On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:23:28 -0700, the infamous "Jon Danniken"
scrawled the following:

Bill Noble wrote:
DON"T do it that way - you will be VERY unhappy - get yourself a
decent bimetal hole saw of the proper diameter and use that - it will
take less power, it will make round holes, and you will not kill
yourself - use some cutting fluid

Ah, thanks Bill, I hadn't considered using a bimetal hole saw.

Do you think my 1/4 horsepower drill press has enough horse to turn a one
inch bimetal hole saw through 1/8" mild steel?

With prayer, patience, and plenty of cutting oil, yes.

--
....in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should
not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.
-- John Ruskin