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1. 
   DanH | Jan 26, 2006 04:20am | #1

   A standard carbide masonary bit will generally do the job. If the bit tends to wander when you're starting it (common on smooth glaze), use a sharp punch (eg, scratch awl) to very slightly dent the glaze, to give the bit a "home".

   Properly bedded, ceramic tile is remarkably rugged. You're not apt to break it unless it's a lousy tile job to begin with.

   If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people

   happy?

2. 
   dustinf | Jan 26, 2006 04:21am | #2

   Ceramic tile bit.  Available at any home center, or hardware store.

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   It's only satisfying if you eat it.

3. 
   BUIC | Jan 26, 2006 04:52am | #3

     Another vote for dustinf's tile bit.  Much safer for the tile and a cleaner hole then a standard masonry bit...Buic

4. 
   IdahoDon | Jan 26, 2006 05:08am | #4

   I usually use a sharp 1/8" masonry bit to get started and finish with a sharp bit of the needed diameter.  The smaller bit, if sharp, walks very little, and the larger bit drills quickly with a pilot hole.

   Just picked up a set of the spear shaped bits, but haven't had to try them yet.

   A fellow finish carp who worked with a great deal of commerical hardware, often through tile, prefers to use a smallish regular highspeed steel drill bit to chip the surface then go the rest of the way with the masonry bit.

   Good drilling,

   Don

5. 
   gordsco | Jan 26, 2006 05:15am | #5

   I'll third dustin's tile bit.

   Gord