Cutting a hole in Corian

[toller]

I am replacing an faucet in my kitchen corian sink. The old faucet had a single hole that everything went though; the new one has three holes. So I need two new holes.

Is a hole saw the proper tool? A spade bit doesn't seem right. Any tips would be much appreciated.

BTW; the old faucet is about 6 years old. The rubber gasket basically disintigrated, so now it just flops around and can't be tightened up. Replacing the faucet is just as easy as replacing the gasket, so I would like one that doesn't have this problem. So... Is this an inherent problem with one hole faucets, or was mine poorly installed?

Thanks.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Poorly installed. I have single faucets for years with no problems like that.

Why replace it? Don't you have any duct tape???????

[default]

Except, of course, that if you replace the gasket, you don't have to be drilling holes in your countertop....

[Charles Bishop]

As I recall, cutting or drilling Corian requires speciality tools, such as carbide ones. It's been a while so you might check with a local Corian supplier. They can probably be rented, but overall, I'd just replace the single hole faucet with a new one, spending the money you save on not haveing to buy or rent tools on a higher quality one.

Yours could have been mid range to low end. Can you find a replacement gasket easily?

charles

[calhoun]

Hole saw works fine. Used it many times. I believe 1 1/4 is the size.

[willshak]

On 1/17/2005 11:22 PM US(ET), toller took fingers to keys, and typed the following:

[toller]

At the risk of asking a stupid question, duct tape?

[toller]

Thank you. Maybe I won't trust my Harbor Freight hole saw; though I just used it to cut a hole in an electrical panel box.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

maintenance/mechanical humor.

If it moves and shouldn't, use duct tape.

If it won't move and should, use wd-40