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Feb 28, 2023 14:11:28 GMT
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I needed to put some holes in a piece of scrap wood the other day and very quickly came to the conclusion that the holesaws I have are just a bit rubbish. I think they were a set that comes as part of the accessories with a drill in a moulded case, so they're unlikely to be much cop anyway. I have a budget of about £40. I will be mainly using them on plastics and wood, but every so often *might* want to use them on mild steel. Are there specific types to avoid? I am not going to be using them for anything work-related - so the really expensive ones are out - this is just for occasional hobby usage. What do you recommend? Can anyone tell I have a birthday coming up??  |
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Dez
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Feb 28, 2023 14:18:46 GMT
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I’d buy a proper decent arbour and buy each holesaw individually as you need a specific size. For what you’re doing screwfix or toolstation jobs will be fine, you have to be doing a lot of holes in steel to need anything better. Means you have decent quality ones and only in the sizes you need.
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stealthstylz
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Feb 28, 2023 16:18:19 GMT
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I use Abracs versions on steel. Well happy with them for the price, I just buy what size I need for a particular job.
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Feb 28, 2023 19:06:22 GMT
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Some useful answers there gang, as always on RR - thank you everyone.
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I was going to say I've used the starrett ones a friend has, and bosch, definitely a marked difference in quality and concentricity over the own brand stuff like Erbauer. |
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jimi
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You won't go wrong with Starrett holesaws, I've used them for many years on all kinds of material. If your cutting metal, keep the speed down and use a cutting paste/coolant otherwise you'll overheat and blunt the blades, even wood will overheat the blade if the speed it to high, the slower the better 😉
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Yes, I agree with all the choices above, the only caveat I would add was Teeth per inch of the saw, Most modern holes saws seem to have a coarse "blade" great if you are whacking thru wood and plastics, bit really do have a habit of picking up and snatching when going thru sheet metal, if you can find a set with a finer "blade" that will help preserve your fingers, wrists and the Job you have decided to cut a hole into, in my box of saws, I do have a few old fine hole saws, which I generally save for thin metal or cutting into a radiused surface, yes they do tend to be slower, but they often cut a neater hole.
Another option for sheet metal are draw thru hole punches, these used to be out of reach for the average DIYer but they are readily available for not a great deal of money
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Last Edit: Mar 2, 2023 8:15:32 GMT by v8ian
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