Very LARGE holes (using a hand drill) Easy? - TilersForums.co.uk | Tile Forums

**365drills** · 17-07-2007

Fitting large items like waste pipes and fans through tiles

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

Method 1: Using a hand drill

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

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

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

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

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

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

Look its working.

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

Add a splash of water. Outside hosepipes are fine.

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 !

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

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.

17-07-2007

Nice tip Richard. Saves taking the bench drill out.

CJ · 17-07-2007

DISCOUNT............DISCOUNT...............DISCOUN T.

**365drills** · 22-07-2007

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 !

**Dave** · 22-07-2007

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

**Dave** · 22-07-2007

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..

**Dave** · 22-07-2007

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

**uug197h** · 22-07-2007

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** · 22-07-2007

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.

**365drills** · 02-09-2007

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