i bought 365 drill today

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

80mm one from watford for the lights in a pool i'am tiling in London, i was a bit surprised that after spending £56.0 it said on the back of the packet you should get between 2-6 holes in porcelain :yikes::yikes::yikes: i hope i get a few more that that for the dosh...........

 

[Gazzer]

As long as you dont use too fast and have water cooling it down it will be fine. I have had a 63 mm one( I think) for ages now and still fine.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Thanks Neal ,i was going to use it as per instructions to get the best out of it anyways, but good tips there i was thinking of making a wooden frame and clamping it in place as well to stop it wandering around ......

 

[Tony73]

i buy drill bits from b&q . And i can tell they last for ever (not exactly :lol but they are realy good

 

[Gazzer]

Thanks Neal ,i was going to use it as per instructions to get the best out of it anyways, but good tips there i was thinking of making a wooden frame and clamping it in place as well to stop it wandering around ......

Didnt you get the yellow plastic guide with it ? They work well but can wear quick if you dont remove it as soon as you have cut your initial groove.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Didnt you get the yellow plastic guide with it ? They work well but can wear quick if you dont remove it as soon as you have cut your initial groove.

No mate the yellow plastic guids are for the smaller drill sizes i did ask in the shop, i think they do a guide for larger drill bits but typically the shop had run out :mad2:.
so a steady hand it is lol

 

[Gazzer]

A piece of plasterboard or the lid of an adhesive bucket, I do have one of those holders with the sucker clamp on it but rarely use it.

 

[Tony73]

just grab 4mm mdf or piece of hardboard drill , and you have guide

 

[peteablard]

just grab 4mm mdf or piece of hardboard drill , and you have guide

thats what I do, plasterboard, hardie....... Anything that's about at the time!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I use a sucker clamp with the adjustable sizing thingymebob, works fine and stops the bit skating across the tile

 

[John Benton]

just grab 4mm mdf or piece of hardboard drill , and you have guide

I have a 6mm piece of ply with various size holes drilled in it. Just use it as template to get the hole started. Once thats done, remove it and just keep tile and drill wet and cool. Works for me.

 

[White Room]

I use a sucker clamp with the adjustable sizing thingymebob, works fine and stops the bit skating across the tile

That my kind of technical talk:lol:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

it worked a treat today, i drilled five holes,with more to do ,pleased .........