40mm Crystal Silver night
Added by Krystal Elegance, 01/17/2011
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Techniques
Description
40mm Crystal Silver night Helios pendant. This is the larger Helios pendant, I was surprised to find it very light weight. I drilled a hole in the top of the desing for the loop of the earring to go through.
how did you drill a hole
how did you drill a hole without cracking and shattering the crystal? What drill/drill bits did you use?
very carefully
That is the fun with trying do drill holes. Sometimes it does break and there went $20.00 you paid for that crystal. I use a combination of things, I do not want to give away all my secrets. I use water, diamond coated drill bits, and carbide drill bits. I have been drilling holes into crystals for over 7 years now. I still break some crystals, but it is much fewer now.
KE
I've drilled through glass
I've drilled through glass using water and diamond bits as well I figured it's what you did as well, I was just curious