What are the hanging lights called??? - General Tiki

M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1032	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 5:46 PM On 2008-11-09 15:07, beachbumz wrote: So I was just curious if you used the bit like the one in the picture w/ the link or did you go another route? I used a 1-inch diamond hole saw bit like the one at the link, and held the floats underwater in a large sink while I drilled the holes. The trick is to use a variable-speed drill, then apply steady pressure while drilling at slow speed to prevent the float from cracking. I think the reason I cracked the large float is that I didn't realize that the glass was thinner, and I pressed the drill a little too hard.

On 2008-11-09 15:07, beachbumz wrote:
So I was just curious if you used the bit like the one in the picture w/ the link or did you go another route?

I used a 1-inch diamond hole saw bit like the one at the link, and held the floats underwater in a large sink while I drilled the holes. The trick is to use a variable-speed drill, then apply steady pressure while drilling at slow speed to prevent the float from cracking. I think the reason I cracked the large float is that I didn't realize that the glass was thinner, and I pressed the drill a little too hard.

Post #418084 by MrBaliHai on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 5:46 PM