Making Holes In Ceramic Pots

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Making holes in ceramic pots.

Keep the drill bit and pot surface wet with the spray bottle. How to drill a hole in a ceramic pot. And here s how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot. This keeps the bit from overheating and potentially snapping and the pot from cracking.

A ceramic pot can make an ideal storage container for your flowers and also for an indoor herb garden. You can even make your own. Ceramic pots can be purchased quite cheaply from flea markets or garage sales. A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting.

On ceramics mark the spot with a ding from a smaller drill bit. Find a masonry bit. Set your pot upside down so that you are drilling from the outside in. Keep holes at least 1 inch from the edge of the pot and about 2 inches from the other holes.

At first we thought we were going to use a bit for tile but my dad couldn t find his so we opted for a masonry bit. However most ceramic flower pots do not have any holes in the bottom of them which are vital for drainage purposes. How to drill drainage holes in ceramic pots planters and more posted on january 16 2013 by dave 64 comments y ou can find a variety of ceramic containers at most thrift stores garage sales and outlet stores. We used a masonry bit to drill our hole.

Scratch a small starter mark where you want the drainage hole with your nail to help the drill bit to stay in place. Center your drill bit so that your hole will be in. Be sure that the pot is set somewhere where it is secure and won t move as you start to drill. With your spray bottle in one hand and drill in the other slowly go at it.

You ll be surprised by all of the places where you can find great ceramic pots.