Hole Saws Recommendations

Which speed for which hole saw and which material?

Please adjust your speed to the following recommendations to optimise the service life of the hole saw and the cut quality. Also, do not forget to cool the hole saw continuously while cutting.

Ø [mm]	Speed [rpm]
Ø [mm]	Stainless steel	Cast iron	Steel	Non-ferrous metals	Aluminium
14	300	400	580	790	900
16	275	365	550	730	825
17	250	330	500	665	750
19	230	300	460	600	690
20	220	290	440	580	670
21	210	280	425	560	630
22	195	260	390	520	585
23	195	260	390	520	570
24	185	245	370	495	555
25	175	235	350	470	525
27	160	215	325	435	480
29	150	200	300	400	450
30	145	190	285	380	425
32	140	180	275	360	410
33	135	175	268	345	390
35	125	165	250	330	375
37	120	160	240	315	360
38	120	160	240	315	360
40	110	145	220	290	330
41	105	140	210	280	315
43	100	135	205	270	305
44	95	130	195	250	295
46	95	125	190	250	285
48	90	120	180	240	270
51	85	115	170	230	255
52	80	110	165	220	245
54	80	105	160	210	240
56	75	100	160	200	225
57	75	100	150	200	225
58	75	100	145	195	225
59	75	100	145	195	225
60	70	95	140	190	220
64	65	90	135	180	205
65	65	85	130	175	200
67	65	85	130	170	195
68	65	85	130	170	195
70	60	80	125	160	185
73	60	80	120	160	180
76	55	75	115	150	170
79	55	70	110	140	165
83	50	70	105	140	155
86	50	65	100	130	150
89	45	65	95	130	145
92	45	60	95	120	140
95	45	60	90	120	135
98	45	60	90	120	135
102	40	55	85	110	130
105	40	55	80	110	120
108	40	55	80	110	120
111	40	50	80	100	120
114	35	50	75	100	105
121	35	45	70	90	95
127	30	40	65	85	90
133	30	40	65	85	90
140	30	35	65	80	85
146	30	35	60	80	85
152	25	35	55	75	85
160	25	35	55	75	85
168	25	35	55	75	85
177	20	30	50	70	80
200	20	30	50	70	80
210	20	30	45	70	80