What Size diamond bit for 1'' 1/2'' pipe?

[Twz]

Well im going to drill my tank myself and wondering what size bit i need for 1'' 1/2'' pipe?
(I dont know if all buckheads use the same size hole but yea)

[NeveSSL]

Depends on the bulkhead. Check out glass-holes.com . They sell hole saws and bulkheads and they have great prices and great customer service.

They can hook you up with both... I just ordered mine from there for a replumbing of my tank!

Brandon

[Twz]

Thank you.

[nanoDude]

1 1/2" pipe requires a 2 3/8" hole if you are using SCH40 pipe.

[Twz]

Uhh I just tryed to place a order on two 1 1/2'' bulkheads and the 2 3/8'' drill bit and i clicked check out and it returned me back the the page were i fill out my adress infromation

[Twz]

Sorry
Dont worry about that i had the wrong card number entered =S

[xJake]

oo, nice website. Thanks for sharing. I was gonna order my diamond holesaws from the guy on ebay but now I think I'm gonna go with that site.

[Twz]

Originally posted by xJake
oo, nice website. Thanks for sharing. I was gonna order my diamond holesaws from the guy on ebay but now I think I'm gonna go with that site.

As was I
i now know that i will have the correct bulkheads for the bit =D
Btw Thank you for the site =D

[NeveSSL]

No problem at all... they are great guys and have great prices!

Thats exactly why I ordered from them, too. This way I KNEW I would get the correct diamond hole saw size for the bulkhead. Last time I drilled, my holes were about 2mm off... and that means A LOT of time with the Dremel trying to make them big enough! Major pain!

Brandon

[nanoDude]

You could also check out www.diamondbitsusa.com .

[NeveSSL]

They seem to be about the same prices but without free shipping (as far as I can tell).

Brandon

[uncleant]

a hole for a 1 1/2 inch bulkhead is 2 2/3 inch

[nanoDude]

Originally posted by NeveSSL
They seem to be about the same prices but without free shipping (as far as I can tell).

Brandon

Actually, diamondbits is cheaper on just about everything except the big bits plus they have free shipping over $20. But, they don't have the other plumbing stuff glass-holes has. It's hard to get a better domain name than glass-holes .

[nanoDude]

Originally posted by uncleant
a hole for a 1 1/2 inch bulkhead is 2 2/3 inch

not for standard SCH40 bulkheads

[NeveSSL]

Oh, ok, cool man.

You uh... wouldn't happen to have any special interest in diamondbits would ya?

Brandon

[nanoDude]

I was just trying to offer another alternative and save him a couple bucks. This hobby is expensive enough as it is. I think the cheapest route to go is still to get the ones off eBay as long as you don't mind waiting a couple weeks for them to ship from China.

[nodbugger]

I just installed an overflow kit from glass-holes yesterday, so far its working great.

[NeveSSL]

Expensive? This hobby? What?!

Totally cool man. I know an RC member has it in their "occupation" that they own diamondbitsusa... and yours seems to have changed a bit... but its all good.

nodbugger: Good to hear about the overflow! I really like their design, and thought about using one when I replumb my tank, but decided against it simply because I've already got a horizontal overflow and it is easy to do another one. But now someone is wanting to sell a 90 gallon and I'm wanting to talk my wife into it!

Brandon