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Drilling glass tile
I am trying drill some holes in glass tile to allow the screws from a GFI receptical cover to seat properly. Purchased a 1/4" ceramic and glass bit and drilled a test hole in an extra tile. All went well.
Left it on the workbench and returned 1/2 hour later to find the corner had cracked off. What went wrong ? Why would it do that ? Thanks |
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No vibration, and the bench was where I drilled it. No lube or any cooling, do I need one for a 1/4" hole ? Didnt appear to b fragile or hot immediately after drilling. All material was a fine dust.
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What about a stream of air to keep it cool ?
No kids. Outside corner. |
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On 4/15/20 12:22 PM, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:
wrote: I am trying drill some holes in glass tile to allow the screws from a GFI receptical cover to seat properly. Purchased a 1/4" ceramic and glass bit and drilled a test hole in an extra tile. All went well. Left it on the workbench and returned 1/2 hour later to find the corner had cracked off. What went wrong ? Why would it do that ? Thermal stress as the tile cooled? Not sure if you are referring to an interior cutout corner, or one of the exterior corners, but if it was an interior corner, you should be drilling all four corners and not have any 90 degree transitions. Maybe just attach the plate to the wall with a little RTV. It will hold just fine and would be easy to remove. |
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Kinda leaning forward the glue option,
I guess I would cut the screws off at the head and then glue them in place ? Then use dbl faced tape or the glue u mentioned and stick the plate to the wall ? |
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The screws that hold the wall plate on a gfi or decora style switch are located outside of the normal box that the receptical fits in. I now have an interference.
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@googlegroups.com, says... I am trying drill some holes in glass tile to allow the screws from a GFI receptical cover to seat properly. Purchased a 1/4" ceramic and glass bit and drilled a test hole in an extra tile. All went well. Left it on the workbench and returned 1/2 hour later to find the corner had cracked off. What went wrong ? Why would it do that ? Thanks Screwless wall plates https://www.google.com/search? client=firefox-b-1-d&q=screwless+wall+plates |
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The wall plates are stainless, should I glue or
try to solder the screw-heads in place on the wall plates ? |
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In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Apr 2020 10:19:46 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: The wall plates are stainless, should I glue or try to solder the screw-heads in place on the wall plates ? Glue for sure. Even if it would stick, a whole wall plate is one big heat sink that would be hard to get hot enough. Glue is so easy. If it's just the screw heads, 5-minute epoxy on the back of the plate, grabbing the end of the screw, maybe a little bit going up 2 or 3 threads. |
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I was thinking about epoxy or glue for the screwheads and then some double faced tape to hold the plate in place.
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In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:50:10 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: I was thinking about epoxy or glue for the screwheads and then some double faced tape to hold the plate in place. I used to have a roll of carpet tape, but I can't find it. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:50:10 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: I was thinking about epoxy or glue for the screwheads and then some double faced tape to hold the plate in place. I used to have a roll of carpet tape, but I can't find it. It's sort of thick. |
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