Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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Gas grill mod or how to drill porcelain covered metal.
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I recently purchased a Thermos Grill 2 Go.
The only thing it don't have was a built in thermometer. So I went to Lowes and purchased one from their outdoor dept.
Now the problem was, how am I going to drill the porcelain top without
cracking it. I didn't want to go to the trouble of finding a diamond tipped drill bit.
The other night while laying in bed a thought came to mind (thoughts aren't usually what come to me in bed.)
This is what I did and it worked great.
I used duct tape to closely mask off the spot I wanted to drill. Then I took a Dremel tool and put in a metal cutting blade. I then lightly cut through the porcelain to bare metal. I didn't center punch it as I didn't want to stress the surrounding area. Then I drilled it normally, removed the tape, and cleaned the area, and it turned out fine with no cracks.
If you need to drill porcelain I hope this helps.
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I recently purchased a Thermos Grill 2 Go.
The only thing it don't have was a built in thermometer. So I went to Lowes and purchased one from their outdoor dept.
Now the problem was, how am I going to drill the porcelain top without
cracking it. I didn't want to go to the trouble of finding a diamond tipped drill bit.
The other night while laying in bed a thought came to mind (thoughts aren't usually what come to me in bed.)
This is what I did and it worked great.
I used duct tape to closely mask off the spot I wanted to drill. Then I took a Dremel tool and put in a metal cutting blade. I then lightly cut through the porcelain to bare metal. I didn't center punch it as I didn't want to stress the surrounding area. Then I drilled it normally, removed the tape, and cleaned the area, and it turned out fine with no cracks.
If you need to drill porcelain I hope this helps.
