Hole saw kits

[alien]

I've been happy with this kit... https://www.lowes.com/pd/LENOX-13-Piece-Bi-Metal-Hole-Saw-Kit/1003008982

I have been a commercial and industrial electrician for 40 years. Lenox hole saws have served me well for most any application.

With that being said if I am using a holesaw on stainless steel I prefer carbide. The Lenox ones will work but will not last very long. I have a crate lubricant I use on stainless called anchor mowith that being said if I am using a hole saw on stainless steel I prefer carbide. The Lennox ones will work but will not last very long. I have a great lubricant I use on stainless called anchor lube.

 

[rick carpenter]

I have the Lenox plumber's & electrician's kit for my hole saws 3/4" to 2-1/2", same as @jhelrey, but I don't like their arbors. The old style screw-on arbor for the smaller hole saws is terrible. I also didn't like Lenox's two pin arbor for the 1-3/8" and up saws so I got a Milwaukee 7/16" shank No Wobble arbor. When they say 'no wobble', they mean it. I always meant to add a Lenox 2-9/16" single-tooth or Milwaukee 2-9/16" Big Hawg three-tooth hole saw to the kit but I've never gotten around to it.

I bought a solo Diablo 1-1/8" hole saw and arbor because I needed deeper than the Lenox, and I'm impressed with it's axial stability. I don't care if it's non-standard, it works.

Several years ago I bought a Fastcap Quick Mandrel. The engineering was total ****. Maybe they've improved since then but I'll never buy another one of theirs again.

 

[paulsomlo]

I ended up ordering the M.K. Morse kit from Zoro, 9 hole saws 3/4" thru 2 1/2", two arbors:
https://www.zoro.com/morse-hole-saw-kit-saw-sizes-34-to-2-12-mhs100/i/G8040107/

Had a 20% code, cost me $67

Thanks all!

 

[ipgenie]

I have a couple of the Spyder sets. Be careful not to break the bits, they are a little spendy to replace. My Lenox, HF, etc standard hole saws all fit the Spyder arbors so that is nice.

To eject the plugs, just press the release on the bit and pull the saw toward the drill. The plug slides right out in the trash. That alone makes it worth the price to me. No more prying out two inch thick plugs with a screwdriver.

 

[mike93lx]

To eject the plugs, just press the release on the bit and pull the saw toward the drill. The plug slides right out in the trash. That alone makes it worth the price to me. No more prying out two inch thick plugs with a screwdriver.

The last time I used them I was cutting holes in 3/4 ply and couldn't get the plugs to eject like that. Had to pry them out

 

[ipgenie]

I haven't tried plywood. Maybe it was something with the glue and heat?

I just used one the other day to cut a 2 1/2 hole through 4" of fir, OSB and drywall to run a mini split line and I was sure glad to have this set. I also went through some fir 8x8 posts to run a 3/4 conduit the same day and those chunks also ejected cleanly.

 

[tarbellb]

The last time I used them I was cutting holes in 3/4 ply and couldn't get the plugs to eject like that. Had to pry them out

Guess you could try waxing the inside of the hole saw?

Anything has to be better then ejecting them the "traditional" way