Cranfield Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is there any way to make a hole in china, without breaking it ? I have a large ornate pot, which would make an excellent flower pot, but it doesn't have a drain hole in the bottom. Advice appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 diamond tipped drill just dont put to much pressure on it :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 You could try a ceramic tile drill bit but as magman said very slowly and gently :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is there any way to make a hole in china, without breaking it ? I have a large ornate pot, which would make an excellent flower pot, but it doesn't have a drain hole in the bottom. Advice appreciated. You can buy a special drill bit that is designed to drill holes in glass. Instead of the usual spiral-fluted type of bit, these are just a "V" shaped tip brazed onto a shank. Make a circular wall of plasticine around where you are going to drill the hole. Fill the pond you have made with water or paraffin. Drill slowly and with very little pressure and you should be OK. Good Luck. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleye Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is there any way to make a hole in china, without breaking it ? I have a large ornate pot, which would make an excellent flower pot, but it doesn't have a drain hole in the bottom. Advice appreciated. You can buy a special drill bit that is designed to drill holes in glass. Instead of the usual spiral-fluted type of bit, these are just a "V" shaped tip brazed onto a shank. Make a circular wall of plasticine around where you are going to drill the hole. Fill the pond you have made with water or paraffin. Drill slowly and with very little pressure and you should be OK. Good Luck. :thumbs: as above but a new masonary bit will do i drill ceramic tiles all the time nice and slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleye Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 if you want big holes for drainage try a carbide grit hole cutter we use em for pipes coming through walls and it flys through ceramic tiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Line it up at about 50 yards and shoot it with a 30-06 that would probably put a bit of a hole in it I'd avoid ballistic tipped or hollow point rounds, not much of a chance of it happening but expansion in this exercise would be a bad thing :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Thanks for the suggestions. I will have a go at this sometime next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Cranfield, If you had used a capital letter for China you might have received a different answer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Line it up at about 50 yards and shoot it with a 30-06 that would probably put a bit of a hole in it I'd avoid ballistic tipped or hollow point rounds, not much of a chance of it happening but expansion in this exercise would be a bad thing :thumbs: FMJ would probably be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_HMR Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Easy peasy Dear Mr.Bush We have lots of terrorists and nucleur weapons Signed Mr prime minister of China :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Mouse Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Easy peasy Dear Mr.Bush We have lots of terrorists and nucleur weapons Signed Mr prime minister of China :thumbs: He only said 1 hole, Bush would have made it into a cullender! Any excuse to keep the good old USA at the top of the tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Cranfield, If you had used a capital letter for China you might have received a different answer!!! ROTFFLMFAO Blinding LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyjaimz Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 perhaps one of those dremmel drill things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 weve got a mauser 98 in 30 06 flavour,. bring it to the meet and well sort it out for u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiiish1987 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I've descovered a neat way of doing this, all you need is a phillips screwdriver and a lump hammer.... .... no seriously it works......honest!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Is there any way to make a hole in china, without breaking it ? I have a large ornate pot, which would make an excellent flower pot, but it doesn't have a drain hole in the bottom. Advice appreciated. Cranfield, If the pot is more than 15cm in height. Dont bother drilling a drain hole just fill the bottom with gravel to 15cm 6" from the top then fill with compost. The bottom of the pot will then act as a reservoir for the plants. Or the pot might even be worth something on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 lurcherboy, Good answer, if only I knew what it meant?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Cheers tiercel, you have given me the cowards way out. I have hovered round this (rather expensive") pot several times today, armed with my drill, plasticine and cup of water. My Wife keeps covering her eyes and moaning, every time I turn the drill on. Peace now reigns and I will go and buy some gravel in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Cheers tiercel, you have given me the cowards way out. I have hovered round this (rather expensive") pot several times today, armed with my drill, plasticine and cup of water. My Wife keeps covering her eyes and moaning, every time I turn the drill on. Peace now reigns and I will go and buy some gravel in the morning. The problem with this method is that the water can go stagnant and stinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Cheers tiercel, you have given me the cowards way out. I have hovered round this (rather expensive") pot several times today, armed with my drill, plasticine and cup of water. My Wife keeps covering her eyes and moaning, every time I turn the drill on. Peace now reigns and I will go and buy some gravel in the morning. wimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 The problem with this method is that the water can go stagnant and stinky As the pot is an expensive item, I take it, it will not be left outdoors in the Winter. So it is fair to assume it is for an indoors pot plant or a plant that is able to go out in the Summer but is tender enough to need to come in during the Winter. The idea of drain holes is that outdoor plants do not get overwatered when it rains. If the plant is an indoor plant then watering can be controled and the chippings are there just to take up any extra water that has been applied to the plant. An added bonus to this is that if you water well once, then leave for some time before watering again the plant will send roots down into the chippings to seek the water thereby negating the stagnant water in the chippings. Also producing a stronger root sytem that can only lead to a healthier plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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