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**Sir Ramic** · 03-02-2008

How many holes could i expect to drill through glass tiles with these drill bits?

**365drills** · 03-02-2008

You will be suprised to know that GLASS as a working material is actually very SOFT.

So drill life will be more than we predict for porcelain tiles. In fact these drills should last up to ten times longer when used on soft materials like glass or ceramic tiles.

Cant give you an accurate figure becaue there is a wild variance in drilling factors like operator skill, drill speed, use of water and material thickness.

But I would suggest a drill lifespan of at least 40 to 50 cuts in standard glass tiles running at 9mm thick.

As well as installers like plumbers and tilers we actually sell to a another whole range of installers dealing with aquariums. Glass is king in the aquatic world for seeing the little fishes and so drilling fish tanks and aquariums is more common that even I predicted.

We wrote an article about cutting a glass pane

Above and below are some examples we use on aquarium forums to show how to drill a hole into a fish tank or glass tank.

If any reader of this post wants more info then the full article on drilling aquariums is available at our dedicated website here

We also get a lot of great comments and articles on aquarium websites.

So yes glass tiles are no problems for diamond drills and the good news is the results are perfect, breakages are eliminated, and the cost is minimal.

Just remember to apply the same rules as for porcleain tiles. Drill slowly. Use minimal pressure. Use some water. Take your time.

Richard

**Sir Ramic** · 03-02-2008

Great cant wait for them to arrive now

03-02-2008

hi rich

are you drill bits better (ie quality and life span) than the hong kong options, cant say the name of the company but they start with an 'r' and end with an 'n'

ed

**365drills** · 03-02-2008

At 365drills we live (or die) by the quality of our kits.

Right at the heart of all the marketing is the life span of our drills. We dumb down our claims so installers are suprised at how good our product is.

We are constantly looking at drill quality and that includes the look and presentation. For example we experimented with branded drills.

I could dress them up all fancy. Lazer etch our logo (as we did above) but all that puff and show just adds costs on to you.

So we drive costs down. We keep the quality up and that way we can produce a kit for £50.

Its not up to me to say if the quality is good / bad. Leave that up to the paying public. What I can say is that in nearly ONE THOUSAND e-bay sales the ONLY person to complain did so with justifiable reasons. If you want to see what his complaint was click this link but I can assure you it wasnt about the quality of the drills !

Be a bit careful about some cheap imports from China. We can PROVE we dont use child labour. Can prove we dont use conflict diamonds. And can prove we have product liability insurance plus all the other stuff that goes with being an ethical trader. Plus we have reams of credible feedback from tilers, plumbers and installers globally. Even the French are nice to us.

We dont compare ourselves against foreign suppliers but we do keep an eye on UK suppliers such as Screwfix-direct to make sure we price match and are competative.

For example screwfix sell a single diamond drill for £9.99 (8mm) but without a drill plate. [Direct comparison link here]

We sell a pack of four 8mm with a drill plate for £29.99.

Hope that explains. Bottom line for us is we have a competative product range priced between £30 and £50 which we price check against UK competion but are aware that there are other sellers in the global market.

365drills are the best in the world... [But I would say that wouldnt I] !!!!!!

R