Recommended Hole Saw Operating Speeds
Hole Saw Size | Mild Steel | Tool Stainless | Cast Iron | Brass | Aluminum | |
Inches | MM | |||||
9/16 | 14 | 580 | 300 | 400 | 790 | 900 |
5/8 | 16 | 550 | 275 | 365 | 730 | 825 |
11/16 | 17 | 500 | 250 | 330 | 665 | 750 |
3/4 | 19 | 460 | 230 | 300 | 600 | 690 |
20 | 440 | 220 | 290 | 580 | 660 | |
7/8 | 22 | 390 | 195 | 260 | 520 | 585 |
1 | 25 | 350 | 175 | 235 | 470 | 525 |
1-1/16 | 27 | 325 | 160 | 215 | 435 | 480 |
1-1/8 | 29 | 300 | 150 | 200 | 400 | 450 |
1-3/16 | 30 | 285 | 145 | 190 | 380 | 425 |
1-1/4 | 32 | 275 | 140 | 180 | 360 | 410 |
1-5/16 | 33 | 260 | 135 | 175 | 345 | 390 |
1-3/8 | 35 | 250 | 125 | 165 | 330 | 375 |
1-7/16 | 37 | 240 | 120 | 160 | 315 | 360 |
1-1/2 | 38 | 230 | 115 | 150 | 300 | 345 |
1-9/16 | 40 | 220 | 110 | 145 | 290 | 330 |
1-5/8 | 41 | 210 | 105 | 140 | 280 | 315 |
1-11/16 | 43 | 205 | 100 | 135 | 270 | 305 |
1-3/4 | 44 | 195 | 95 | 130 | 250 | 295 |
1-13/16 | 46 | 190 | 95 | 125 | 250 | 285 |
1-7/8 | 48 | 180 | 90 | 120 | 240 | 270 |
2 | 51 | 170 | 85 | 115 | 230 | 255 |
2-1/16 | 52 | 165 | 80 | 110 | 220 | 245 |
2-1/8 | 54 | 160 | 80 | 105 | 210 | 240 |
2-1/4 | 57 | 150 | 75 | 100 | 200 | 225 |
2-5/16 | 59 | 145 | 75 | 95 | 195 | 225 |
2-3/8 | 60 | 140 | 70 | 90 | 190 | 220 |
2-1/2 | 64 | 135 | 65 | 85 | 180 | 205 |
2-9/16 | 65 | 130 | 65 | 85 | 175 | 200 |
2-5/8 | 67 | 130 | 65 | 85 | 170 | 195 |
68 | 130 | 65 | 85 | 170 | 195 | |
2-3/4 | 70 | 125 | 60 | 80 | 160 | 185 |
2-7/8 | 73 | 120 | 60 | 75 | 160 | 180 |
3 | 76 | 115 | 55 | 70 | 150 | 170 |
3-1/8 | 79 | 110 | 55 | 70 | 140 | 165 |
3-1/4 | 83 | 105 | 50 | 65 | 140 | 155 |
3-3/8 | 86 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 130 | 150 |
3-1/2 | 89 | 95 | 45 | 60 | 130 | 145 |
3-5/8 | 92 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 140 |
3-3/4 | 95 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 135 |
3-7/8 | 98 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 135 |
4 | 102 | 85 | 40 | 55 | 110 | 130 |
4-1/8 | 104 | 80 | 40 | 55 | 110 | 120 |
4-1/4 | 108 | 80 | 40 | 55 | 110 | 120 |
4-3/8 | 111 | 80 | 40 | 50 | 100 | 120 |
4-1/2 | 114 | 75 | 35 | 50 | 100 | 105 |
4-3/4 | 121 | 75 | 35 | 50 | 92 | 95 |
5 | 127 | 65 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 90 |
5-1/2 | 140 | 60 | 25 | 40 | 85 | 85 |
5-3/4 | 146 | 55 | 25 | 35 | 75 | 75 |
6 | 152 | 55 | 25 | 35 | 75 | 75 |