Avoid Breaking Pilot Bits For Hole-Saws

[BrianHWA (Brian Hämäläinen (Etelä Karjala, Finland))]

@TomC

How about drilling the guide hole then remove the drill bit and put in an old bit holding on to the cutting part and a smooth part going into the predrilled hole. Or take out the bit and put a piece of plain rod cut to length in the hole saw. Save those specialty bits.TomC

Thanks @TomC for this great idea!

[Handy_Andy (Andrew Heath, (Southwest Michigan))]

Yes, I needed to make a hole for pipe to enter my tank at a tangent, so drilled the pilot hole with a regular 1/4" bit and put a longer piece of 1/4 rod into the hole saw to let me enter at a long angle. then continued to use this setup once I broke all my center drills with grabbing.