Drilling a hole through glass

Drilling hole #3 with a diamond bit hole saw to fit a bulkhead for one of the sump return lines in my 20 gallon long tank. All you need is a cheap diamond-bit holesaw from eBay, running water, and steady hands. :)

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Pets & Animals

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• reef
• marine
• drilling
• bulkhead
• glass
• diamond
• salt
• water
• fish
• bong
• tank
• sump
• pipe
• hole
• weed
• gallon
• 20
• long
• holesaw
• aquarium

[ReeferDave]

did you get any chips in the inside surface - rocking the drill like that ?

[vellefromhell67]

@ReeferDave There were a few very small, shallow ones that werent of any concern. Once the bulkheads are tighted, there shouldnt be any structural weakness :)

[ReeferDave]

i would be practicing a few times before doing my tank :-)

I like your method of running water on the glass - i will be deffo doing that .

but i would put tape underneath to catch the cut out bit when i do it.

[vellefromhell67]

@ReeferDave Yeah tape works, for the next few holes I did, I just placed a rag inside the tank so that the cut out fell onto the rag :)

[dswrain]

will the same drill bit work for ceramics? 

[vellefromhell67]

@dswrain I have no idea

[dmanjohnson13]

no true pot head is complete without a good fish tank to stare at after a bong rip!

[TwoThirdsPi]

Stealthy.

[demonxthedk]

HEADPHONE USERS BEWARE MY EARS ARE LITERALLY BLEEDING!

[Pieroowned]

Velle if you have an electric drill, and I see you use water... If I use water can that cause any risk of me getting electrocuted?

[hitandru]

Well I'm making a Steam Roller. Haha

[javajack]

@dswrain - A diamond core drill or tools will work on ceramics, too-

[javajack]

@vellefromhell67 A diamond core drill will work on ceramics, too-

[zigcom42]

Bong here too

[Slackinger]

Just bought a 1.5 foot tall glass vase from Walmart for $12 that gets narrower at the top all I need is a drill and a bowl and I have a 150 dollar piece thanks for the help

[333kingston]

@ReeferDave whats the running water for?

[goldenguy14]

@dswrain You cant really go through ceramic perfect. It has to be made right after taken out of the mold. Just cut a hole through the slack.

[intheshitter]

I tried drilling a hole in some glass and it shattered :(