Very LARGE holes (using a hand drill) Easy?

[Deleted member 1779]

[SIZE=+2] Fitting large items like waste pipes and fans through tiles[/SIZE]​

And achieving an elegant finish. IE not a ragged hole !​

Method 1: Using a hand drill​

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Best material to use for a template is plasterboard. (Yes really)​

Score the top paper with a knife round the drill bit.​

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Drill will "bite" into the exposed plaster and form its own hole. ​

Much easier than using solid wood and a jigsaw....​

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Poke out circle of plaster board. Your template is done in less than a minute!​

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Put template onto tile. Secure in place. Stand on it. Bricks. Get a mate to hold it. Tape it. Etc​

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Look its working.​

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Remove plasterboard to reveal a neat but dusty hole is forming. Discard the guide.​

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Add a splash of water. Outside hosepipes are fine.​

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Drill slowly. Use water. Dont rush. Dont add pressure. Hole forms nicely.​

DO NOT USE DRILLS TO CUT INTO CHIPBOARD - THEY WILL BLUNT - WE WERE JUST SHOWING OFF !​

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A sandwich of tile and chipboard .The hole is perfect. Impressed? ​

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YOUR customers will be looking at this workmanship for many years to come. ​

Its a signature of the quality of your work. ​

And so easy to do as well. A bit of plasterboard. A bit of skill. Some time spent going slowly. And nice work as a result.​

 

[McP77]

Nice tip Richard. Saves taking the bench drill out.

 

[CJ]

DISCOUNT............DISCOUNT...............DISCOUNT.

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[Deleted member 1779]

Well the ARMEG ones at Screwfix Direct are £169.99 each.

Screwfix crowns are here


And ours are £39.99.

Armeg crowns last longer and cost more. But ours are aimed at the mid-market for those who dont need such long lasting bit of kit.

C'mon £39.99 is cheap !

 

[DHTiling]

hi richard mate,, i bought some of your hole cutters and they were brill on porcelain, think i will buy this one aswell....dave..

 

[DHTiling]

hi richard mate. i bought some of your hole cutters for porcelain and they were good, so i think i'll buy that one aswell....dave..

 

[DHTiling]

looks good....have got other sizes and they perform well so i think i will have that one aswell...........

 

[uug197h]

How about seting up an account for the forum Say if 10 of us buy one size bit at the same time how about wholesale prices ????????

 

[uug197h]

How about setting up an account for the forum, have 1 bit on sale at a time say 10 of us but the same bit and you let us have them at wholesale.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Its a good idea. At the moment we do trade prices for anyone spending over £250 but thats mostly tile shops and retailers.