How to drill A Hole In A Clay Pot
How to Drill Hole in Ceramic and Terra Cotta Pots
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hi friends this is Carmen welcome back
to my channel if you're new here my
channel is all about balcony gardening
succulents and houseplants in an
apartment setting and today I am going
to be showing you how to drill a hole in
a ceramic pot just like this where that
one or that one those are all ones that
I drilled holes in to make them planters
so if you want to learn how to do that
just stick around we're gonna get
started right now so these pots this
picture here got out of Thrissur I think
it was good will and I drilled a hole in
that one this was a bowl also at
Goodwill drill to hold him that one and
this one here was a little I think
utensil holder drilled a hole in that
one and I have a lot here on my patio
this soup cup don't the hold in that one
I think this one too
mmm that one right there this guy so
it's something that I'm not afraid of
doing I'm not afraid of cracking it
because I used the right tools and I use
the right method so let me show you what
tools you need to have to make sure that
you drill the right hole without
cracking your pot okay so here are the
tools that we're going to use obviously
we're gonna need some pots I picked
these up this week at a 99-cent store
when I was out looking for toilet paper
and I happen to pick these up none of
these have holes they're ceramic the two
smaller ones are ceramic and the
terracotta looking one is a glaze type
of terracotta so these are perfect to
drill into and I've had this power drill
battery operated power drove for about
three years now god
on Amazon believe is like 37 dollars or
so and what I use in it the bits that I
use are called diamond drill bits cost
about seven dollars for I think actually
there were five in the kit when I got
them I can't find the other ones but
these are the main ones that I use and
basically they have a certain type of
texture on the end that helps you drill
faster and better through ceramic and
terracotta and glass now over time if
you use these quite a bit they will wear
down over a couple years or so so you
will need to get a new one but also you
will need some water because the drills
bits do get hot so you need water to
keep the drills bits cool now here I'm
just taking off the stickers and then on
this one I'm going to use this size
drill bit I'll use the smaller ones on
the smaller pot I'm going to put a
little bit of water on the pot the
bottom of the pot that will help keep it
cool and I'm going to put the drill at a
side angle you don't want to start with
a flat angle because you need to start
on the side about a 45 degree angle to
get a little groove going that will help
you anchor the drill you can feel it
after a little bit and then you just
place the drill bit right into that
little anchor so slowly start to
straighten out the drill until you are
upright and gently pushing down not hard
just a firm pressure and you will start
to feel when that's about to go through
I turn it a little bit and then it just
pops right through a little bit of water
to clean it off and you can see the
straight cut there's the piece that came
out and the straight cut of that hole
now for the smaller ceramic pots I am
going to change the drill bit to the
smaller one I don't want a large hole in
these so I'm just gonna use this little
little drill bit make sure it's
tightened on wipe it off and we're ready
to get going take the stickers off and
add a little bit of water to the center
there and it's the same thing start at
an angle until you get the little groove
there sometimes it moves around a little
bit and I tend to just put one finger on
the drill and another on the pot to keep
it steady you can see there the little
groove that's already started and you
can start straightening out the drill
applying gentle pressure I've sped it up
here because this does take a little bit
of time a minute or two you don't want
to hurry the process but you can see the
hole there I'm not worried that's it's a
little bit off-center it's a hole down
at the bottom and it'll work so I don't
really worry if it's off-center and the
last one I'm holding the drill you can
see it kind of skirt scoots around a
little bit but once I have it anchored
there I start straightening it out make
sure I have water on there to keep it
cool and as you straighten out gentle
pressure down
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taking your time with it until it goes
all the way through and then you have
the whole perfect for potting up a plant
so there you have it friends a super
easy way to drill holes into pots that
do not have a drainage hole you can
easily use this as it came as a cash
poll but if you don't want to have to
deal with emptying water out of it every
time you water the plant that's in it in
a nursery pot then you can drill a hole
these items I will link them below they
are available on Amazon I got these on
Amazon as I did with the power tool here
so you know they come in different sizes
you can make different holes with the
little one you can make multiple holes
if you want to now I have tried these on
ceramic terracotta and even a cement pot
I have not tried this on glass I have
not worked up the courage to do glass
yet but it does work on glass also but
ceramic and terracotta super easy to do
okay so if you enjoyed this video
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comments below if you've done this
before if you have putts that you want
to drill a hole in and if it's something
that you are going to try for your
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have a blessed day stay safe stay
healthy and stay home okay bye bye
