A real workhorse on your jewelry bench is a drill press. It's a must-have for successful drilling. This tool has a small footprint and packs a lot of power. Pair it with a press vise and drill bits and you are ready to drill through stones, beads and found objects.
Once you have added holes to your pieces, you can link them together with wire wrapping to incorporate them into finished jewelry. Jewelry Tools has the essential pliers you need to start with this jewelry-making basic.
Drill Size Conversion Table
Drill Size Conversion Table (Inches to MM)
Drill #
Diameter (Inches)
Diameter (mm)
30
.1285
3.264
31
.1200
3.048
32
.1160
2.946
33
.1130
2.870
34
.1110
2.819
35
.1100
2.794
36
.1065
2.705
37
.1040
2.642
38
.1015
2.578
39
.0995
2.528
40
.0980
2.489
41
.0960
2.438
42
.0935
2.378
43
.0890
2.261
44
.0860
2.184
45
.0820
2.083
46
.0810
2.057
47
.0785
1.994
48
.0760
1.930
49
.0730
1.854
50
.0700
1.778
51
.0670
1.702
52
.0635
1.613
53
.0595
1.512
54
.0550
1.397
55
.0520
1.321
56
.0465
1.181
57
.0430
1.092
58
.0420
1.067
59
.0410
1.041
60
.0400
1.016
61
.0390
0.990
62
.0380
0.965
63
.0370
0.940
64
.0360
0.914
65
.0350
0.889
66
.0330
0.838
67
.0320
0.813
68
.0310
0.787
69
.0292
0.734
70
.0280
0.712
71
.0260
0.660
72
.0250
0.635
73
.0240
0.610
74
.0225
0.572
75
.0210
0.533
76
.0200
0.508
77
.0180
0.457
78
.0160
0.406
79
.0145
0.369
80
.0135
0.343
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