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X-305 Twin Blade Adjustable Hole Cutter 1-7/8 Inch to 12 Inch

(11 customer reviews)

Original price was: $182.95.Current price is: $162.95.

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Hole Pro adjustable hole cutter with carry case open used by models X-230+, X-305 and X-425 - Hole Cutter Store

• Faster Cutting with perfect balance
• Strong ½” cross bar & heat treated shaft
• User replaceable Tungsten Carbide and HSS blades
• Max diameter for PLYWOOD and other engineered wood such as OSB is 8″ — Cuts plywood, wood, sheetrock, plaster, MDF, fiberglass, ceiling tiles
• Cutting thickness – 1 1/8″ ** 2 1/4″ when can be cut from both sides.
• Has 1/2 inch shank
• Shield has 14 inch outside diameter (OD)

This kit includes:
• Patented Tri-Slot Shield, slots catch shavings to maintain visibility while cutting; also acts as a portable drill press
• Multi-functional hole cutter for cutting 1-7/8″ to 12″ holes in ceilings, walls and floors.
• Heavy duty carry case
• Two hex wrenches
• User replaceable blades
—One tungsten carbide blade set (SKU HP1162) in the hole cutter
—One high speed steel (HSS) set (SKU HP1160) in the upper right hand corner of the carry case

Other Models available for different maximum size hole cut
• X-148 cuts holes from 1-7/8 inch to 6 inch (Shield has 8 inch outside diameter OD)
• X-230+ cuts holes from 1-7/8 inch to 9-1/4 inch (Shield has 11 inch outside diameter OD)
• X-425 cuts hole from 1-7/8 inch to 17 inch (Shield has 19 inch outside diameter OD)

Weight 1.9 lbs
Dimensions 16.00 × 16.00 × 6.00 in

11 reviews for X-305 Twin Blade Adjustable Hole Cutter 1-7/8 Inch to 12 Inch

  1. Bruce

    First let me say, Thank You for your Awesome Customer Service! This product, The X-305 is a very well engineered & built Tool! This is way better than expected Quality Tool, and your expediency is Appreciated by both Me & My Client, Thank You for your Help and Going the Extra Mile to Insure my Order was shipped and received by me quickly! Because of Your Attention to me, Your Customer, the Telephone call to make sure I was Happy with Your Efforts and Shipping Details, I be a Faithful Customer and plan on purchasing more attachments for my X-305 hole cutter! Best Wishes in Your Success!

  2. Clyde

    Cuts perfectly round, clean holes for speaker installation.

    Installed a full JL Audio system on a Mako 18LTS. 2x 6.5″, 2x 10″ subs & 2x wakeboard 7.7″ cans. This tool made it so easy to install.

  3. Ken

    saves you money on buying different size hole saws and has dust protector

  4. Steve

    Excellent product for cutting holes.
    I have used this numerous times it does a perfect job. Between jobs I clean it with plain water and dry for next use. It keeps it like brand new. Excellent product.

  5. John

    as an HVAC contractor I been using it for years, clean cut and no mess . this is life saver.

  6. Ryan

    Ordered 7/13/2017 – used for acrylic – awesome – easy to use, stable 90-degree angle with shield, clean circular 10″ (-ish) hole… and now having sold the X-305 a few years ago (which was a mistake), I am now replacing it with the X-425 for those extra 5-inches when needed.

  7. Richard

    I bought this as a gift to my son who built a new home and had lots of holes to put into sheetrock. He has thanked me over and over for how great this is. Easy and extremely accurate, this saw will be well within1/10 of an inch of the desired diameter in drywall all day long. Great tool

  8. Matt

    This is so much quicker, easier, cleaner, and safer than using a jigsaw! I installed six recessed lights in under 30 minutes. I plan on installing about 40 more in my home using this tool.

    I have used bargain versions of this concept but they always ended up doing damage and catching the material – causing the tool to quickly and dangerously walk away from the hole.

    I see this tool outliving every house I renovate, especially since the hard-shell case keeps it safe when not in use.

  9. Bill

    I was on the fence about this tool, but oh my God, this tool is amazing! It is built incredibly well! Its a rock solid piece of equipment! I had to cut 30 ten inch holes in the lids of heavy duty totes. I flew through them in record time, amazed the whole time at this tool! I have bought a lot of tools over the years, I can’t remember ever being happier with a tool! At 1st I thought I paid too much, now that I’ve used it I think they didn’t charge enough! I don’t think anybody would ever have any regrets with this tool.

