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
Drill hole in glass globe
Aug 05, 2016
5 Replies
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.
mAndy,
Youtube has many videos on this. Use a lot of coolant and make a few pratice holes first to develop your technique.
Dave M.
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.
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