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Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling a hole in glass?

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling a hole in glass?
From: Peter Murray <peterwmurray@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 22:19:51 -0600
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Am I really hearing suggestions that Mark return the light fixture rather
than fix it with tools in the shop? Don't you blaspheme in here!

Back in my day, we'd just heat up the furnace and make a new glass shade
for our fixture by hand! Maybe Shannah can make that her donation to
team.net!

-Peter

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:07 PM Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I used a set similar to this.  Might be the same, but it was a few years
> ago.
>
> https://www.harborfreight.com/diamond-rotary-bit-set-4-pc-69664.html
>
> They have some bigger bits too.
>
> https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=diamond%20drill%20bit
>
> The key thing is to keep the bit wet.
>
> Given the later response, I'd return the defective light instead of
> trying to make a new hole in the shade.
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 10/6/2021 9:00 AM, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> > Anyone have any experience in drilling holes in glass?
> >
> > mjb.
> >
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Am I really hearing suggestions that Mark return the light=
 fixture rather than fix it with tools in the shop? Don&#39;t you blaspheme=
 in here!=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Back in my day, we&#39;d just heat up th=
e furnace and make a new glass shade for our fixture by hand! Maybe Shannah=
 can make that her donation to <a href=3D"http://team.net";>team.net</a>!</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>-Peter</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:07 PM Brian Ke=
mp &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bk13@earthlink.net";>bk13@earthlink.net</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I used a set=
 similar to this.=C2=A0 Might be the same, but it was a few years <br>
ago.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.harborfreight.com/diamond-rotary-bit-set-4-pc-69664.=
html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.harborfreight.com/di=
amond-rotary-bit-set-4-pc-69664.html</a><br>
<br>
They have some bigger bits too.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=3Ddiamond%20drill%20bit"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=
=3Ddiamond%20drill%20bit</a><br>
<br>
The key thing is to keep the bit wet.<br>
<br>
Given the later response, I&#39;d return the defective light instead of <br=
>
trying to make a new hole in the shade.<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
<br>
<br>
On 10/6/2021 9:00 AM, Mark J Bradakis wrote:<br>
&gt; Anyone have any experience in drilling holes in glass?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; mjb.<br>
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