How To Make A Hole In A Ceramic Pot

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How to make a hole in a ceramic pot.

And here s how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot. You can even make your own. To find out how to drill a hole in a glazed clay pot keep reading. We used a masonry bit to drill our hole.

A ceramic pot can make an ideal storage container for your flowers and also for an indoor herb garden. I ve never tried to open up an existing hole on a ceramic pot. I think a medium to course round file might work as well. Scratch a small starter mark where you want the drainage hole with your nail to help the drill bit to stay in place.

Be sure that the pot is set somewhere where it is secure and won t move as you start to drill. Ceramic pots can be purchased quite cheaply from flea markets or garage sales. With your spray bottle in one hand and drill in the other slowly go at it. A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting.

This keeps the bit from overheating and potentially snapping and the pot from cracking. To finish use a damp rag to clean off any dust and debris form the surface of the pot. 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. You could also use a dremel tool stone to grind the hole larger.

Keep the drill bit and pot surface wet with the spray bottle. Center your drill bit so that your hole will be in the center. However i would think that with care one could use a larger core bit. Start by drilling a small hole 1 8 inch in diameter and then gradually enlarge the hole by changing to larger bits.

However most ceramic flower pots do not have any holes in the bottom of them which are vital for drainage purposes. Ceramic pots and vases make for wonderful container gardens but many that you find at flea markets or specialty stores don t have a drainage hole. Set your pot upside down so that you are drilling from the outside in.