I have only been working with porcelain tiles for the last couple of years.
I have used numerous diamond tile drill bits ranging from 6mm to 127mm. The larger core bits are fine but the 6mm ones always cause me problems. The problem being, how do you remove the tiny core that you have just drilled out from the drill bit?
To date I have only only used "cheap" 6mm bits- ranging up to about £16. One of them was a Dewalt bit that had a slot that enabled you to push the tiny core up into a slot in the shaft that then enabled you to remove the core. The other bits had a tiny hole in the chuck end of the shaft that you can push a small nail through to force the tile core out.
Having recently purchased a rubbish Vitrex 6mm diamond bit that wont even scratch our current porcelain tiles, I am tempted to buy a Macrist 6mm bit (PG750X). Am I still having to waste a bucket load of time trying to push the waste core back out before I can drill the next hole?
I have used numerous diamond tile drill bits ranging from 6mm to 127mm. The larger core bits are fine but the 6mm ones always cause me problems. The problem being, how do you remove the tiny core that you have just drilled out from the drill bit?
To date I have only only used "cheap" 6mm bits- ranging up to about £16. One of them was a Dewalt bit that had a slot that enabled you to push the tiny core up into a slot in the shaft that then enabled you to remove the core. The other bits had a tiny hole in the chuck end of the shaft that you can push a small nail through to force the tile core out.
Having recently purchased a rubbish Vitrex 6mm diamond bit that wont even scratch our current porcelain tiles, I am tempted to buy a Macrist 6mm bit (PG750X). Am I still having to waste a bucket load of time trying to push the waste core back out before I can drill the next hole?
