How To Reduce Of Limit Jammed Slugs In Hole Saws With Cutting Technique

When cutting in wood, particularly thicker sections like 2 x 4’s, it is often difficult to remove the slug from inside the hole saw at the completion of the cut. Here is a simple cutting technique that allows easy removal of the slug.

1. Apply a slight orbiting motion to the drill motor as you feed the hole saw into the material.
2. Keep the orbiting motion small – within the diameter of the hole being cut therefore the hole with not be oversize

Benefits

• The hole saw feeds though the material easier
• Sawdust is ‘ augured’ out of the cut better and keeps the kerf cleaner
• The hole saw cuts cooler and does not burn the inside diameter of the hole
• The outside diameter of the slug is reduced by the orbiting action
• The slug will either fall out of the hole saw or be easily pushed out with a screw driver
• No expensive, awkward ejector arbor is necessary

Please not this technique works only on wood and other similar soft materials.