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Sissy-pants! I've used hand drills many times with hole saws. Just
gotta know what you're doing. Like I said, brace the work piece nice
and steady and hold on tight.

Do you think carpenters use a drill press to make holes in framing?

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Bill, W7TI

Seems to me the framing can't move- unlike a piece of sheet metal. I have
many times used 2.5" bimetal hole saws to make openings for meters in 0.125
and 0.25" aluminum panels. The panels were in each case held to the mill (or
drill press) table with at least 2 clamps. There is absolutely no way that
one person could make that size hole with a hole saw w/o clamping. And
forget a hand drill if you want the hole to look decent.

Dale W4OP