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Cheap way of cutting hole in Travertine - tiling

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I use a cheap diamond coure bit ( couple of $/£) and as you can see used a bit of ply as a guide.The drill speed is the important bit with the diamond core bits so you don't knacker them.I used the drill on setting no.1 ( it s a 2 speed ) and as you can see kept it cool with a plant sprayer. I use this set up at work all the time and I've even cut through a 40mm granite worktop with one of hte cheap bits. So to sum , drill slowly ( 150 - 300rpm maxish ) to prolong the life of the bits , and keep them cool with a sprayer.DbD

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Dames12345

Length: 02:00
Rating: 3.60
Views: 8876

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CHATMOSSMAN (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for posting going to give this a go.
yu2be07 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Definitely not a hammer drill....diamond core bits aren't designed to be used with hammer drills.
liketodiy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Just wondering if that is a regular hand-drill you're using, or a hammer-drill, or something else? Also, is that a diamond core bit, or some other kind of cutting bit?Thanks
Dames12345 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'll re-do the vid shortly with sound now I've worked how to stick the stuff on my pc. I'm not very techy tbh.D
onedotpot (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Good stuff, cheers for posting that. I was cutting holes in some silkstone tiles the other week and they were so fragile and soft that I ended up turning the core bit by hand!. If you used a drill and it snagged then the tile just shattered. Mind you it was so soft that it only took about a minute to cut through. I'm always happy when I see that taps, etc. have a cover plate because then you can just cut a square hole from behind with an angle grinder. If our customers only knew eh? :-)
Dames12345 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hi Hbdorf , only did it on a standard camera so there was no sound to be had. Trying work out how to get my video camera to upload currently.D :0)
kbdorf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
in general- a good tip. some audio sure would have been nice... i sometimes use a somewhat similar method to cut various other tile/marble that i can't get get to with my wet-saw. use a plain old angle grinder with a masonry wheel and have someone hold water supply from whatever angle you can make work best... obviously not for big jobs- but hey- it works.

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