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Hi, I'm Trolley White, and today I'm going to show you how to drill into marble tiles. Now, you may have already seen my previous video where I showed you how to drill into clay tiles whilst I was installing my shower enclosure. The drill bit used on that video works for all the tiles across the board, so it's that I'm going to show you today. Let's take a look at today's toolkit.
Okay, and today's tool kit, at the business end, we've got the six-millimeter porcelain tile drill bit from our Meg. Now, the reason I like this is because in the package, you get the drill bit itself. Now, the reason I like this drill bit, it's a little bit more expensive than some of the other products in the market, but it's got a diamond-ground tip geometry. Now, what this means, as you'll see in the video, is as I go into the marble, it just doesn't wander around, which is brilliant because you can make a small mark and not worry about the drill bit moving, as it would with some of the, for example, diamond tip drill bits you can get on the market.
The other thing that comes in the package is a standard six-millimeter masonry drill bit. Once you've gone through your marble tile, it's very important to stop with this drill bit and change over to the standard masonry drill bit because if you end up going into concrete or any other substrates behind, you might end up damaging your drill bit. As I said, there are other drill bits on the market. They're all characterized with this arrow-shaped head. Details of some of the alternatives will be available with all the other tools in the description at the end of this video.
Then, obviously, got the drill itself and some water to cool the drill bit with. Now, it says in the documentation that comes with the drill bit that there needs to be a permanent stream of water cooling the drill bit. Clearly, it's not going to be practicable for most of us to be drenching our workspace with water as we're drilling. So, what I do, which seems to work really well, is I dip the drill bit in a container of water to keep it cool while I'm working.
Lastly, it's really useful to have a dustpan held beneath where you're drilling. That will catch all the debris. I'm not going to be using the dustpan today, but because I'm going to be demonstrating the drill bit on a sample of marble. Okay, so let's get started. I've it nice and close so you can see the drill bit in action. Taking the drill off hammer action for this. So, I'm going to start by making a mark on the marble. You see immediately the drill has made an imprint on the marble without wandering around, which makes your life a lot easier. The drill is started working. I'm dipping it in the water to keep it cool. Again, dipping it in the water to keep it cool. Just hear a little fizz as you dip the drill bit in the water, it shows that the water doing its job.
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Okay, and as you can see, we are now through the marble, and I think you can see here, we've ended up with a lovely clean hole. So, really fast video, useful today. It's all quick recap. The our Meg drill bit that I use, I think it's great because it's one of the premium drill bits on the market. It's got the diamond-ground tip geometry, so you can position it on your tile and start drilling without worrying about the drill bit wandering.
There are other drill bits on the market. You can you can get hold of for less than five quid, as a pasty. Our language is over 20. Same principle applies with days, just got to be really careful to keep them cool. I've had a couple of friends who bought cheap drill bits, and they found the drill bit disintegrated because they haven't been cooling it. So, on the cooling, remember every few moments, you want to dip the drill bit in a container of water to keep it cool. That way, you're going to prolong the life of the drill bit and at the very least, make sure it gets you through your job.
When you're through the tile, and you'll know you're through because there'll be a little bit of a give and the drill will go through the tile. At that point, you want to switch to a masonry drill bit. That way, again, you don't risk damaging your drill bit.
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