[Jewelry making - Article 00144] - [Orchid] Realistic rocks drilling

[Jackie Richards]

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    Is it realistic to think a half inch to one inch deep hole could be
    drilled into a stone? (probably granite). A friend has two heart
    shaped stones (I am talking rocks) approximately 5 inches in diamater
    and she would like to fasten them to the back of a box that would sit
    upright. Epoxy by itself would not do it, so I wondered if a hole
    could be drilled and a peg epoxied into it to give it support when
    suspended. I have read that a diamond bit could be used, but just any
    diamond bit? In a flex shaft? In a drill press? Under water? Or is
    this more the task of a professional lapidary? 

Thanks, Jackie Richards
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