I like using the cordless 14vt drill now for smaller hole saws due mainly to the clutch but in the past have wondered if there is a in-line clutch (small and simple) that would go between the hole saw and my 1/2 Makita that has broken three handles and threatened me as well – causing me to hate hole saws. Does such a “kick out” clutch exist for big hole saws?
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Don't know about in-line.
For those who are afraid (and you should be) of the Milwaukee Hole Hawg, the Milwaukee Super Hawg and the Dewalt Timberwolf have built-in clutches.
I like long side-handles. Most drills accept 3/4" pipe, so the sky's the limit.
The long handle usually does the trick, but if I'm using something hairy like a 4 5/8" multi-spur, I figure out beforehand which way the pipe is going to swing, and make sure that there's something there to stop it:
An old timberframer's trick is to clamp a heavy-duty bar or pipe clamp to the timber you are drilling, and lodge the side-handle against it.
For doors, though, I'm only using a 2 1/8" multi-spur, so I just use a long handle.
AitchKay
"An old timberframer's trick is to clamp a heavy-duty bar or pipe clamp to the timber you are drilling, and lodge the side-handle against it. "
Hey, never heard that one. I think I like it!Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
I have tied off hole saw with some rope from the side handle to a stud. Kind of the opposite the wedging against a clamp but quite effective.
I drill a lot of 4" holes, and had the bruises to prove it. Got a Bosch 1/2" with anti rotation clutch... it works when I remember to use it<G>
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
I actually saw a guy standing on the base of a big core drill on a concrete floor. It hit a piece of rebar (apparently), and the whole tool spun around about a full turn with him on it. He rode it out, but the cord wrapped around his legs so he couldn't step off, and he fell backwards with his legs pinned vertical-ish.
He was fine.
Forrest