sre1 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 I was able to bore a hole through one worked, polished bead using a 1mm diamond core drilling bit, so I ordered 10 more (cheap ones) & burned all of them up trying to drill one hole through the next bead blank. I was using a water stream at the drill site, too. What’s the best bit & method to accomplish this? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Maybe cheap bears a higher price than purchasing quality and fewer? Is there a grain to the material? Top to bottom instead of bottom to top perhaps? Wood and some antler does matter for with and against the grain when carving by hand and by power. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd M Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 You will likely need to use a Carbide tool instead of High Speed Steel. Use short bursts at high RPMs, pull back out, leave it spinning to cool, then drill another 1/16th of an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 It is good to read that you were using water while drilling. There is good reason to not breath the dust from drilling or working with shell materials. There are topics and posts about this on the forum from past years' contributions. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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