When You Should Use Diamond Tip Drill Bits

Diamond tip drill bits are used for extremely hard materials.

Diamond tip drill bits are used for extremely hard materials. They are also commonly used in the oil and natural gas drilling industry.

Diamond tip drill bits are used on stained glass, glass, limestone, granite, marble, slate, stone, fiberglass, porcelain, porcelain tile, ceramics and ceramic tiles. The chief reason that diamond tip drill bits are used on these extremely hard substances is due to heat build up during the drilling process. Regular drill bits do not chew into the harder materials as well as diamond tip drill bits do.

Regular drill bits also cause heat build up in the material, which will result in heat fractures and breakages in the material being drilled. Regular drill bits also have too much speed and pressure for the harder materials, resulting in breakage, heat build up and heat fractures in the material.

Diamond tip drill bits are also recommended for untempered glass, sandstone and marble, which are softer materials. However, the standard use of carbide tipped, spear point drill bits tend to cause breakage in these materials and cause chipping at the surface. The carbide tipped drill bits can also leave rough holes. Therefore, it is better to use diamond tip drill bits to ensure a smooth hole with no chipping and breakage.

Diamond tip drill bits are specially designed to grind through hard materials. They require slow drilling, lighter pressure than with regular drill bits and lots of lubrication. These three factors contribute to lessen heat build up which can severely damage the material.

The oil and natural gas well drilling industry uses diamond tip rotary drills to chip through rock and subsurface materials to get down the thousands of feet to the oil and gas. Materials in the ground are quite durable and require the use of diamond tip drill bits to ensure the smooth, deep drilling of the bore.

The next time you are planning on drilling, look carefully on what type of drill bit is best for your project. By choosing to use a diamond tip drill bit and following the three simple necessities of using these drill bits, you can increase the life of your drill bit tenfold.

 

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