Drilling into tempered glass requires special diamond drill bits in order to cut through the dense glass.
How to drill a glass door.
Glass can easily be drilled with the correct drill bit and a suitable lubricant coolant.
But use this approach on harder materials like metal masonry glass or tile and you ll waste time ruin drill bits and even wreck your workpiece.
Step 4 drill the holes to the final size using the electric drill.
To drill holes through glass start by attaching a small piece of tape or cardboard to the glass where you want to drill the hole which will prevent the drill bit from slipping.
Step 1 install a 3 8 inch diameter glass cutting bit into a power drill or a hand held oscillating tool.
Making holes in soft materials like wood is easy.
Certain glass and drill bits require different drill speeds in the drilling technique.
Anytime you drill into a window you run the risk of breaking the glass or damaging the window.
Assuming you have a modern vinyl window the bottom is the least conspicuous place to drill.
Stop and replace the drill bit with the next size larger carbide tipped bit then continue drilling lightening up the pressure on the drill with each bit change.
To avoid drilling through both sides of the door wrap the drill bits in masking tape allowing only 1 2 inch of the tip to show.
Periodically stop the drill and gently clear the glass dust from the hole with compressed air.
You just stick a standard drill bit in your drill and pull the trigger.
Drilling holes in the double pane glass is the first step to removing the condensation by allowing air to access the area.
Then insert a diamond drill bit into a drill and position it over the spot you want the hole to be in.
Here is a simple way to drill glass.
I drilled a few bottles to make a lamp.
In this video we drill a hole using a spear shaped glass drill bit.
If the window is actually dirty or streaked in between the glass you ll have to drill a hole in the window.
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