Registered User Joined: Saturday, 8th of May 2010, 22:57:30 Posts: 430 Viewed 17320 times
TuTs
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Monday, 2nd of August 2010 07:15:10 PM
I found this good website TuTs http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/coldwork.htm Registered User . just go down the page to ''drilling'' and he covers it pretty well Joined: Thursday, 10th of June 2010, 00:12:13 Posts: 791 Viewed 9506 times
B &;* C
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Tuesday, 3rd of August 2010 12:34:12 AM
I have done this before,use a variable speed drill (at a very B &;* C slow speed)with a drill bit designed for glass(looks like a spear tip) Registered User score the spot first with a glass cutter, then pack some putty around it & Joined: Saturday, 15th of May 2010, 03:21:32 add some oil to the spot & begin drilling .the putty keeps the oil on the Posts: 1672 spot you are drilling.this may take a hour or more but easy does it.also Viewed 4701 times once you start to come thru the other side you have to be even more
carefull(maybe switch to using a dremel tool with a small stone tip?)
Krusty
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Wednesday, 4th of August 2010 11:51:53 AM
make sure that any drill bit you use if specifically for glass. Krusty and take your time, trying to rush through your project is a sure way to Registered User wreck it! Joined: Monday, 31st of May 2010, 10:33:02 Posts: 295 Viewed 14558 times
Smurfy
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Thursday, 5th of August 2010 06:36:00 PM
Its probably not recommended, but if you must it would probably Smurfy be best to start with a small drill bit and work your way up to the desired Registered User size. Glass is kinda tricky so I don't know if it would turn out very good. Joined: Sunday, 2nd of May 2010, 05:30:02 Posts: 1222 Viewed 1308 times
honeycakes
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Friday, 6th of August 2010 12:26:26 AM
First: don't do it! honeycakes Registered User Second here is why: Glass is not like pottery, or wood that you can drill Joined: Sunday, 18th of April 2010, 11:42:08 through. It is like a frozen liquid. It just happens to be solid at room Posts: 330 temperature. The structure of glass is under a great deal of tension. If Viewed 1365 times you put stress on that structure, like trying to drill into it, it will
crack and shatter.
Third, buy some flowers, put them in the vase, and buy something else to
turn into a vase, preferable already with a hole in it.
Cuddlebear
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Saturday, 7th of August 2010 04:25:54 AM
Start with a very small ''steel'' bit. Use water on the vase as Cuddlebear you are drilling the pilot hole. A variable speed drill on slow speed will Registered User help you to not break the vase. Joined: Wednesday, 19th of May 2010, 02:06:18 Posts: 1614 I recommend you go get another vase or glass similar to the one you want Viewed 14363 times to turn into lamp to experiment on.
Also I used masking tape to keep the glass from being so slick. The bit
kept jumping around. Masking tape made a place to start and also helped to
keep the little tiny shards from flying all over.
snoogie
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Sunday, 8th of August 2010 02:20:29 PM
A simple, slow and methodical tapping with a sharp steel drill snoogie bit will first powder the glass, then eventually form a hole thru the Registered User glass itself. E-A-S-Y does it, though, it is a slow process-graduate up in Joined: Tuesday, 15th of June 2010, 03:06:16 size slowly. Posts: 1174 Viewed 6676 times I've made some decent bongs, er.glass vase lamps using this method.
ReRe
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 03:21:01 AM
Very carefully. ReRe Use a carbide bit. Check out the web sites for HGTV, Martha Stewart, and Registered User DIY Network for more info. Joined: Monday, 10th of May 2010, 08:24:34 Posts: 217 Für Elise – Support the Heart & Breast Cancer Foundations Viewed 2219 times
honey bunch
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 06:17:49 PM
Not difficult at all with the right tools. Go to lowes and get honey bunch a glass drill, but it into a drill, and start. Do not put a lot of Registered User pressure on it, let the drill do the work. Keep the spot where you are Joined: Thursday, 3rd of June 2010, 07:23:37 drilling oiled to keep the glass cool so that it will not break in the Posts: 1035 process Viewed 13559 times
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Tinker Toy
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 06:26:47 PM
DRILL IT VERY VERY SLOWLY.AND WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES. Tinker Toy Registered User Joined: Thursday, 22nd of April 2010, 02:05:46 Posts: 746 Viewed 3618 times
Kinksey
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 03:07:11 PM
Go to your DIY store and ask for a drill bit for glass, honest Kinksey you can buy them I used to sell them Registered User Joined: Saturday, 17th of April 2010, 06:31:07 Posts: 1124 Viewed 16402 times
Mugums
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 07:19:21 PM
take it to a glass blower. Mugums Registered User Joined: Friday, 28th of May 2010, 09:57:55 Posts: 648 Viewed 4552 times
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