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Curmudgeoness

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4. I have done it with a ceramic drill bit

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 07:16 PM

Apr 2013

with some success (and some failure). I have broken a few pots, but have gotten better at it. I first put masking or duct tape on inside and outside of the pot, and I have two ceramic bits----one smaller, and one the size I want the hole to be. I don't know if it is necessary to do it that way, but I feel better doing that.

If you decide that you do not want to risk breaking a pot that you love, and it is big enough, put packing peanuts in the bottom third of the pot and you can still use it without too much problem unless you have rain for a week.

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Can one drill a hole in a ceramic pot? [View all] Betsy Ross Apr 2013 OP

more like grind... nebenaube Apr 2013 #1

Probably, carefully using a glass/ceramic drill bit... PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #2

If you start with a very small drill bit gradually increasing the size ... In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #3

You will never make a dent with light pressure. Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #5

Try a carbon tip bit. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #7

I have done it with a ceramic drill bit Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #4

If it was me, I would be holding a drill bit in my hand and trying to scrape a hole arcane1 Apr 2013 #6

I found this video that makes it look easy. Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #8

Diamond hole saw Thor_MN Apr 2013 #9

i'll try a diamond hole saw with the water dam. Betsy Ross Apr 2013 #10

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