- 1). Lay the plate upside down on a stable surface.
- 2). Paste a piece of masking tape or painter's tape over the center of the bottom of the plate. The tape helps prevent the drill bit from slipping.
- 3). Measure the center of the plate and use a pencil to mark the spot on the masking or painter's tape.
- 4). Wear a pair of goggles to protect your eyes.
- 5). Drill through the marked spot in the center of the glass plate using a glass or tile drill bit. Drill slowly and apply a firm pressure. The drill bit may get hot and you may have to stop and let the drill bit and the glass plate cool down several times.
- 6). Remove the masking or painter's tape from the bottom of the glass plate.
- 7). Mark the center of one end of the wooden dowel with a pencil.
- 8). Drill as deeply as possible into the marked spot with a 1/8-inch wood drill bit.
- 9). Thread a sheet metal screw through a fender washer, the glass plate and another fender washer.
- 10
Insert the end of the screw sticking out from the base of the plate into the hole you previously drilled in the end of the wooden dowel. - 11
Stick the other end of the wooden dowel into the ground.
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