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Marc · May 16th, 2009

I need some help, I want to get some glass blocks and I did find some at Hobby Lobby that can be used to put the lights in but they are expensive and I found some at lowes but they don't have the hole in them, my questions is:

Do you know where I can get the pre cut blocks wholesale?
Is it hard to drill a whole in the solid ones to make it a bank?
Has anyone decorated any glass blocks if so can you post some pics?

Kimsie · May 16th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Marc


	I need some help, I want to get some glass blocks and I did find some at Hobby Lobby that can be used to put the lights in but they are expensive and I found some at lowes but they don't have the hole in them, my questions is: Do you know where I can get the pre cut blocks wholesale? Is it hard to drill a whole in the solid ones to make it a bank? Has anyone decorated any glass blocks if so can you post some pics?

I've gotten the glass blocks a tried to drill them and I busted a lot of blocks-so I'm interested in this also!

ino · May 17th, 2009

Basically You would need a pillar drill with carbide tips drill on very low revolutions,constant water dripping on bit and expect a failure rate of about 25% if you're lucky.

It might be wiser to contact a specialized glazier and see if they could do it for you.

DTFuqua · May 17th, 2009

Are you using the glass block for sandblasting? If so, try just blasting a hole in it .

OutlawCustom · May 19th, 2009

I took mine to a local glass shop (they do custom-cut mirrors, bathroom glass, etc) and said "I need a .5" hole HERE" and paid them $5/block to do it for me. I stuffed them with LED twinkle lights, used them through the Christmas season for on-site display, then sold them to one of my last venues for about 2x what I paid for them. I figure that this worked so well I can just do it again next (this) year if I want to.

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