Can You Drill Into Carrara Marble

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Can you drill into carrara marble.

You cannot thread into porcelain glass marble granite or other natural stone material. With a little patience and the right tools you can drill into marble and avoid splitting or cracking. I need to drill a small hole in the marble to accommodate power cords as the only electrical outlet is on the wall under the desk. Use an appropriate size and function wall anchor in the hole that you have drilled.

At a 90 degree angle apply light pressure and begin to drill into the cultured marble through the duct tape at the center of your mark. I have a built in desk in my kitchen with a carrera marble top. The key is that the drill bit should remain cool during the drilling process. Marble like other stone and ceramic materials is prone to cracking.

You can use several types of bits to drill through marble. Figure 3 diamond tipped hole saws. Never attempt to use a screw that has a larger outside diameter than the inside diameter of the hole that you have drilled. Cultured marble is easy to drill through and you can use a standard drill bit instead of an expensive one.

However for circular cuts made to fit around pipes and other appliance fittings you need to use a drill to cut through the stone.