Met History wrote: > ... whenever I drill into 1910's/1920's mudset bathroom tile for a hole for a > lead anchor. Luddite- remember better living through plastic- Why not use lead wool or a wood dowel. But them I'm a big fan of "Tap-Con" anchorless screws > The "masonry bit" chatters around like Ken when he has to take > a leak at a jobsite meeting, and when I finally get into the real stuff > behind it is such slow going that I begin to think of buying one of those > nail guns. Forget the ramset- but use the ramset nail to punch the glazing @ the tile-gently- some guys believe in putting a piece of masking tape over the spot to be drilled first, then punching- the trick is to give the drill bit some purchase other wise it's skittering around like Drew looking for a simile- drill slowly- this might be one of the first things you look @ in the morning for the rest of your life. Back when I worked for a living- if it was hole that absotootly had to be on the money I might take the time to pre-bore a piece of ply to use as a template, hot melt glue it to the tile & bore through it. Drew "I'm not an Engineer, but I do Play one on TV" Diaz