Found the perfect pot…but it doesn’t have drainage holes? No problem – drill your own! Take care to use this method, as it’s the only one I’ve used that has a 0% chance of breaking the pot, provided you do it correctly. Using a ceramic drill bit works OK, but I’ve found that a diamond-tipped hole saw bit works well for drilling drainage holes in a diy planter.
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"core sample," ha ha.
Two suggestions:
1. Wear safety glasses. They are cheap to buy!
2. Using an empty 2-liter bottle, poke one tiny hole in middle of the side. Fill with water (with your finger over the hole you just made), cap immediately.
Set bottle beside your pot, loosen the cap and have a continuous tiny stream of water that you can point right to where you are drilling.
Great now how do I find a plater to catch the overflow of the new hole for the drainage?
Thanks for showing this. How about atin pot?
Problem solved! Thanks!
Very good information. I have some beautiful old McCoy pots with no drainage holes. They will have them soon!
Can you make a video on how to drill holes in glass jars for plants? 🙂
Where's that dark colored pot from the beginning of the video? That was the coolest one!
I've used my regular drill bits but I have the sink faucet running over it as I drill. I don't press down hard and I haven't cracked any yet. I think the running water makes all the difference.
Get more cutting time by striking the cutting surface with a 5 in 1 tool. Roughing up the cutter exposes more diamond chips.
Awesome video! Just bought a few soup bowls with the intention to use a succulent dishes. Needed to know which type of bits and drill to purchase.
Diamond dust is really cheap.
A Tip to make this an even better water-cooling experience (ty btw!):
1- Position the guide on the spot to be drilled.
2- Fill the desired sized hole in the guide with water.
3- Start drilling, without moving the guide.
I bought a drill for a mod I'm doing to my PC and my mom immediately thought I can repair everything and anything in the house. Now I have to learn how to drill some pots for her that were left by my house's previous owner.
Just went to a hardware store and there are glass/tile drill bits, diamond holesaw bits and steel holesaw bits. Youtube it is then…
The real question is why aren’t all pots made with drainage holes?
Nice thanks!
If you submerge the cutting surface under water it helps a ton
Thanks for the sound warning. I wish everyone was as considerate!
Thanks so much for this video! successfully drilled a hole into a cute pot perfectly!
Epic Gardening?? The plants on the wood shelf don't look too good.
Thank you! Real helpful.
How many $'s for all the pots lol. Of course it is……….
Worked for me! Thanks so much! Bit was around $23 at lowe’s and worked like a charm.
Thank you sooo much for this video, I ended up using my nail drill with the diamond drill bits that came with it. It took some time but I made 3 holes in the bottom of my pot,, they came out good.
My diamond bits lasted about 4 holes each max
Just passed up 3 nice ceramic pots without drainage … going to get them tomorrow and a diamond tipped hole saw bit …yay!