  10. Bill

    Let me explain why I think this is the best tool for cutting speaker holes. I cut a lot of holes for mounting speakers in custom cabinets I build. I cut a wide variety of materials like MDF, pine, maple, cherry, and a few exotics like bubinga and padauk. I very rarely need to cut drywall, but when I do, this adjustable cutter is what I use. First, I’ll point out why I feel the other types of hole cutters are generally more troublesome.

    Over the years, I have owned and used several complete sets of the old inverted cup-type hole cutters, including some rather expensive brands which were advertised to work much better than the other brands. I have come to realize cup-type hole cutters are the absolute worst way to cut a hole. Even when the workpiece is clamped between sacrificial boards, the cup-type cutters often cut ugly ragged holes with so much tear-out that you need to spend a bunch of extra time trying to clean up (or hide) the edges of the holes. Plus, due to the friction of the cutting edge contact area, they put far more strain on your equipment than any other type of hole cutter. The friction they produce at the cutting edge can easily stop a belt drive drill press dead in its tracks, damaging the belt which stops moving while the motor keeps turning. The extreme friction can even cause a fire. It is common to see smoke rising out of the hole you are cutting with a cup-type cutter.

    I have also owned a few sets of Forstner bits. If you get the really good brands, Forstner bits are much smoother cutting and honestly do a fairly good job, as long as you are only cutting small holes. Just spend an afternoon attempting to find an 8 inch Forstner bit, if you want to understand why Forstner bits aren’t the ideal solution, either. Plus, just like the cup-type bits, the bigger the Forstner bit is, the more strain it puts on your equipment. Cutting big holes with these types of cutters requires immense torque be transmitted through the drive system of your equipment. That is assuming you can even find a Forstner bit large enough for your task.

    Now, let’s talk about why I believe this adjustable hole cutter is superior to those. This twin-blade adjustable cutter makes better use of the torque provided by your equipment. At any given hole size, your drill only has to exert the amount of force necessary to push two small blades through the wood. The size of those two small blades never changes, so there isn’t a large jump in contact friction when you start cutting larger sized holes. This design only requires slightly more force to turn, when moving the blades further apart to cut a larger hole. That extra required force simply offsets the reduction in mechanical leverage which occurs when the blades are moved further apart. The important difference is that the frictional resistance to cutting remains constant regardless of the hole size. So, a 10-inch hole requires only slightly more power than a 5-inch hole. Using a cup-type hole cutter might require 8-16 times the force to go from cutting a hole that is 5 inches in diameter up to cutting a hole that is 10 inches in diameter. Having used all of these types of cutters for years, I can attest to this being a huge factor in successfully cutting a large hole.

    The huge reduction in required force to cut the hole is only one benefit. This hole cutter also cost me a lot less than the huge pile of cup-type and Forstner cutters I’ve purchased over time. In fact, I have one largish Forstner bit which cost more than this entire adjustable cutter kit when purchased alone. Anyone who thinks this adjustable bit is expensive should look at the cost of buying large sets of Forstner bits to cut all of the same hole sizes this cutter can make. In reality, buying all of those Forstner bits could cost as much as you spent on your car. And you would likely never find a 11-3/8″ Forstner bit at ANY price so that multi-thousand dollar Forstner collection would still fall short of what this bit can do.

    Just to be clear, I’m not saying this will replace all the other hole cutters you use. For quick small holes, it is still more time-efficient to pop in a Forstner and drill it. This two-blade adjustable cutter requires you to accurately set the distance from the center to both blades in order to cut the desired hole size. That makes it supremely flexible but takes a little extra time to prepare to make your cut. When you’re cutting large and/or unusual sized holes in plaster, drywall, plywood, MDF, particleboard, plastic, acrylic, polystyrene, or dozens of other similar materials, this is really the tool you want to use. BUT keep in mind that this is not a cutter designed for use on any type of even slightly hardened metal. Never try to use it for ferrous or hardened metal unless you want to destroy and replace your blades every 15 seconds. Luckily, the replacements are not expensive in case you forget my warning and try to cut an extra porthole in the side of your personal submarine.

    To sum it up, if you cut a lot of medium to large-sized holes, buy this tool. It’s honestly no exaggeration when I say this cutter should really be seen as a crazy good bargain for the time and effort it will save you over its lifetime.

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