Drill between or through bathroom tiles?

[The Natural Philosopher]

some are. Try quartzite or a real quality hard ceramic..

[Jim K..]

[e-mail] (D.M. Procida) Wrote in message:

Through, between risks splintering & cracking.

Do you do much shaving then?

[Jim K..]

For tiles? Nah, ordinary tile drill, spear shaped head...

[Jim K..]

I use tile drills...

[Jim K..]

I use those to drill the masonry once the tile drill is through.

With a tile drill I don't bother with all that, just place the point of the spear on the mark then without starting the drill, lean on it & you'll hear & feel a slight crunch as the tip breaks the glaze, then steady & slowly away with the drill (not on hammer).

[Jim K..]

I once knackered a Bosch multi bit drilling porcelain tiles, it list one side of the TCT? section!

I bought some tubular diamond encrusted, wax filled specialist porcelain bits but only just managed to drill around 5 holes before it too was knacked...

Why do people fit porcelain?