I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy

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Andy wrote:
I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate
high heat levels.

What are my options.

Replace the glas globe with a plastic globe and drill as many holes
in that as you want. At least that's what I ended up doing to solve the
same problem.

m

Andy,

Youtube has many videos on this. Use a lot of coolant and make a few
pratice holes first to develop your technique.

Dave M.

On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT)
Andy wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate
high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy

Dump the dangerous CFL...

On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy
If you are talking a small (5 mm LED) sized hole, use a Dremel with a
diamond bit. Go slow and keep it wet. Practice on an old jelly jar or
something.

On 08/05/2016 10:29 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy
If you are talking a small (5 mm LED) sized hole, use a Dremel with a
diamond bit. Go slow and keep it wet. Practice on an old jelly jar or
something.


At the very least, wear safety goggles.
And a respirator since you really dont want to breath ground glass.

On Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:36:11 -0400, Kilroy wrote:

On 08/05/2016 10:29 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy
If you are talking a small (5 mm LED) sized hole, use a Dremel with a
diamond bit. Go slow and keep it wet. Practice on an old jelly jar or
something.


At the very least, wear safety goggles.
And a respirator since you really dont want to breath ground glass.

If you keep it wet there won't be any dust.
I always wear safety glasses when I am doing just about any work. They
hang around my neck on a croakie.

On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:29:02 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy
If you are talking a small (5 mm LED) sized hole, use a Dremel with a
diamond bit. Go slow and keep it wet. Practice on an old jelly jar or
something.

Get some plumber's putty, roll out a "rope" to place around the
intended hole in a circle -- build a damn and fill it with a light
lubricant. A diamond bit and slow :-)

On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 12:37:45 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:29:02 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:31:45 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I would like to drill holes into a glass globe.

The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels.

What are my options.

Thanks,

Andy
If you are talking a small (5 mm LED) sized hole, use a Dremel with a
diamond bit. Go slow and keep it wet. Practice on an old jelly jar or
something.

Get some plumber's putty, roll out a "rope" to place around the
intended hole in a circle -- build a damn and fill it with a light
lubricant. A diamond bit and slow :-)

replace cfl with led bulb.......

problem solved