Drill Bit

Abstract

There is provided a drill bit for cutting tiles comprising a hollow body portion bearing an annular cutting surface at one end and a wax plug located within the hollow body portion, wherein an internal wall of the hollow body portion has at least one region of reduced thickness so as to provide one or more channels along which melted wax can flow to reach cutting surface. The channels can be provided by an offset central passage within body portion, or as elongate grooves around the internal wall of the hollow body portion. The channels can be helical grooves.

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