Glass Tips from Verrier

Credit: JMbestglass.cn Using core drill bits needs a drill press. It keeps the drill bit steady and avoids breaking the core which plugs the...

Firing with cremation remains is very similar to firing with any organic material encapsulated into glass. Design There are several po...

When using larger core drills, it is not possible to see the centre point for drilling. So a different arrangement for marking the place...

A query about reducing a bubble appeared on the internet recently.  The bubble was from between the shelf and the single layer glass.  It...

When drilling glass with diamonds, water has three uses. It cools the glass.  The action of grinding away the glass surface creates he...

Core drill bits are very useful, as only a thin wall of glass is removed, leaving the main part of the hole as a single piece. This me...

Occasionally you need to re-fire a piece that already has holes drilled into it. The smaller holes tend to close up or reduce in diameter w...

For vertical holes in frit-cast reliefs you can fill a drinking straw with plaster, cut while still wet and build the frit or cullet around ...

Using a Drill Press It is best to have a drill press if you are doing a lot of drilling. It provides a stable drilling action and the pres...

Keeping Things Wet It is important always to keep the drill bit and glass wet, otherwise the glass gets too hot and will break. There are ...

Drilling with a Flushing Head A flushing head with a re-circulating pump will deliver water to the drill site through the core of the dril...

Avoiding Chipping There are a number of methods to avoid chipping out the back of the glass when drilling: Placing a piece of scrap glas...

Drilling holes with copper tube and grit You can drill holes by using loose grit and a copper tube of the correct diameter. It can take qu...

There are a variety of tools that can be used to power glass drills. Dremmel and similar craft motors These are light duty high-speed dri...

Drilling glass without a drill press It is best to have a drill press for drilling holes in glass, but there are ways of doing it with a h...

Hole Placement The general rule on drilling holes in glass is that the edge of the hole should be further away from the edge than the thic...

Drilling speeds for diamond bits in glass Diameter 3-4mm Speed 6000 rpm Diameter 5-8mm Speed 4500 rpm Diameter 9-12mm Speed 3000 rp...

For those who find putty or plasticene too insecure, it is possible to use a plastic bottle with the bottom and top cut off, and secured wit...