Can I drill a hole with a cutting/engraving bit (Dremel)?

Question

I need to put holes into tiny shells to make a necklace. Will a tiny engraving/cutting bit work? The Dremel site does not have this information, so please don't post it.

Answer 1

for small holes it should work.  There are many different bits to use and one of them should do it.  Also you could put a small drill bit in it and it should work fine.

Answer 2

practice first on some old shells....I tried making a wind chime out of shells and some shells already had holes but the ones that did not I just a put a very tiny & skinny drill bit in my dremel but it was hard to hold the shell so I put it in a clothes pin as a clamp was too hard and broke some shells.  I imagine you could use  a pr of long tweezers to hold the tiny shells.  Some of the shells also broke when drilling.  I found if I put some clear tape on the shell over where I drilled the hole they did not break.

Good luck with  making your necklace.