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Offline Sean

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What type of drill bit do you use to drill Himalayan rock salt ?
« on: July 06, 2016, 08:56:12 AM »
I have a chunk of Himalayan rock salt that I need to drill a hole thru to attach a rope.
What type of drill bit do you use to drill Himalayan rock salt ?
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Offline Guido Salvage

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Re: What type of drill bit do you use to drill Himalayan rock salt ?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2016, 09:09:14 PM »
I have no idea what Himalayan rock salt is, but I will take a stab and say masonry bit.
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Offline J.A.F.E.

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Re: What type of drill bit do you use to drill Himalayan rock salt ?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 11:50:33 PM »
I believe it is just regular old sodium chloride with a little iron oxide giving it a reddish color
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Offline Sean

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Re: What type of drill bit do you use to drill Himalayan rock salt ?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2016, 04:58:31 AM »
I used a 3/8" masonry drill bit in an ordinary drill.
Easy!
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