Drilling tiles without damage - basic rules
Difficulties in working with tiles are due to the nature of its composition. The top layer of the ceramic is strong enough and very brittle at the same time. If this is not done correctly, this results in a split. Each master must know how to make a hole in the ceramic tile without damaging it.
Before you drill ceramic tiles, you need to master a few simple rules. It is important to use a drill with a speed regulator, as well as a drill with carbide tin to prevent damage. This method is suitable only for holes that have a small diameter, up to 15 mm.
The process will require the following tools: drill, drill, markers. Drill for ceramic tiles should be with a diamond tip or carbide tipped. When creating holes with large diameters, you can use a diamond crown or a so-called "ballerina".To cut a wide circular opening in a ceramic tile, you will need a jig saw with a tungsten-coated string.
We disassemble the features of drilling
tiles Before drilling a ceramic tile, you need to mark the center of the future hole with the marker. Tip or drill, tapping it gently with a hammer, it is necessary to press the made mark, this will prevent the drill from slipping during operation. Begin to make a hole only at low speed drill. It is preferable to make holes in the tile before it is mounted on the wall.
For a hole in the already laid tile, you can use a glass drill. To do this, a piece of paint tape is glued to the place that will be under the influence, which will protect the surface from deformation during operation.
The process goes exactly the same. After the end, the drill bit is replaced with the one that fits the wall on which the tile is laid, and you can continue working.
Drilling holes in a ceramic tile does not differ from making holes in other materials, but it must be done carefully, at low speed drills, and the drill must be cooled with water from time to time.
If you need to make a large diameter hole
There are several ways to make large holes. According to the marked contour of the proposed hole, the ceramic tiles are bored, that is, many small holes need to be made and the central fragment is carefully removed. Ragged edges can be treated with an abrasive bar.
This method is not very aesthetic and requires a certain amount of time, but the goal is achieved. But you can also use the so-called "ballerinka".This is the kind of adjustable drill that is used for tile and glass. It is worth noting that working with the "ballerina" does not always give good results.
The most effective and easy way to make holes in ceramics is using a diamond bit. This is a special tubular-segment drill that is used for processing glass, natural stone, concrete and tiles.
All that is required: to choose the desired diameter of the crown. Although this drill is not the cheapest, it pays for itself by saving time and effort. It is better to buy a set of crowns for holes of different diameters. It will not spoil a single tile until skills for accurate hole creation appear.