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Category: Tools & Home Improvement
Brand: Champion
Model: CT5-1-5/8
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Champion CT5-1-5/8 Review by AutoGatePros "Jim" (Modesto, CA)

I bought this bit to drill some 1-3/4" holes in 3/16" mild steel. The last time we needed 1-3/4" holes, I sent the job out to a fabricator who had a mag drill for the job. It cost me about $75.00 to have 4 holes drilled. Now I can do these large-size holes myself and I save $75.00 each time. The bit works great, even with a cordless drill. Just keep it cool with cutting fluid.

Jim - AutoGatePros

Champion CT5-1-5/8 Review by B. Stenman

The Champion hole cutters are being made in Japan so they are Japanese in origin as well as at the "Japanese" quality level - which is considered the bottom tier for TCT hole cutters. Designed for light duty use in metal it is a big step up from a bi-metal hole saw though that is true for almost any hole cutter.

Cuts stainless steel sheet relatively well though important always with stainless to use an extremely low RPM, otherwise the stainless steel will temper and become harder as you try to cut it. By extremely low I mean 200 RPM at most and 100 RPM is better.

This particular hole cutter is meant for cutting sheet steel that is 3/16 inch or about 5mm thick. The pilot bit is removable but the diameter is not a common one nor is the length for pilot bits readily available in the USA so a good idea to exercise caution and not take a chance of breaking it.

Most TCT hole cutters like this come in a plastic storage case that includes a hex wrench for the set screw used to secure the pilot bit. Not so with the Champion hole cutters which come in a blister pack so you need to find a box to store the hole cutter and hex wrench when it is not in use.

Champion CT5-1-5/8 Review by Michael Winters

The Champion tungsten carbide hole cutters are much faster than a bi-metal hole saw and the tips are really teeth attached to the side of the hole cutter. Cuts even stainless steel without much difficulty so long as I keep the RPMs very very low. Cutting oil also helps with speed of cutting in stainless. Pilot bit is 6mm so if it breaks you will never find another one at your local hardware store.

We started to use the new Metal Pro tungsten carbide hole cutters from Blue Boar. They cut the same and cost a lot less. Best part is that they use a 1/4 inch pilot bit so spares are easy to find if we break one on the job.

Blue Boar TCT Metal Pro 1-1/4" (32mm) tungsten carbide hole cutter. Up to 5/16" thick stainless steel, sheet metal, cast iron, aluminum, copper, brass, steel plate, fiberglass, FRP. More holes per dollar than high speed steel or bi-metal hole saws

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