Hey, guys! It’s a perfect day in Pittsburgh. Today we’re going to be talking about how
to drill ceramic tile and to do it fast using the right tools.
There are two big problems when drilling holes in ceramic tile. Number one, it taking forever.
And number two, when you actually get done, having chips in the edge of the tile and making
it look unprofessional. If you don’t have the right diamond drill bit for this, it could
take forever, and you may only be able to drill a few holes in your ceramic tile before
you need another one, and that wastes a lot of time and money.
So it’s imperative to have the right diamond core bit. This one by Montolit is called the
Mondrillo Black. This is a premium diamond core bit. You can use it with both a drill
and an angle grinder, and we’ll show you how to do that.
Today we’re going to be using the Fein WSG 7 4 ½” angle grinder. It has a 5/8” arbor
on it. It also comes with a support flange; most angle grinders do. Slide the support
flange on like so. There’s a button on the top of the WSG 7; you want to press down on
that. And then you can tighten the Mondrillo Black down onto the arbor like so until it’s
tight, and that’s it. That’s all you need to do.
Now this diamond bit can be used for dry drilling, meaning you don’t need to cool it down with
water. That said, if you feel like you do need to cool it down if you’re doing a lot
of drilling, you can use Montolit’s Mondrillo Performer cooling fluid. If you’re cutting
a lot of holes and ceramic tile, you can dunk your core bit into this and cool it down to
elongate the life span of the bit. Just a few tips on safety. Always wear eye
protection and get yourself a silica dust respirator like this Sundström one and some
hearing protection and glove protection for your hands. I’ll put links to the Sundström
mask down in our description here because I really like it, and I think that you should
use it if you want to stay safe. Begin the cut by positioning the core bit
at a 45° to the top of the tile, move it to a 90° and then use a wave-like pattern
to complete your cut. As you saw, that took a few seconds, which
is awesome. Now, before you do what I’m going to do next, unplug your angle grinder.
There’s a little hole right here. Just stick a screwdriver up in there and you pop out
the ceramic slug. And as you can see, there’s minimal chipping around the hole.
Again, start your cut by positioning the core bit at a 45°, move it to a 90°, and use
that wave-like pattern to complete the cut-out of the ceramic tile.
You can use the cooling fluid by Montolit to cool down the core bit if you’re making
successive cuts in ceramic tile; it doesn’t slow down the cut whatsoever, and it will
prolong the lifespan of the Mondrillo Black. As you can see here again, we’re using that
45° to 90° method and the wave-like movement to make quick cuts. And even after the fourth
cut, this core bit was just as quick as it was on the first one.
In order to use this core bit with the drill, you need an adaptor. So this part of the adaptor
goes into the drill, and the threaded side goes into the core bit like so. Then as you
can see, this just slides right into the drill, and you lock it in place. So let’s see how
this diamond core bit works with the drill. So we used the 45° to 90° technique again
using the core bit with the drill; that doesn’t change. It is going to take a little bit longer
with the drill; twice as long, as a matter of fact, and you have to ensure that the dust
doesn’t interfere with the cleanness of the cut, which it did in this case for me
because it was the first time. But you can use your index finger here to carefully guide
the core bit into that 45° and then to the 90° eventually. It will take about twice
as long to make these cuts with the drill bit versus the angle grinder.
As you can see here, there are thirteen holes in the ceramic tile, and the Mondrillo Black
continues to perform. The Mondrillo Black by Montolit is the real
deal. As you saw, it cut through ceramic tile in seconds with either the angle grinder or
the drill. If you want to buy this, we’re going to put a link down in the description.
That’ll take you over to our online store where we sell these, also the cooling paste
and the adaptor that you need for the drill if you’re going to be using the drill instead
of the angle grinder. Although, I highly recommend that you use the angle grinder because it’s
awesome. So that’s it. Thanks for much for watching
this video. Give us a thumbs up if you liked the test, and we’ll see you in the next
one. Take care.