How to Make a Drainage Hole in a Ceramic Pot

By virbej

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Want to add a drainhole to your ceramic pot without breaking the pot?

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Painters tape
  • Drill and Bit the size of the hole you need
Step1
Apply tape in an X to the inside and outside of your ceramic pot. Make ceratin that the centers of the X line up on both sides of the base.
Step2
Carefully drill through the center of the tape X.
Step3
Remove the tape. You now have a drainage hole in your ceramic pot!

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seiram27

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on 10/8/2007 Thanks virbej Sounds like that just might work..but I hate the thought of buying that special drill just for one pot! Guess I'll have to go out and buy more pretty ceramic pots!

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