can you?

[motoman32002]

can you drill the bottom of the walmart brand 10 gal tanks?

 

[cr500_af]

Not 100% sure, but I think the bottoms are tempered. Even if they aren't, the 10g tanks are so thin that you have about a 50% chance of cracking it while drilling. You can drill the backs for sure (but they are still bad about cracking).

 

[kayakatl]

See if you can find used $10 10 gal tanks... I have a 10 gal that Chris at FishScales drilled for me. First one cracked, second was perfect. When you punch through the glass a the end that is the critical part! Dont have hardly any pressure on the drill and be ready to yank back up as soon as you feel it go through. I do not think any 10 gal are tempered on the bottom, but I could be wrong.

 

[motoman32002]

thanks ill be helping chris tom so ill run it by him

 

[grouper therapy]

You can drill them fairly easy . The trick I figured out is to only tighten the chuck on the bit slightly so then when it starts to punch through it doesn't bind and break the glass . Really loose so that it will occasionally spin while you are drilling. This also prevent you from putting too much pressure on the drill.