Pearl holding devices

All, I use my old leathered,buffed out fingers and a standard drill
bit in a fordom handpiece.I hold the pearl between my thumb and index
fingers and rest my hand on my bench pin .I hold the fordom like a pen
at a forty five degree and go to town.I use bur life on the bit and do
not let the pearl overheat.I also use a new or sharp bit It has worked
for me for years.J Morley Coyote Ridge Studio