How to drill tile - manual and video

When laying tiles in the bathroom, toilet or in any other areas the question arises - a drill tile , so that it is not cracked not broken and has not lost his appearance.For tiles - a rather fragile material, and the simple man in the street can be difficult to make a hole in the tile.But it - it is certainly important because, to install in the bathroom ledge for soap supplies, the mirror or the same storage curtain for the bathroom is sometimes a must, but how ?.In this article we will discuss step by step instructions and see a video tutorial that will help us in just a few minutes to learn how to drill the tile.

How to drill tile

the necessary tools to work

1. Electric drill or screwdriver is good;
2. Feather drills (spear drill on the tile);
3. Ring crown (necessary for large diameter holes).

Perevidnye drill for tile as follows

instructions, what and how to drill tile

1. With pencil and ruler marks the point where we will drill a hole after a marked point on top paste the transparent tape, inif the transparent adhesive tape was found, t hen paste the ordinary adhesive tape and mark it on the mark for future openings.
2. Set drill into a horizontal position in no case do not need to apply bank drill in any direction it will only aggravate the situation !.
3. select special drill down on the tile inserted into the drill, turning off the pre-drill mode position to punch in a classic situation of drilling and drilling begin, it is worth noting that it is necessary to start with a low speed - this saves us from slipping on the tiles around the perimeter of the drill.

installed adhesive tape on the tile

Helpful Hint !.Before you start to drill a hole for a place adhesive tape can pierce a small hole kernetom, it will give the opportunity to insert a drill down and it will not "play" in the groove.Incidentally, during wet drilling tiles with water is desirable in order that it is not cracked under the impact of drilling.

The picture shows the process of hitting the tiles kernetom

After you drill the plate you want to insert a drill of the same diameter, or even slightly less, and continue to drill the concrete.At the same time, ensure that the drill is inserted correctly and it does not play in the "groove" is because it can cause some chipping on the edges of the hole.

How to drill a hole larger diameter

Drill a hole of larger diameter can be in many ways the first of which - is the use of Ballerina. Ballerina - it is a circular drill designed for drilling of round holes in the tile of different diameters.With Ballerina can easily adjust the size of the hole by adjusting the line to travel the entire length.But it is worth noting that the Ballerina work is difficult, but if you destroy more tiles, then 2-3 times you should definitely get the most pessimistic forecasts.Just remember to wet the waters.

tool Ballerina - cutting holes of larger diameter

next tool I suggest you to consider - is a circular saw for holes in the tile.This is a fairly popular tool with which to make a hole in a tile can even novice, the hole is about 5-7 minutes at medium pressure on the drill.Too put pressure on the drill again we do not recommend, because it can damage the tile and it will crack, besides suggested to drill the tile until we installed it on the wall of the pre-dipping it in water, it will warn it from overheating.

Ring bits for drilling are used for larger diameter holes

Cutting circular drill

summarize as drilling to avoid damaging tiles

• wet the tiles with water to prevent overheating;
• not drilled on the edges of the tiles, because this would create an additional burden on the surface;
• After we drilled a hole and began to drill concrete, choose a smaller diameter drill bit so as to not damage the tile edge;
• begin drilling a low speed gradually increasing speed.

Video - how and what to drill tile

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