Re: Glass drilling.

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Original poster: "Jason Johnson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <hvjjohnson13-at-hotmail-dot-com>

You can buy drill bits for glass and ceramic. You have to go very slowly
when drilling with them and use a good coolant. You can get away with a
electric hand drill or a drill press set for the lowest possible speed and
press very slowly. You can get glass drill bits at mcmaster carr
http://www.mcmaster-dot-com/

Jason Johnson

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Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 1:32 PM
Subject: Glass drilling.


> Original poster: "Nathan Morris by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <themfam-at-home-dot-com>
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> All,
> I have an old heavy glass insulator that I would like to use for a torroid
> mount.  Does anyone on the list have a suggestion on how I might be able
to
> drill a hole in it?  I have a drill and a standard set of bits, but I
think
> that the conventional method might just ruin my bits.
> --Green Horn
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