Holes saws on Ebay???
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:16
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jonboy
Hi
Need help Please....
Are the hole saws on ebay any good for cutting metal???
Heres a link to them and what should i pay for them?
Cheers Jon
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/15Pc-19-73mm-H-S-S-Bi-Metal-Hole-Saw-Kit_W0QQitemZ260230856040QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3247QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ
Reply By: garrycol - Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:41
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:41
Physically they look like the metal ones but with ebay you can never be sure.
I bought a proper 20mm one for cutting metal last year and it cost about $25 for one - so for a kit of proper ones obviously a lot more.
Buyer beware.
Garry
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Follow Up By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:55
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:55
jonboy...when using any holesaw on metal ..use very slow speed, that is where variable speed drills are good...otherwise you will just burn the teeth off, no matter what you pay for the holesaws.
Fred.
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Reply By: Hairs - Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:48
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 19:48
Hi Jon,
I've looked at these myself for a while now.
Thought they might come in handy. Myself and a mate have bought ALKA'S 12v 150 psi/150litre per minute compressor and it works a treat.dead flat 31" tyre to 34psi in 3 minutes. I guess if you not using them every day, day in, day out they would be money
well spent. The seller has had good feed back.What are you going to lose, 50 bucks at most?
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Reply By: jonboy - Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 20:26
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 20:26
Thanks for all the help guys,Just spoke to a mate that has a set of ebay hole saws and tells me they are crap and are only good for light wood..
Thanks Again
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Reply By: Rock Ape - Monday, Apr 21, 2008 at 06:23
Monday, Apr 21, 2008 at 06:23
Jon,
They are a metal cutting hole saw but the quality is unknown.
A couple of tips, If you haven't used hole saws before don't use the drill in the saw to drill
the pilot hole, because if the drill goes straight through and the saw blade teeth catch, the best result is you will break
the pilot drill bit, the worst result is the saw will then leave some lovely teeth mark swirls all over the surface.
Also use some cutting compound, this will give the saw blades a much greater life.
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