Need tools: which drill/holesaw/holesaw arbor to get?

[Maverick2002]

Already got a dremel and carbide bit. Also want to get a jigsaw (later) and soldering iron. For now, I need a drill, holesaw and holesaw arbor. Can someone tell me where I can get a good drill? Last time I got a great deal on a B&D RTX rotary kit ($30) at Home Depot. This doesn't need to be anything too fancy, just something that will get the job done and last a long time. Preferably not too expensive either. As for holesaws, I checked hardware stores but they don't have exact 80, 92, 120mm holesaws. However, CaseETC does and they also have an arbor:

80mm holesaw
holesaw arbor

Is $30 for both too much? I mean, how much do they usually run for? And I assume the holesaws don't actually wear down after use do they? If I get this I'm gonna be making a TON of blowholes, so I hope it'll last for about 100 or so. Thanks for the help!

 

[Maverick2002]

bump^ doesn't anyone know?

 

[duragezic]

I don't know what they run. We sell a bunch of them and other tooling stuff and I could find out the price but it wouldn't be until Monday.

 

[Maverick2002]

Can you email me or PM? Anyone else?

 

[yoda291]

a corkscrew and many bottles of wine. Give it a little time and you'll see holes in everything, and be aroused by it all! haha.

Actually, I use DeWalt Drills, I have 2 so I don't have to lug one between work sites and my garage. Apparently tho, it's a love hate relationship with them. Either you love them or hate them.

 

[Ornery]

I just searched all over creation, and those prices are as good as you're gonna get for a holesaw. I saw some adjustable hole cutters, but they aren't worth a damn. These 3-1/8" Lennox holesaws are the same price as Milwaukee, but the 4-3/4" is $50.00!

These clowns managed to find a proper 4-3/4" punch and die, but I couldn't.

 

[Maverick2002]

Thanks for the tip, I wish I could get a punch and die like that though. Oh, and what drill do you suggest getting?

 

[Ornery]

No question about the drill. Get a Milwaukee 1/2" Magnum Hole Shooter. Buy it at Sears. Find the lowest price you can for it on the Web, and they'll price match it. They may ask for shipping too, but that's only fair. You'll own that thing for the rest of your life... and love it the whole time!

 

[rival]

Milwaukee does make the best drills, bandsaws and sawzalls around, as for an arbor and hole saw ,i dont know, never bought one, my employer supplies them all

just be carefull not to break off the teeth on the hole saw though, use a large washer on the front of it (to proect the teeth from biting into the metal, if you are drilling metal anyhow) after the pilot hole is in, use the hole saw slowly

holesaws last a fair bit of time, i mostly use them on metal panels or steel beams...on wood they should last quite a while

 

[Ornery]

Yeah, good advice. Use lubricant on it while cutting the sheet metal. Use as low an RPM as you can without stalling it. Those blades will last a long time if you do both.