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09-11-2007

hi

bought a set from 365 drills and they are excellent value for money.

tried them on some procelain and they went through no worries. used a small plastic water sprayer at intervals and this helps alot.

then tried them on ordinary ceramics and they just flew through time and time agian.

an excellent price and they are pound for pound well worth the investment..

ed

**Holohana** · 09-11-2007

how do these fare with tiles not fixed on walls? Ie with no centre piece wont they send the tile spinning or break your wrist?

**Dan** · 09-11-2007

http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/drill-...-part-one.html

In the above post they're resting on some type of rubber mat... and they're thin ceramic 6" too which would no doubt be of the weakest you'd need to cut through.

09-11-2007

How many holes can one of these core cutters cut through 10mm porcelain.

**Fekin** · 10-11-2007

Might be investing in some for xmas

**grumpygrouter** · 10-11-2007

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Originally Posted by len

How many holes can one of these core cutters cut through 10mm porcelain.

I have these drills and I reckon about 8 to 10 holes per cutter on 10mm porcelain.

Grumpy

**365drills** · 10-11-2007

On tiles that are off the wall (not fitted) the drills work really well and dont slip.

Just place the tile on the floor and start drilling. Really easy.

The only thing to consider is the surface underneath will be scratched as the core pops through the tile so make sure it is not something that will be on show. IE not the tiled bathroom floor. A scrap of wood is best.

Also my favourite method is to drill tiles outside over an open drain with a hosepipe trickling on the tile.

**grumpygrouter** · 10-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by 365drills

On tiles that are off the wall (not fitted) the drills work really well and dont slip.

Just place the tile on the floor and start drilling. Really easy.

The only thing to consider is the surface underneath will be scratched as the core pops through the tile so make sure it is not something that will be on show. IE not the tiled bathroom floor. A scrap of wood is best.

Also my favourite method is to drill tiles outside over an open drain with a hosepipe trickling on the tile.

Sorry, I have to take issue with that statement Richard, the drill DOES wander if the tiles are off the wall, you DEFINATELY need the guide to help hold the drill in position when you first start, until you have a groove cut.

Grumpy

**365drills** · 10-11-2007

Drill life is 2-6 holes on the pack (for retail) but we have built some redundancy into the cores so know they are good for about ten.

What we didnt want was for shop keepers to recieve customer returns and complaints about drill life so we dumbed it right down.

In contrast some other systems make no claims so the customer is in the dark about lifespan.
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My fault. Let me reclarify drill wander (drill slip). Yes the drill will slip on any tile without the use of the drill plate/guide.

You must still use the guide plate with our kit to prevent slipping on tiles either fitted to a vertical wall or fitted to a floor.

Once you get started into the tile you can remove the guide and the crown sits into a little groove.

Hope that makes sense. Oh and the above method is my favourite for off wall tiles to pop it over a drain hole and drill with a water source.

R

robbo · 02-12-2007

Just ordered one of the 365 drill bit kits, can't wait to see what they are like!!!

04-12-2007

on another note,

i have used quite a few different drill bits for ceramics lately inc rubi's ceramic set at £55-oo, triangle bits, adjustable bits etc and i have to say i would rather buy a set of 365 drill bits for ceramics alone. much neater and accurate and those rubi sets get jammed onto the centre bit arrrghh....the 365 drill bits last quite alone time and the finished hole is excellent. in a trade where the finish of your workmanship is crucial, then these bits essential

cheers
ed

**365drills** · 04-12-2007

Thanks Ed (tiler burden) you raise a good point about ceramics.

I cant over stress the results these kits have on soft ceramics. For professional quality finishes produced in seconds these kits excell.

They just blast away all day!

To leave perfect results in any part of the tile.

Even if you never touch a porcelain tile job these kits are a must for every tiler

Like you said above...... "in a trade where the finish of your workmanship is crucial, then these bits essential"