How to cut a hole in various types of sinks

The absence of holes for taps or faucets in modern sinks is not a marriage, but a necessity. Technology installation of such products involve several positions for the wash itself.

The product line offers several basic diameters for plumbing equipment - try here to guess which one is needed! We will not guess, we will install.

Two types of sinks

The most popular now are two types of kitchen sinks:

• Stainless steel sinks;
• Porcelain stoneware products.

And with stainless steel and porcelain stoneware manufacturers are in no hurry to drill holes, at the mercy of these little things sellers.

Note! In stores selling sinks, you can agree on the drilling of holes. The price of manipulation is lifting, you specify the diameter and place, pay and get the finished product with places for installation of taps, mixers.

The problem has been solved, this can be used to close the topic under discussion, but there are situations that radically change the original plans. Moreover, the desire to do everything with your own hands, and the pleasure that you get from a job well done is incomparable.

Independent work

Simple things can turn the world around. The initial desire to install a crane on the right side in the corner will be nullified if your spouse is left-handed.

On a note! In the kitchen, as nowhere else, great importance is attached to beauty, functionality, ergonomics as well. It is very inconvenient for left-handers to open the valve on the right with their left hand. Water falls on hand.

We recommend that you first place the sink in place, take a closer look, and then decide and choose places for nests. Have you opted for the decision to do the work yourself?

Our instruction:

1. All work with the product before installation in a stationary place, these simple actions you prevent the deformation of the object and premature damage;
2. Sink set horizontally on a wooden base. Drill a small hole with a drill for metal; 5-6 mm is enough to determine with the center of the circle;

Tip! If you use punches and hammer, then the above-mentioned manipulation is not required.

1. And then three ways to choose from:

• Hammer and punch. Here, you simply punch the entire fixed bowl with special nozzles by hand, the nozzle is initially selected to the diameter of the hole in the sink for a mixer or faucet;
• Punch special design. This is a mechanical toy that uses the extrusion method. Such a piercer consists of a threaded pin and two nozzles, a tap and a pressing washer with a turnkey wrench. Having installed the pin into the hole from the outside, having wound the washer with the head, you use the key to perform a pull-up pressing. The result of this manipulation is a hole in a stainless steel sink under the mixer;
• The third way is a special drill, called a carrot. The name stuck so much that even on the original packaging of the goods, it is not called a drill carrot. The drill is represented by a cone, with a cutting edge diameter from 6 to 32 and even 38 mm. We will not describe the principle of using a drill, everything is clear.

In the piggy bank! Sometimes consumer choice stops on mixers with large-diameter glasses. Siphon for washing with a large hole requires a large landing nest. Then there are several exits: the first is to order a hole in the store, the second is to drill several holes of smaller diameter around the circumference. Then simply connect them together by removing the inner circle with a chisel. However, accuracy and accuracy of movements will be required.

Than to drill a hole in the sink of stainless steel - we disassembled, go to the stones.

Stone and under the stone

Much more interesting is the topic of drilling landing nests in stone washers.

What are we doing?

• In the place of the intended hole, make a mark and drill through;

Note! Simple manipulation - working with a drill - in practice is not too simple. Drill with pobedit insert for this work is contraindicated, it is not so much drills, how many cuts, bows material. The metal drill showed itself well, but small revolutions of the drill itself are needed (ideally it is better to use a hand drill). At high speeds, the edges melt.

• While drilling, the material can heat up quickly, but this is difficult to control. Drilling holes in the sink of artificial stone is better to spend a thin drill. We work on the perimeter of the entire future nest;
• Partitions between the holes are recommended to “pass” in two ways:
• We cut the strokes with an electric soldering iron, followed by knocking out the cork with a hammer;
• With a fret saw material is not bad sawed. Although this process is longer, but the edge is the most even;
• Grinding the circumference of the hole is made round abrasive nozzle for the entire circumference. If there is not one in the farm, use a regular round file.

In the piggy bank! You can drill a hole in a sink made of artificial stone with a diamond drill, if you have one.

We inform! In some bowls there are special tags. These are the places where you can punch a hole by sighting with a hammer. It is necessary to do this with caution, the labels themselves are marked with paper stickers that can slip during transportation. A blow to another point can only lead to the destruction of the material.

Finally

The topic of how to cut a hole in the sink under the mixer, we dismantled. It remains to view the video in this article for visualization and a full view of the process. However, if you are not sure about the result, it is better to contact the specialists.