There are many reasons for drilling holes in the tile: from the banal installation of the outlet to the installation of a water pipe or ventilation. But tile is a fragile material, so when drilling or cutting holes incorrectly, it can burst and crumble.
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To acquire knowledge of how to make a hole in the tile, it is enough to read this article. The process of drilling holes of any size is not difficult, if you know how to do it. Video how to drill a hole in the tile can be viewed on our website. For drilling, it is necessary to have a drill, paint tape, level, gon, roulette, marker and cutting instruments. Than to cut a hole in a tile? If small holes are needed, then the necessary drills are sufficient. Sometimes, for larger holes, it is necessary to use a cutting tool such as crowns for cutting holes, "ballerinas".
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How to drill a hole in a tile, without spoiling the canvas and not moving from the desired point? Before drilling, you need to make a markup. It is necessary to mark the point where the drilling will take place. It is desirable, choosing a place for the hole, to retreat from the edge of the canvas by 15 mm. If you plan to do more than one hole, and several, then you need to make additional markup with a square and a bubble level.
The surface of the ceramic plate is slippery, so that the drill does not "ride" on the surface, you need to glue the painting tape or the usual adhesive tape, tape, sticking plaster on the drilling site. These materials hold the drill bit and prevent it from sliding. Also, another core is used to mark the holes where a drill is already inserted.
Special drills for tiles are used for drilling holes in ceramic tiles. Also, drill bits with winning or diamond tips are suitable. Selecting the right drill, you need to insert it into the drill, then set the minimum rotation speed of the cartridge and turn off the shock mode( if it is).Start drilling at low speed using a small-diameter drill, and then drill with a large-diameter drill. We set the drill in the center of the marked mark perpendicular to the canvas and start drilling.
A hole with a diameter of no more than 15 mm is made by means of drills. How to drill a hole in a larger ceramic tile? For this, use crowns for cutting holes and "ballerinas".These cutting tools create holes in the sockets for the sockets. The crown is put on the guide bit and then the drilling process is performed at low speed. Drilling should be done by placing the tile on a flat surface. The drawback of such a cutting tool is its high cost.
"Balerinka" is a combination of a drill and one or two incisors that rotate together with a drill. Drilling is at low speed to avoid chipping. In this case, it is necessary not to pump the drill, if possible, use a special tripod.
How to make a hole in a very large diameter ceramic tile? A single drill can be used to drill these holes, with which a large number of holes are drilled along the contour of the hole to be drilled, and then the center is carefully pushed out. Preliminary it is necessary to make a marking - to draw contours of a hole and on it to make drilling. Remains of drilling are broken off with pliers, after which the internal diameter is sanded with sandpaper.
