Drilling ceramic plates

[maclarencat]

Right. I now know how to drill tiles but I also need to drill some plates. I can drill through from one side but it pushes the glaze off the bottom any suggestions please. Other than give it up!)

[123everton]

Start drilling from the side that will be seen.

[carlton23]

You need a very high speed diamond tipped drill, and stick a small piece of sellotape on the plate and some very thin oil fed on the drill as you drill. Practice on an old plate first.

[alavahalf]

You are not going to nail them to the wall are you..?

[Canary42]

You could try drilling a very small pilot hole, and then start from both sides with the full size drill making sure you only penetrate the glaze before moving to the other side - but even then the pilot hole might make a bigger chip on emergence sometimes.