dremmel .. like how hard could it be??

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Well I had the afternoon off and I thought I'd try drilling a 1 1/4 inch hole in my refugium. I have a couple of tips..if anyone is interested..
1... after everything is all ready and you have done your test drill on your very thin peice of glass...well check out the thickness of your aquarium first. If it's 3/8"...well stop now.
2...if you still decide to continue...well it takes a long time...like 3 1/2 hours
3...if you get impatient and decide to drill on the inside of your half full aquarium remember dremmels don't work underwater...and then Don't touch the grounded stand!
4...If you are working in a cramped spot, something that is immediately apparent is that although the dremmels are quite slow on glass...they work great on skin
5...As your dremmel heats up...and gets too hot to hold...well stop then. Apparently you can burn out dremmels
6...After you switch to your drill...remember they don't work under water either..and then they spit water all over you..and then DON"T touch the stand either (especially with your head!)
7...And finally if you have the afternoon off sometime..and your thinking "how hard could it be" ... run away...