Best Hole Saw Sets & Kits
Includes 11 hole saws, a small quick-change mandrel, a large quick-change mandrel, replacement parts, and case.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Awesome set!"
"Nice solid carrying case with metal clasps to boot."
"Works like a charm."
"Excellent hole saw kit."
"Awesome product, if it's Dewalt it's great."
"Need to drill holes of varying sizes?"
"Arrive on time, as described."
"A must have to complete and tool set."
Superior application results with exclusive tooth and set guide.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Not inexpensive, but as long as the teeth stay sharp and the fancy spring loaded arbors don't malfunction after commercial use, it seems a good value as a handy, consolidated kit for field electricians."
"Typical DeWalt construction."
"The shaft size on the larger arbor required use of the half inch drill; I had trouble getting the big drill into a couple if spots."
"I used it in a light aluminum slide but unfortunately the sides wear off."
"Great kit and love the quick mount."
"Does all that one would expect and it fits other hole saws that are not DeWalt brand."
Diamond Drill Bits, are also know as Diamond Core Drill Bits, Diamond Hole Saws or Bonded Diamond Drill Bits. They are often called Glass Drill or Tile Drill, but they are much more versatile since they are used to drill glass, ceramics, porcelain, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, limestone, slate, marble, granite, light stone, and fiberglass. 3.Low drill pressure and increased use of water lubrication will extend drill bit life considerably. SPEED KILLS: Reduced drill speeds, low drill pressure and increased use of water lubrication will extend drill bit life considerably.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you want to make more than 2 holes on porcelain tiles then for each size you need to buy more sets, they are not expensive anyway."
"My brother sent me on a hunt for him."
"They worked great but using these with a free hand drill would be a whole new challenge."
"I could do using the wide variety of sizes provided I think I may work on a couple of craft projects using empty wine bottles."
"Bought these because the price was right and I needed them as a back up for some Bosch carbide tipped drills in case they did not work."
"Smooth cutting without wobbling like some others I have used."
"My tips would be you need to put more water before you go, it helps a lot, just like a piece of cake."
"drilled 5 holes and it worked very well."
Best Hole Saws
** DRILL NOT INCLUDED *** ***NOT FOR PLASTER *** NOT FOR ENGINEERED WOODS SUCH AS PLYWOOD OR OSB OR MDF*** HSS BLADES NOT REPLACEABLE *** Great for DIYer cutting holes in soft sheetrock for recessed light cans and speakers. High speed steel blades cut through sheetrock and have a thin kerf profile to cut through wood, plastics, and delicate acoustic tile. Orange knob makes it simple to limit the cutting depth to reduce risk of cutting wires and pipes behind the sheetrock or paneling. 11" OD Shield - Cuts perfect holes from 1-5/8" to 8" - replacing hole saw kits with multiple saws.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This tool does exactly what it is supposed to do. The HSS blades that come with the kit were fairly dull after 8 cuts through the 2-layer ceiling. I ordered the carbide blades from the manufacturer for the next ceiling and was thrilled with the results."
"My research showed that a 6” can light might take a larger cut out, so I bought my lights first, took them out of the packaging and confirmed the size hole I needed to cut. You just set each blade to the marked size on the hole cutter measure bar (eg, I had some 6" cans that needed a 7" cut-out, and some 4" cans that needed a 5" cutout). I only had to identify the 'center' of the hole and started the pilot bit on that marking, and the hole was perfectly round, and cut in seconds where I wanted it. I highly recommend this hole cutter for the DIYer who has a home project requiring cutting perfect, holes!"
"I could cut 2 holes then had to sharpen the cutters. Since you can't buy new cutters for this model, I felt I was being forced to purchase the pro model for 15 holes."
"But most jobs you cut the same sized holes so you are not changing w each cut. One mistake I did make - I bought this for installing 6" and 8" ceiling speakers, thinking it's an 8" hole cutter , should be fine - my bad."
"The yellow rubber gasket sealed to the ceiling and the blades gave a super clean cut. The seal on the drill shaft is wonderful and the spring action is solid and precise."
Best Hole Saw Arbors
DEWALT's Heavy-Duty 3/8-Inch Shank Quick Change Mandrel features a spring-loaded collar that automatically engages drive pins, a patented Pilot Point tip that allows for faster penetration of materials, and double-set screws with a recessed combination head making it easy to quickly change centering bits. All quick change mandrels utillize hardened steel construction and have been tested through 15,000+ cycles to deliver jobsite durability. All quick change mandrels utillize hardened steel construction and have been tested through 15,000+ cycles to deliver jobsite durability.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When I first pulled it out of the packaging, I was afraid that it wouldn't fit my rechargeable drill but it fit just fine."
"It's easy to retract and hold while spinning a hole saw on or off the arbor. The Irwin, Milwaukee, and Lenox hole saws all installed easily on the DeWalt arbor."
"Nice adjustability of the center drill bit inside the circle saw component."
"Thus there is no way to reliably order a Dewalt arbor for a 3/8" drill to fit a hole saw with a 5/8"-18 engagement thread."
"As this was my first hole saw and I didn't already have the mandrel portion, I ordered the combo of 2"-dia (2"-max-depth) hole saw and 7/16"-shank mandrel [DW1803] recommended by Amazon. The 2 pegs in the silver-colored locking collar snap into one of the 2 opposing-hole pairs in the bottom of any Dewalt hole saw to hold the cutting end in place, but at the same time prevent the hole saw from locking itself onto the mandrel under the torque of drilling. Just slip the mandrel shank into your drill chuck & tighten down, then with the drill positioned the way you'll be using it (butt end against your belly), use one hand to pull the locking collar toward you as far as you can, and the other hand to screw the barrel end of the hole saw onto the threaded part of the mandrel. You should end up such that tightening the barrel part all the way down leaves the locking pins misaligned with both of the crosswise pairs of receiving holes, at which point you unscrew the barrel just enough to allow the pins to snap into the nearest hole pair. Lastly, I used the centering hole left in the tenon by the pilot bit of the hole-saw mandrel by drilling a same-1/4"-diameter hole the rest of the way through the center of the mortise (which in my case only went 1.5" sideways into a 4x4, roughly halfway through) and then using a lag screw started from the opposite side of the 4x4 to firmly fasten everything together."
"This quick change Mandrel is required when using other style hole cutting saw blades."
"I purchased (http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D180034-8-Inch-Standard-Bi-Metal/dp/B00005LEZB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419370355&sr=8-1&keywords=DEWALT+D180034+2-1%2F8-Inch+Standard+Bi-Metal+Hole+Saw) as well from Amazon which is a great product."
"The locking pins will even match up on my other hole saws so...I am not sure if this is by design or by accident but the end result is they fit and it really makes your hole saw fit good and snug."