Googled for previous post with pictures of examples of Christmas decorative blocks with paintings and bow around the block. Don't recall what newsgroup was used for posting. A post following the pictures post provided a source for diamond drills, lube and material for making a dam to contain the lube while drilling. No luck searching for posts. Pointers welcomed.
Glass blocks with internal lights, looking for post for diamond drill and lube
Dec 14, 2006
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Check out this link:
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Build a dam out of plumber's putty, put in some valve-grinding compound & oil, use a piece of brass tubing with notches filed in it to drill the hole. Keep lifting it so it can pick up fresh abrasive .. .. works like a charm and is cheap.
I think any lube will make a mess inside when the drill breaks through. Depending on the type of glass block, it may be a lot of work to clean the inside.
Hi Bob,
Try here.
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They have a great line of drill bits and lube for drilling glass.
Dan
They now make some "glass block" out of lucite. Much easier to drill and much lighter to work with!
Make it easy buy plastic block, thats what the original probably was
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