jtill wrote:
Susan Erickson wrote:
On 29 Jun 2006 10:13:26 -0700, "jtill" wrote:

I cannot get a S/H pot big enough. I have a plastic dishpan ready to
drill and pot in that but it looks like a dishpan. So Bob suggested a
bulb pan (Glazed) and that looks good to me. So I found a pretty one
and plan to drill it for S/H and plug the bottom hole. .....

The best drills for clay pots are the special, very hard spade bits
used for drilling glass and ceramic tile, but you probably know that.

I've used them on glazed and unglazed pots; they cut through very fast
and leave nice, clean holes.

J. Del Col

....and if you soak the pot first, it's even better.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


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jtill wrote:
Susan Erickson wrote:
On 29 Jun 2006 10:13:26 -0700, "jtill" wrote:

I cannot get a S/H pot big enough. I have a plastic dishpan ready to
drill and pot in that but it looks like a dishpan. So Bob suggested a
bulb pan (Glazed) and that looks good to me. So I found a pretty one
and plan to drill it for S/H and plug the bottom hole. .....

The best drills for clay pots are the special, very hard spade bits
used for drilling glass and ceramic tile, but you probably know that.

I've used them on glazed and unglazed pots; they cut through very fast
and leave nice, clean holes.

J. Del Col

Ray wrote:
...and if you soak the pot first, it's even better.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


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jtill wrote:
Susan Erickson wrote:
On 29 Jun 2006 10:13:26 -0700, "jtill" wrote:

I cannot get a S/H pot big enough. I have a plastic dishpan ready to
drill and pot in that but it looks like a dishpan. So Bob suggested a
bulb pan (Glazed) and that looks good to me. So I found a pretty one
and plan to drill it for S/H and plug the bottom hole. .....

The best drills for clay pots are the special, very hard spade bits
used for drilling glass and ceramic tile, but you probably know that.

I've used them on glazed and unglazed pots; they cut through very fast
and leave nice, clean holes.

J. Del Col


Well, after all that I have some MISCO pots that are big enough and
have a side opening where you can see the water level. They have a
shelf inside, four actually, with areas where the PrimeAgra can be in
contact with the water. Ray must have designed these things, perfect.
If I kill these plants it will be from oxygen overload!.
Thanks for the discussion! Will keep you posted.