Glass blocks with internal lights, looking for post for diamond drill and lube

[nospambob]

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.

[Jason Killen]

[artyfishel]

Check out this link:

[Anonymous]

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.

[EXT]

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.

[dan cordes]

Hi Bob,

Try here.

They have a great line of drill bits and lube for drilling glass.

Dan

[Chris Damico]

They now make some "glass block" out of lucite. Much easier to drill and much lighter to work with!

[m Ransley]

Make it easy buy plastic block, thats what the original probably was