On 1/20/2018 2:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 10:21:48 AM UTC-10, esta vieja casa wrote:
>> On 1/20/2018 1:14 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 6:38:30 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have one on the side of the shower. Not anchored in the way suggested,
>>>> but with suction cups. It works fine.
>>>>
>>>> Like this:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-Tech-Hea...al+suction+cup
>>>
>>> I have used the suction cup ones before. Occasionally it would lose its grip and I'd find it in the bathtub. I replaced that with a standard grab rail. I've been trying to install one on the bath downstairs but have been having a tough time drilling through the tile.
>>>
>>
>> Start with a real small carbide tip masonry bit, go super slow at first
>> and if you can either make a scratch awl tiny x or just use two pieces
>> of electrical tape and make X with the drill bit centered.
>>
>> That helps prevent the skipping around silliness, which can make a mess
>> of the tile you don't want to drill.
>>
>> The key thing is consistent pressure and maybe have your wife pour some
>> water over the bit if it heats up.
>>
>> I used to use cutting fluid but it over-lubricates.
>
> I've tried that. Upstairs tile was easy to drill through. Downstairs tile is stopid hard. I'm going to try diamond bits next.
>

Dang, that's some space shuttle grade tile man!