How to Drill a Hole in a Rock or Stone for Crafts and Jewelry Making Easy Tutorial DIY

Hi there! In this video I show you how to easily drill a hole in a rock for crafts and jewelry making. You can drill a hole in polished or unpolished stones of all types. I hope you enjoy this video. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe.

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[unity]

Excellent. Clear, concise and short; to the point without any unnecessary chatter.

[The-Ms-Dreamer]

The use of water is required for cooling & lubrication, especially with a diamond bit. Yes, it helps with dust (and breathing in the dust which can be harmful), but the other main purpose of water is mostly to keep the bit from overheating & dulling due to friction. Having a small stream of water running over the hole as you are drilling will also suffice in keeping the bit cool.

[RandyKng]

Great tutorial. The water also keeps the bit cool to work most efficiently (and not burn out).

[mallymakings]

Marvellous! Straight to the point, clear and concise instructions and the reasonings behind the materials and method. I wish more people did videos like this. Thank You! Perfect! Xx

[lesliebean]

Years ago I was wishing for this video. I had some beautiful river rocks I was wanting to drill for pendants. I settled for learning to wire wrap them because your video wasn't here at the time. But, I may at some point, circle back and implement this technique. Thank you so much for sharing! 😊

[brysonalden]

Thank you! This was exactly what I needed to know, presented clearly.

[angierox]

Thank you! People I have talked to have said it’s very difficult and they go through a lot of diamond bits but you make this look doable. They must have been doing something wrong…Thank you so much!

[katemoore]

I never thought to put it in water first. I wear a mask/face shield but still worry about what I’m inhaling with rocks/fossils. This makes so much sense. Thank you!

[casarezsylvia]

Thanks for the demo along w instructions. I'm just scared the stone will slip as I attempt to drill. However to start at an angle b4 straightening the drill makes sense as well. It gives me control to begin the hole.❤😂

[Desert]

Very cool 😎. I have a machine shop, I went on a walk and found a beautiful stone. I wondered how to drill a hole in a rock, I thought about clamping it in a vise on a milling machine and using a small carbide tipped end mill. I literally just found the stone, saw this vid and now I can do this since I have some of those diamond tipped grinder wheels. I like to put those in an air powered hand grinder, not the cheap kind, attach the hand grinder to an ancient universal grinding machine, then attach a universal vise that bolts down to the grinding table, and put a piece of metal with a carbide tip I silver soldered to it into the universal vise. Then I adjust several different angles on the big grinder so that I can put a trench in a carbide tip. But yeah those diamond wheels work great but they dull after awhile on carbide (of course).But I never knew until now, how to drill a hole in a rock😂😂. This is great way to go.

[samuelwaghchoure]

Short and Sweet, but beautifully demonstrated. Thx

[Gdaiva]

in water, haa, wow!!! i was worrying about the dust, thank you soo much!!

[toniakhibi]

Thank you for the tutorial just want to know what type of drill you are using

[jfrazz]

How long does the bit last if doing multiple stones?

[Jodysfunstuff]

Thank you, I tried for over an hour last night only to get a tiny hole in my pebble so I gave up. I see your bits are core bits. Maybe I need those instead of the solid diamond bits. My bits turned shiny and wore down. 4 bits.

[hollydonnelly]

Good morning 🙂 I know that you use a Dewalt drill. May I ask which one you use? Thank you for your time.
Ps... LOVE your videos. Simple and to the point.

[stevenking]

Thankyou. I have a bunch of stones I’ve rolled I want to make into necklaces.

[ruggedrickrude]

cOOl exactly what I needed to finish bottle wind chime TY

[Pokerpater]

When I saw you submerge the rock I thought you were going to freeze it solid to make a stable platform for drilling. Would that work?
Maybe 3/4 frozen submerge with fresh water on top for the best of both worlds?

[karie]

Thank ;you! I've been looking for