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Glen
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any one got suggestions on some decent holesaw brands?

my lame ones decided to annihilate themselves on 10mm polycarb (such a savage material it is too lol) the little grub screw that holds the boss to the drill bit has just stripped out.

any decent brands that dont use grub screws?
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The blue Sutton Tools holesaws available in Bunnings are as good as any. I have also used Sandvik and others - they all seemed to have similar performance.

An important point with these holesaws is that they have a seperate shank and there are at least two ans sometimes three different shanks for different diameter saws. The shanks from one brand almost never fit another brand, so I would pick the local Suttons saws as they are the easiest ones to get; you don't want a big collection of spindles from all the brands Smile
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how is the shank held onto the drill bit itself? keyway? the ones i had just used a grub screw and a flat on the bit which well and trully didnt work.

should grab a good 3mm drill bit and a drill motor size holesaw.. thatll tide us over for a while.
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The heavy duty holesaws have a hex shank to fit in te drill chuck. At the end of that is a short threaded section that screws into the back of the actual hole saw. The shank is hollow to accept a pilot drill, which is held in by a grub screw. Once the saw is screwed onto the chank, its a very strong & rigid setup, the only problem is getting them apart when you want to put a different size saw on the chank.
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i saw a big impact screwdriver yesterday at the markets for $18, it was steel all the way through and looked decent. reckon thats a good price?
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U mean the type you whack with a hammer? It sounds OK but not an outright steal. I think I paid around $25 for one with 4 bits and a steel box.
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I think he meant made out of steel lol .I bought one from K mart about 15 years ago for about $9 at the time and ive given it a caning over the years and have had to get replacement bits for a couple of the drivers it came with 4 flats 4 philips bits and 6 allen key type bits .As i repair mowers and smal engines i use it a lot to undo case screws and bolts most of the driveres you can take the end off and put a 1/2 inch socket on them as well.

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is there such an animal as a pair of pants or a shirt or something that wont get screwed up when the sparks from a grinder hit it?? ive just ruined like my 5th goo shirt now so its starting to get beyond a joke lol.
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I would suggest wearing only inflamable materials as there is nothing worse than after grinding a piece of metal to look down and see your groin on fire!
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Laughing inflammable is the same as flammable; "easily set on fire". You want something made of heavy cotton or wool, which is naturally fire retardent. Synthetics are the worst thing to wear, they can melt or catch on fire. Grinders just make everything dirty and the only real fix I know is to have a set of old workshop clothes or an apron.
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Wear your nice polyester red pokadot pants and first give em a good wipe down with petrol you GROID! Laughing


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I can get you all, need be!!!?

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I'm getting a set of new power tools for my workshop for my christmas and birthday pressies... Smile
I'm after a good but fairly cheap:
>Drill press (bench mount, the supercheap auto ones seem ok)
>Abrasive cut off saw ( they have them too... but no idea on quality)
>Bandsaw ( maybe... still thinking about it)

The reason for the cut off saw is my parents are worried about me using the "all evil" anglegrinders, and i need to cut steel fast! Smile
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The super cheap drill presses only last a year.
The drill chuck is screwed and the table is broken.

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lol ok... i'll see what else there is. Smile
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my ryobi isnt bad at all, but id much rather a hafco one like nicks with alot more "depth" so you could fit larger parts onto the table...

wrt all tools bigger and more expensive = better ive found..
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