Well the royal I'll be getting tomorrow is going into a RUB & was just wondering how you guys make breathing holes in yours?

The other tubs I've got are just cheapo ones from the range so I burnt holes in them as I wasn't too bothered how they looked [got black marks around the holes]. But I eventually would like to build a rack containing different sized RUB's. So would like it to look pretty nicely done.

I was going to drill hols in but wouldn't the tub crack?

Thanks

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If you place a piece of wood on the other side of the tub (so you drill through the tub into the wood) it shouldnt crack.

I dont drill any of mine though (because I would ruin them!) - I bought a cheap soldering iron from B&Q and melted the holes. It didnt leave black marks, just went through and left a nice melted hole with no sharp edges.

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i use a solding iron and it makes much neater holes than drilling...

make sure you're in a ventilated place though.. it stinks!!!

sami

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I do mine outside! Unless you fancy getting high, I would at least open a few windows

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we drill ours and only had one hole crack... should be fine if you use a piece of wood behind it

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my rubs are like a soft plastic so they do not crack when you drill holes in them. if you start of drilling slowly and not applying much preasure you should be fine

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haha it's cold outside lol

but gonna do the next lot in the garage.. there's plug sockets in there


when i did drill them (have carpal tunnel, which is getting worse, so i had to find a different way of doing it) i just had the drill on a low speed, and did it gently... and i only cracked one... and that was cuz i pressed too hard!

sami

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I made my dad do mine as i knew i'd f**k it up if i did it!!

He used a soldering iron!!

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I'll get my mum to buy me a cheap soldering iron then

Thanks guys.

How much do they cost roughly?

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I think mine was about £15, was the only on in B&Q at the time

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