[Jewelry making - Article 00046] - Re: [Orchid] How to Drill Seaglass

[Silverspotstudio]

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Hi Rhona,

    Try the diamond drills offered by Rio (in the burs section). These
    work beautifully for drilling glass or stone.   

    I used the 6mm drill - the one that cuts out a cylinder of material
    from whatever you're drilling - to drill a hole through a glass knob
    on top of a bell jar (research project, long story...). I chucked the
    bit into my drill press and put the bell jar in a foil pie pan. While
    I drilled, my husband directed a constant light stream of water on
    the drill bit with a Nalgene squirt bottle. The bit stayed cool, no
    dust, and it worked like a charm. The hole was nice and tidy, with no
    chips and a light frosted finish on the walls. 

HTH,
Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, Ohio

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