I have recently bought a bi-metal holesaw kit for a job I'm working on, and thought I would run it with my Metabo SBE 1100 Plus. This drill was given a go as It has a 2 speed box, and can be preselected for a range of speeds- couldn't hurt, I thought, as the bit I was using needed about 300RPM. I usually only use this drill for masonry drilling, where it works great, but I'm new to using hole saws.


The drill was performing great, but kept going into overload, where it cuts to a low power output. A bit annoying.
My other corded drill worked fine, but the cordless didn't have the beans to make the magic happen.

Wondering what drills you blokes (and gals) are using for hole saws? The project I'm working on will need a number of holes up to 50mm in 6mm mild steel plate.
I'm gathering evidence for a new tool acquisition, to be presented to the minister of war and finance.


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