Tile Drilling Bits

Ceramic tile can be drilled with a carbide bit while glass and porcelain call for a diamond tipped bit.

Tile drilling bits.

Carbide tipped drill bit for drilling natural stone granite slate ceramic and glass tiles. Tile drill bits. I used these drills from bosch for drilling glass mirrors ceramic and porcelain tiles and natural stone. So with that in mind this set of four from vermont american come with spear shaped tips so that they will penetrate almost immediately.

Layout the wall for success. Visual filter title loading. Otherwise you could damage the surface or even break the bit. The tile drill bits slide around on the tile making it hard to keep the drill bit in place.

When in doubt buy the diamond bit. The best drill bit for porcelain tile is the carbide drill bit. Spyder spyder 14pc carbide tip hole saw kit. For pricing and availability.

When drilling through tile you have to make sure that your bit doesn t start walking or slipping as you go. In the kiln this silica coating turns into a hard thin glass coating and the clay transform into a low grade slate like rock. Porcelain core bits are made with high diamond concentration in order to grind the porcelain stone quickly to keep the temperature low to avoid diamond loss. They are stronger and stay sharper longer than most other drill bits which makes them useful for cutting impervious materials such as porcelain tile.

While that sounds expensive a inch diamond tipped tip costs under 20 and a carbide bit of the same size can be had for less than 10. Many common ceramic tiles are made primarily with clay but then coated with a thin glaze that is primarily silica. Carbide tipped drill bit for drilling natural stone granite slate ceramic and glass tiles. The drill bits are standard 1 8 3 16 and 5 16.

The three smaller bits have round shanks. The flat shank on the 5 16 bit is an unusual shape for tile bits. Find diamond core drill bits at lowe s today.