How to Drill Cultured Marble
Cultured marble is a resin, not a natural stone. For this reason, you do not need to use expensive drill bits designed to drill into granite or marble. Standard drill bits and hole saws cut easily through the cultured marble, although you need to ensure that the drill bit remains cool during the process of drilling. To reduce the heat buildup, you need to use a lubricant to cool both the drill bit and the area of the cultured marble that you are drilling. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Safety glasses
- Hole saw or drill bit
- Variable speed drill motor
- Masking tape
- Spray bottle filled with water
- Clean rags
Instructions
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Put on your safety glasses.
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Fully open the chuck of the variable speed drill motor and insert the hole saw or drill bit into the chuck of the drill motor.
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Close the chuck of the drill motor to secure the hole saw or drill bit into the drill motor.
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Place masking tape over the area of the cultured marble you need to drill the hole into, to keep the drill bit from wandering.
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Align the hole saw or drill bit on the area where you need to drill the hole through the cultured marble, over the masking tape.
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Depress the trigger of the variable speed drill motor to begin drilling the hole into the cultured marble.
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Spray water onto the area where you are drilling to keep the surface of the cultured marble cool.
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Reverse the direction of the drill motor to remove the hole saw or drill bit from the cultured marble.
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Wipe the surface of the cultured marble with a clean rag to remove excess water from the area where you drilled the hole.
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