When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge job - Tile Advice

[Aqua Tiling]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

do u know how many holes per bit????

 

[faithhealer]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

Depends on the tiles obviously but had my kit about 18 mths and only replaced the 8mm ones. Mainly ceramics and trav though, not much porcelain

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

On Porcelain tiles about 40 holes per pack (10 holes per drill bit) on the SMALL cores at 6mm and 8mm

PLUS... The drills dont just blow like a lightbulb on hole ten.

You can get more life out of them it just takes longer to drill the holes. On average about another 5 holes per drill bit is the total lifespan on HARDEST porcelain tiles taking it up to near 15

ABOUT 40 TO 60 HOLES PER PACK on the small cores.

(10 TO 15 HOLES PER DRILL)

Remember to drill slowly, use water and dont push the drills.

On Granite you can double the number of holes to about 80 per pack.

On Soft Ceramic tiles you can expect 100 holes per drill bit.

On soft ceramics 100 holes per drill bit is easily achievable simply because
there is no work for the diamond holesaw to do. Once you break the
glaze then the drill hits the powder soft clay behind and takes the hole
out in seconds. And with perfect results on Porcelain & Ceramics.

Under test conditions at:

The bigger core drills

At least twenty holes per drill at the larger sizes (more diamonds - longer life)

 

[Colour Republic]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

Bye bye Federi !

Those glass tiles in the first post:drool5::drool5::drool5: anybody know who they are by?

 

[merlecollins]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

Deffo look the part these 365 drill bits and super highly reccommended on TF

 

[marcel]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

great post! straight to365 me thinks:lol:

 

[mikethetile]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

Bye bye Federi !

Those glass tiles in the first post:drool5::drool5::drool5: anybody know who they are by?

tile art at hockliffe in beds stock them

ill nip in and see if they will tell me the maker

if they wont ill get tile arts details for you

 

[Colour Republic]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

tile art at hockliffe in beds stock them

ill nip in and see if they will tell me the maker

if they wont ill get tile arts details for you

Thanks Mike that is very kind of you. That's why I love this forum... great members

 

[Colour Republic]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

Fonud the thread!!

Tiles are by Dune by the way and called Madagascar Glass if anybody is interested. Been wanting to use these in a bathroom since I saw them. Gonna spec them for a client... hope they like them :fingerscrossed'

 

[Bolter]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

I am still on my first pack, purchased nearly 3 years ago probably. Granted I havent really use them with Porcelain, and only really break em out for stone/marble jobs, but the little blighters still keep grinding away

edit: damn this thread is old! Just realised the date :yikes:

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Re: When things go WRONG: Why we get called out to jobs to rescue clients with bodge

But still a relevent comment !

 

[Dan]

Don't mind me while I bump up some of the old threads. I wont be doing this much more. Just the last few in the Tile Drilling forum - How to Drill Porcelain Tiles. Just one of the many tiling advice forums.