Drilling holes in car tyres

In the sidewalls, I mean. My wife wants to do this to make chairs. I reckon it would be really hard work. The design calls for 10 or so holes per chair.

Pretty easy to put a nail through one. How big a hole?

Would have thought that a good holesaw would go through pretty easily.

Did it for drainage in tractor tyres, used a 10mm wood bit and some oomph, the drill did smoke a bit but it was cheap.

You’re trying to make chairs out of car tyres? It says everything that you need to know about the so-called “recovery”.

Yep – use a holesaw with centre drill to keep in line.

A simple twist drill will do if the holes are to be smallish.

Are there there no steel wires in it?
I would imagine it would stop the drill/break your wrist?

I would imagine it would stop the drill/break your wrist?

Depends how strong you are 😉

You’re trying to make chairs out of car tyres? It says everything that you need to know about the so-called “recovery”.

It’s a chilling vision of what life under the greens would be like.

Depends how strong you are

My wrist strength is…eeerm…..yeah. 😳

It’s a chilling vision of what life under the greens would be like

I know, the development of a circular economy will probably kill us all. Oh, wait…

Shouldn’t be wires in the sidewalls, they’re generally only along the tread.

Should be easy enough, tyres aren’t that tough to cut on the walls, I’ve removed them from rims using just a stanley knife before. Use a drill or punch.

There will be a man-made fibre in the walls. Nylon, HDPE or something similar that will be grabby.

Try a hole saw but be careful for grabbing and hurting your wrist. Maybe use an electric drill in screwdriver mode and start with low torque? Too fast will cause melting so don’t inhale it.

Another way is just us a stanley knife to make a slit and then use a full size hacksaw blade with some tape wrapped around the top bit where you are holding and hand saw out a drain hole.

Depends how big you need the holes to be, but a normal hss drill bit should be fine.

Made a few tyre swings before and just used a normal 10mm drill bit to make the bolt holes and drain holes.

Went through really easily.

Have you considered a laser?

Or a waterjet cutter?

Or a waterjet cutter?

Hush now, no need for sensible suggestions!

Gas axe or nothing.

Shoot them?

Having watch Fast and Furious 7 I can state with confidence that tyres are utterly unharmed by any number of bullets.

So, no.

Car tyres cut very easily if you dip you cutting tool in diesel.

Used to cut fenders for my yacht this way no problem,.

You’re trying to make chairs out of car tyres?

No. My wife is. Just don’t ask.. Smile and nod.

Holes are for rope so 10mm would be ok. My wife doesn’t do this kind of thing often though so she might struggle with kick back. Esp as our cordless drill is a bit knackered so we might only be able to use the corded one which is a lot more powerful.

I have an old tyre behind my punch bag. I put holes in for drainage just using a nail then a bigger punch to make the hole bigger. One hole in sidewall one between grooves on the tread.

Would be better doing it with a punch as king ocelet says above.

Get a block of wood and a bit of tube and a big hammer and give it a good whack!

No idea about a car tyre but a couple of kids came to me with a mahoosive tractor tyre they wanted to put castors on the bottom of and padded sheet of wood on the top for a sort of seat. I was busy so just gave them a cordless (a good one mind) and let them get on with it. Half an hour later they were finished with 24 holes 7mm holes drilled (6 wheels, 4 holes each). So it can’t be that hard.

Ah, this all reminds me of my youth. My dad would put us inside a tyre and push us down a hill.

They were good years.

Did he look disappointed when you turned up back at home later on? 😀

Just use plenty of lube, otherwise you risk wrist strain.

(and for the tyre hole drilling thing too…….. #doublentendresforthewin )

@ welshfarmer 🙂

What about heating a steel bar of the right diameter and melting the holes?

hole punch and a block of wood underneath?

It’s not really for a chair ,is it ?

It’s not really for a chair ,is it ?

🙂 that’s exactly what I made (x6)

Drilling really isn’t an issue. 3x 10mm holes on top for the eye bolts.
Loads of 6mm holes underneath for drainage.

Took about 5 mins per tyre. No lubricant or kickback/wrist strain etc.

There are many ways to make a hole in a tyre I’m sure, but drilling is the obvious one.

Yeah many over complicated answers but it is stw… Drilling is easy.

So what tyres for making furniture then?

[chinese accent]This chair smells rubbery[/chinese accent]

“This chair is rubbery” shirley ?

If it’s not a swing,then it’s going to be a …

VW powered lounge chair ( donor vehicle in the background)with overtaking scanner.