drilling china plates

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mike os:
Abrasive diamond drill and plenty of water... points are not the best way as there is always a stress point.

HS93:
Arc do these, dont use a hammer drill :Doh:

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Diamond-Tools/Diamond-Drills

Peter

Graz:
Today I drilled 15 plates without breaking one :headbang:

I bought a 4mm and 6mm tile drill marked out the back of the plate with marker pen, using a battery drill with 4mm bit started drilling just to break the surface, than added water as the back of the plates have an upstanding which retained the water. As I was drilling I moved the battery drill in a circular motion at about 30 deg until the tip started to break through, then turned the plate over and drilled from the other side. Put the 6mm bit in the drill and repeated the procedure using very slow speed and little pressure.
I found that the bone china plates are very thin and seem harder than the "pot" plates but using very little pressure+ slow speed + patience = happy wife with holes in her plates, I even drilled the one she brought my butty out on :wack:

So I used a mix of your suggestions and got there in the end.

Thanks everyone :nrocks:

Chazz:
We used to use a masonery bit and run it backwards to start the hole\break the glaze.

Cheers,
Chazz

andyf:
I was called on to fix loads of handrails, soap holders etc to the tiled walls of 3 bathrooms in a house in France. Earthenware, so easy enough with a masonry drill once you got into the glazed finish. I stuck Sellotape (transparent sticky-back tape) over where the hole was to go to inhibit the drill bit skidding away, and screwed the pointy end of those crappy brazed carbide "tools" round to make a pockmark in the glaze, through the Sellotape. After that, the drilling went well.

Andy

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