How To Drill A Hole In Ceramic Toilet

Place your piece on a soft surface put the tape on the piece and mark where you want your hole to be.

How to drill a hole in ceramic toilet.

Pop your masonry drill bit on to your drill and secure it in place. Use masking tape to make an x on the toilet where you plan to drill then mark the drilling spot on the tape for accuracy s sake. In fact a lot of suppliers of bathroom furniture leave it to the customer to drill the hole. Drill a lot slower and with less pressure than if you were drilling through wood.

That will be frustrating and damaging to nearby objects. Use your drill s highest speed but press very lightly. A lot of our product is used for example on ceramic sinks armatage shanks and all sorts of appliances where you need to drill out areas to widen them. Measure and then mark your spot for drilling.

We provide diamond drills for this purpose. Even a hammerdrill will walk away once you apply pressure. I flipped my pot upside down and placed the tip of the drill bit in the center of the pot. Spin fast press slow.

Then we applied moderate pressure while drilling down into the ceramic pot with a slow to moderate speed. Because of the way his bathroom is installed there is absolutely no way to install the supply to the left hand inlet. The tape does two things one it helps the drill to sink into the tile by minimizing slippage and two it may help prevent cracking or splintering around the hole. I ve told him to get a new one supplied by me but he won t listen.

Use a sharp hardened punch to chip the surface where you intend to drill. I d recommend using a cordless drill that allows you to control the torque and speed with more precision. I ll charge him for the extra drilling work.