Made a chandelier out of a TJMax vase with this vase. No cracks, no waste. A friend who sells on E-Bay estimated my creation at $300. I was charged for the instrument and $10 for the vase. Not bad. However, the tool looks like new. I didn't even have to use my drill press. I put a 12V in a hand drill, made a clay modeling bowl, poured some water in and drilled all three vases in 20 minutes.