Good hole saws

[anydzzdae38]

Looking for a good set of hole saws. I will be cutting mostly sheet metal but occasionally wood, fiberglass, plastic, etc. I will use mostly the 2-3 inch range.

What do you recommend?

 

[cowboy73]

Lennox brand are pretty good but kinda pricey.

 

[pt109]

Morse, but a little bit pricey as well.

-Ken

 

[crewchief888]

good hole saws are usually a little pricey

cheap ones usually dont last very long

as far as availability, i've been buying ridgid, and they seems to be holding up pretty good.

 

[cderalow]

I've got a bunch of 'the real mccoy' holesaws by morse. US made, and have been to hell and back cutting pretty much any and everything under the sun (light gauge metal, lots of aluminum, plastics, woods, even some brick/cmu)

 

[amguttin]

i have the bimetal set of porter cables from home depot. they are decent for the money. i had them professionally sharpened and now they are real nice.

 

[t100]

I use Ruko(made in Germany) for stainless and 4130.

 

[Outlawmws]

Also Starrett, and I think it was Capwell; (or at least they used to, my set of hole saws (mixed brands) are pretty old by now...)

 

[bindernut]

I was just about to post the same question. I need a good 4" hole saw for cutting some 4/4 oak & cherry when I make wine racks. Local grainger has morse brand in stock so I will probably go that route.

 

[Monte]

www.wilpu.de

 

[archirelic]

I've had success with Ruko.

 

[anydzzdae38]

Are there any brick and mortar stores besides Grainger that carry the Morse? Those look real nice.

 

[trents99]

MSC has some pretty good pricing on Morse kits in this month's Super Saver book. They are on page 12.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMCTLG=08&PMPAGE=1&cm_re=tpnv-_-splof-_-supsv

 

[trboxman]

I have a mix of Lennox, Morse and Starrett...no complaints about any of them.

 

[Toolfool]

I recently got one of those promo giveaways from Lennox for their new hole saw line. They sent (at their discretion) a 2" saw. It cuts really well and has a new notched and stepped design on the side for easier clearing of the plug. I'll be buying these next time I need a hole saw.

 

[twincam00]

Lennox or Milwaukee

 

[machine_punk]

I've been happy with my Milwaukee hole saws (from Home Depot). I like their arbor. You screw the hole saw on almost all the way, then engage push the hub in to engage a couple of sturdy pins, which drive the saw and keep it from wedging onto the arbor...


While I like Ace Hardware for a lot of things, their brand of hole saw has the 'hub' permanently attached (instead of screwing the hole saw onto an arbor). The pilot is replaceable, though. I'm not sure I would like that.

 

[HAP]

One of the hardest things on a hole saw is drilling fiberglass... I bought a few Morse carbide tip hole saws mainly for using in my mill.

HAP

 

[JASTECH]

I have the Morse maintnance set, then some seperate red ones I don't recall the brand and then some Herbrand I think they are. The Morse I purchased from Menards all in a plastic blow case which are great.

 

[cderalow]

Are there any brick and mortar stores besides Grainger that carry the Morse? Those look real nice.

I honestly got mine from a sears hardware only store that existed years ago in my home town.

 

[TheGrooveking]

Don't forget to use cutting oil when cutting metals, it'll make you hole saws last a lot longer. I know it makes somewhat of a mess and is a ***** to clean up, but its cheaper than buying new holes saws.

TheGrooveking

 

[anydzzdae38]

Went out to Lowe's today and picked up a 2" (my most commonly used size) and a quick change arbor for just over $31. Lenox brand still shows Made in USA!

Thanks for your input guys.

 

[Climber]

Just got it today.
Awesome quality. Worth it every penny.
Blair Carbide Holcutters.

 

[cobymoby]

The Blair holsaws are good and I only use them on stainless since they are so expensive. For mild steel and aluminum any standard bi-metal hole saw works fine.

I'm always jealous when I think of woodworkers because their bits and blades must last forever. Probably spend close to $2000 a year on abrasives and blades, all I do is metal and mostly stainless.

 

[frankush]

The carbides are the cat's meow. Big bucks but they make short work of it.

 

[cnc-me]

Took a chance on a set of Blu-Mol holesaws made by Rule in the early 90's
they have been a really good set, most still cut good to this day.
Have a few Morse also, the teeth seem to be brittle on them and a few of
mine have cracked and fell off.
Starrett is good also, but that last one I got said "made in China".

 

[mark52621]

I'm happy with my lenox holesaws.

 

[Kev442]

Never knew what a good holesaw was until I bought 2 2" Lenox to drill through some 5/16" plate. I actually thought one would give it's whole life or more for that one hole. First one is fine 2 years later and the second one is still in the package. Nice!

 

[TDLMOMOWERS]

I have used my Rigid set for many years with no complaint. They are pricey, but seem to hold an edge well.