Drill hole in glass globe

[Andy]

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

[Fake ID]

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.

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[David L. Martel]

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.

[gfretwell]

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.

[Kilroy]

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

[gfretwell]

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.