How to drill granite stone. Angle your drill at about 45 degrees and take the drill to your stone and make an initial cut left image in the picture above. Stone masons favour this product for impact drilling of natural stone like. A friend of his needed to drill seven 14 holes through 1 thick granite. First of all consider all options before you start drilling or even plan further.
A lot of times you can avoid having to drill through granite altogether by rerouting your plans. Drilling granite can be very difficult as it is one of the toughest natural stones available in this video i drill through a 10mm granite. Diamond tip drill bit for stone and granite. While you can drill through granite it takes more work than drilling most other holes and patching up is not going to be an option.
To perform this feat of nearly magic youll needa plastic cap thats at least 34 deep. Don then reached into his bag of tricks and pulled out a whopper. How to drill a hole using a jcb diamond tech holesaw. It also takes special care and tools to drill through granite.
Extremely hard and wear resistant carbide guarantees up to 40 more holes compared to conventional masonry drill bits. For percussion drilling in very hard materials such as granite. The best models to buy. Shdiatool diamond core drill bits 1 38 inch for hard stone concrete marble granite brick laser welded dry or wet hole saws 35mm 42 out of 5 stars 61 3299 32.
A dramatic demonstration of what a difference using a rotary hammer has vs hard materials. Secondly the best diamond drill bit for granite can be used to drill through a wider array of materials and surfaces than any other can. Recently my buddy don was presented with a conundrum. Granite drill bits features.
You probably need to press quite hard to cut the stone the main cause of overheating is rotational speed you must use the lowest drill speed the drill will allow. His friend had burned up 3 masonry bits trying to get the job done before he gave up. With the right tools and techniques however homeowners and do it yourselfers can drill through granite like a pro. Designed for percussion drilling in very hard materials.
As soon as this cut has been made slowly move your drill into a vertical position top right image in the picture above and continue to drill always on the slowest speed setting and with very little pressure. From steel to glass wood to marble and ceramic to tile there isnt really a place where these drill bits arent useful or effective.