The impossible hole

This is a story of the impossible hole.

Im not saying it was impossible to make, but before I realized how to do it I was facing a typical situation in my life.
Bad conditions representing something I would not prefer,
and it seemed like there was no way out feeling discouraged about them.

But I could not recommend anyone to do something like this except in an emergency,
 because it is a lot of unnecessary work, 

requires immense focus over relatively long periof of time 

and angel grinders as a tool can somethimes be tricky.

.......

 So I was doing this bathroom tiling in the middle of the woods far away from the closest big hardware store
and it was a tight weekend to wrap up all the tiling.


And because every story needs a villain this is it;

 A box of cheap set of hole saw drills for tiles.
I asked my friend to bring them for me to make few holes.
I mean it was just a black box.
It had no name, no brand.. Nothing, and that is how they where selling it in the shop :)

Usually I work with people who have these tools as well, and because the need for new tools is never ending, sometimes Im satisfied with moderate quality.

The whole bathroom had like a single hole in a middle of a tile, since all the plumming was coming on the surface.
So I was quite certain that these saw blades would do it,
 but this is what happend.

The centering drill got destroyed immediately from trying to get trough.
I had to make those holes with a other dimond, but the actual hole saw blade hardly scratch the surface.
A hi speed drill with a proper cooling with water,
a lot of time,
and still the hole saw blade went in just like a millimeter.

So the question was how to make a hole in the middle of a hard tile with these tools.

The hole should be from 73 to 75mm and this angle grinder blade is 115mm !
First I thought it was impossible to have and impeccable solution for my situation,

but then I realized that I can make the hole with the angle grinder
and I can finish this tiling over the weekend!

 So first I started by using the hole saw drill to draw two circles.
And then I grinded the perimiter with the 115mm blade and made a cross in the middle.
 

It looked like this from behind and I could continue from the back.

 Then I cut off everything that I could to clear it out,

  Cleaned the rest with the blade from behind coming very close to the edge.

And it became like this;

The other hole was easy to do from the border.

 And from behind - what was previoisly known to me as a impossible hole - looked like this!

 Cleaning it a bit after first fitting.

Adding the plaster,

 and putting the tiles to the place they belonged.

These holes became my gift to the house.
I did not charge of the time it took me to make them,
because I felt it was my responsability to have the proper tools with me in the first place.

And suprisingly it became a journey of excitement
to see how I would manage to change my beliefs about the (w)hole situation.

A classic stand

I've been busy working on house renovation and construction lately, but here's a glimpse of especial tinkering. I was asked to make this classic stand and this is the streak.

First this antique piece of wood was selected and cut to the lenght requested.

Then I procecced it by sanding it slightly to rounden it and to get it splinter free. 

Only the finest paper was used to bring out the awesomeness of the wood, the figures of the original round saw blade.The patina was left untouched.

 

The holder slabs were needed to be made well to hide the attatchement and to take any weight neccessary.

 Then I made the bed,

 and sank it in a millimeter under the surface of the wood, so the brass will not touch the wall.

 Then after careful measurements and pre-drilling, I simply attached every screw to its center.

The hooks are new swedish production, but untreated, so they will darken nicely over time.

And rise and shine!A touch of timelessness to a modern apartment.