00:00If you've ever tried to punch a clean hole through sheet metal with a regular twist bit,
00:04you already know the pain, smoking metal, screaming drill, and a hole that looks like
00:08a beaver chewed through it. So I went digging and pulled together the 5 best hole saw drill
00:12bits for metal I could find right now, at prices that honestly surprised me.
00:17Let's get into it. Starting off with the Azark by Metal Hole Saw Kit and this is the one I
00:23call
00:23the buy once, cry once option. It's a 16-piece set running 8% cobalt by metal construction,
00:30which is the stuff that actually survives stainless steel instead of going dull on the
00:33second hole. It handles wood, metal, plywood, PVC board, and it all lives in a hard portable case
00:40so you're not hunting for the 32mm at the bottom of a tool bag. At $450.54 it's a serious
00:47investment,
00:48but with over 4,800 sold and a perfect 5-star rating, this is the kit for people who cut
00:53holes for a living. Next up, if you'd rather not remortgage the house, there's this TCT
00:59tungsten carbide-tipped hole saw, available anywhere from 12 all the way up to 100mm.
01:04The carbide teeth are the headline here, they stay sharp way longer than standard bi-metal
01:09when you're going through stainless steel or alloy, and they cut noticeably cooler and quieter.
01:14It's $38.55 for a single size, 4.9 stars, and over 4,400 sold.
01:21If you've got one specific job, like drilling a stainless sink or a junction box,
01:25grab exactly the size you need and skip the kit entirely.
01:29Then there's this bi-metal hole saw that comes in an absolutely massive size range,
01:3414mm all the way up to 260. It ships with the pilot drill and the ejection spring included,
01:40which sounds minor until you've spent 5 minutes prying a slug out of a hole saw with a screwdriver.
01:45It's rated for PVC, iron, wood, all the usual renovation stuff,
01:50and it's only $30.13 with a flawless 5-star rating.
01:54For home renovation work where you never know what size you'll need next, this is the flexible pick.
02:00Now for the budget hero, this M42 bi-metal hole saw at $6.74.
02:06Yeah, under $7.
02:09M42 means it's got that 8% cobalt HSS edge, and this one covers the big diameters,
02:14102 up to 220mm, for cutting through metal, iron, aluminum, stainless, and wood.
02:20At 4.7 stars with over 4,100 sold, it's not the fanciest thing on the list,
02:26but for the price of a coffee and a sandwich you get a large diameter cutter that'll get the job
02:30done.
02:31Honestly, keep a couple of spares.
02:34And rounding things out, the TCT carbide hole saw kit, carbide tipped,
02:38comes with the pilot drill bit, ready to go straight out of the box.
02:42What I like here is the versatility, metal, stainless steel, iron, wood, and plastic all from the same cutter,
02:48so you're not swapping tools halfway through a job.
02:51It's $40.36, sitting at 4.9 stars with over 4,000 sold.
02:57If you want carbide performance but you also want the pilot bit and everything matched up properly,
03:02this is the easy middle ground choice.
03:05All five of these are linked down in the description,
03:07so go check the current prices, they move around a lot.
03:11If this helped you avoid buying the wrong hole saw,
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03:17Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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