On 1/24/2005 2:32 PM US(ET), Lawrence Wasserman took fingers to keys,
and typed the following:

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Magnusfarce wrote:


Just got a replacement front door, the usual Stanley steel type. I want to
put one of the oversized peepholes in it that rquires a 1 inch hole. What
is the best way to make such a hole? I'm assuming the good old spade bit
won't work, and my little cup saw/drills won't like the metal either. Any
advice?

- Magnusfarce





A good quality holesaw will drill through a steel door. Morse and
Starret are 2 brands that come to mind, I once used a Craftsman and it
was about shot when I finished, but OTHO, they replaced it under their
lifetime warranty.


I used a 3/4" holesaw to drill a hole in the top of a stainless steel
sink for a separate drinking water fountain (bypassing the water
softener). By the time I got 1/2 of the way through, it was just burning
a groove in the SS. I didn't have another 3/4" holesaw, so I continued
until I had burned through enough SS to be able to punch the disk out. I
had to finish up the hole with a quarter round metal file to smooth some
rather nasty jagged edges. I wonder if it was a Craftsman and I could
have gotten a replacement? I wound up buying a new 3/4 holesaw at HD on
another visit.

--
Bill