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| How can I drill an enameled steel bathtub?
I want to install faucets on the rim of the tub. Thinking of grinding carefully the enamel before using a regular HSS holesaw.
Any better idea? Has someone done it before? Thanks in advance. Thierry |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north (My Page) on Wed, Apr 5, 06 at 23:14
| Have never done it but I would be afraid the enameled surface would chip too far beyond the hole??? Perhaps with a Dremmel and diamond bit kind of groove it a little first. Konrad |
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- Posted by sudsmaster (My Page) on Sat, Apr 15, 06 at 5:34
| A diamond edged hole saw might do it. Basically you're talking about cutting through the thin glassy layer on the surface of the enamel. You can't actually cut it, you have to grind it (which is what a diamond edged hole saw would do). Perhaps one of the type used to put holes in ceramic tiles would work. Running a hole saw backwards would probably just chip the enamel. |
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