A buddy of mine wants me to cut some drain holes in a tractor tire that he uses in his workouts. I decided I would accomplish this by getting a metal hole saw bit (1" or so) and make a bunch of holes with my impact drill. So, the last time I was at Lowe's I went to grab a few, figuring that the rubber would dull them pretty quickly so I would need more than one. Well, all the ones they had were for chucks bigger than my drill which is 1/4". I have little need for hole saw bits so I don't use them but what do these fit into? I thought all the impact drills were 1/4". Also, where would I find what I need in 1/4"? Thanks.
So riddle me this....
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General Geoff
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I would use a regular drill, an impact driver won't work very well on rubber. A regular 3/8" or 1/2" chuck drill should accept the hole saws just fine.
beakie
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what he ^ said
once you do get the right drill for the job, keep your wits about you when the cutting begins.
the rubber will stink, melt and/or burn up, and it may cut ok... but then you will get to the steel belts and this plan will turn to sh!t.
you may be better off finding some larger 1/2" - 3/4" HSS bits and drilling a few holes in a circle pattern, then using a sawzall blade to link the holes up.
cutting tires *****, and is never as easy as you would think it would be.
southalabama
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Wear old clothes. Burning rubbers smells awful
I've cut tires before but it was for making a swing and things like that. This, on the other hand, is a very thick tire, so I figured a regular drill wouldn't have the torque necessary to keep digging.
I hadn't thought about a torch, though....
.....I may just scrap the drill altogether and make a bigger mess than expected.
I hadn't thought about a torch, though....
.....I may just scrap the drill altogether and make a bigger mess than expected.Mohawk Dave
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The plumbers use 7/16" and 5/8", IIRC, hex bits...a lot of times the arbor for hole saws are those sizes. A lot of auger bits have hex these sizes as well.
I'm sure you could buy a 1/4" arbor and then a 1" hole saw for said arbor.
BTW, here's a pic of their 7/16" impact, http://www.toolup.com/milwaukee_266...scplp1068909&gclid=CIWZtI3unb0CFVJffgodn1AA_Q
I'm sure you could buy a 1/4" arbor and then a 1" hole saw for said arbor.
BTW, here's a pic of their 7/16" impact, http://www.toolup.com/milwaukee_266...scplp1068909&gclid=CIWZtI3unb0CFVJffgodn1AA_Q
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Givl Reggin
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fyi some tractor tires have steel in them. A steel belted tire would have an "R" before the size.
chris142
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I drilled a 5\8 hole in a 38 ply loader tire with a 3\8 drill motor. Went suprizingly easy