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How to make a hole in wall tile.
Although it s slower the advantage of the low tech method is that you can make any size hole without buying more tools.
Follow these simple st.
Cutting large holes in tile like for a shower valve can be challenging.
Use a 1 4 carbide tipped masonry drill bit to drill holes through the tile at each of the indentations.
The family handyman editor jeff gorton shows you how to layout the hole and how to cut tile with an angle grinder for a perfect fit.
Use a nail set to punch a series of indentations around the perimeter of the tile.
How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile.
If cutting a square hole choose a bit that is as wide as the width of the hole.
To drill a large diameter hole in tile.
6 set the drill on its.
First drill a starter hole with the masonry bit.
Fit the drill with a carbide tipped tile drilling bit the same size as the hole you need.
Next detach one end of the coping saw blade feed it through the starter hole reattach it and go to work.