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Date:         Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:02:10 -0700
Reply-To:     "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
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From:         "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: hole saws/floor cutting
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>Plasma torch also would work very excellently if you have the grand to buy >one.

I wish they were that cheap :) I have one that cuts up to 1" thick. It makes heat and smoke and the plasma stream is torch-flame like. I have a choice, and I choose to use a holesaw for making that particular hole in the van floor.

I notch hundreds of pieces of metal tubing with holesaws. In my experience, bi-metal hole saws are all pretty much equivalent in quality and ease of cutting. Even if you wanted to buy a really good one for lots of money, it wouldn't work much better than a cheaper one. I used to buy lenox holesaws at about $10 each. They don't last any longer than the $6 no-name bimetal saw. The lenox are ground and are a little more accurate and are centered a bit better however. Like I said before, the teeth tear off before they get dull. And when it is that the teeth accidentally tear off, you can never know.

Gary Lee http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm


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