Dead Coral pieces

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Went to Caladesi Island this last weekend and found some pieces of dead SPS on the beach. I plan on drilling some holes in them, sliding some leather string through and having a couple of rear view mirror ornaments. Think I should dip them in some kind of glue/water solution to help them hold up? Any advice or should I just drill, carefully?

 

[Smitty]

A small drill bit should do the trick.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

A small drill bit should do the trick.

Ya, turns out, dead coral is pretty hard, lol! Put some pressure on the drill and it just popped the piece in half. So I just wrapped the leather strap around another piece. Oh well.

 

[Smitty]

Oh well, at least you tried. :)

 

[Tristan]

Went to Caladesi Island this last weekend and found some pieces of dead SPS on the beach. I plan on drilling some holes in them, sliding some leather string through and having a couple of rear view mirror ornaments. Think I should dip them in some kind of glue/water solution to help them hold up? Any advice or should I just drill, carefully?

Nice. that would get me arrested in guam

 

[fastrd400]

I was gonna say to buy a masonry bit and do it slow, making sure not to put too much pressure on the drill for that exact reason. I am planning on doing the same thing with a bunch of dead coral I picked up in Hawaii. But I am planning on using them on the ribbons at Christmas time.

 

[dcantucson]

Evan be careful when drilling into the dead corals as they can easily break and ............. oh never mind. Hope I'm not too late. :mrgreen:

 

[bjohanson1234]

Ya, turns out, dead coral is pretty hard, lol! Put some pressure on the drill and it just popped the piece in half. So I just wrapped the leather strap around another piece. Oh well.

Next time try a small masonry bit in a hammer drill. It will probably work a bit better