X-425 1-7/8" to 17" Twin Blade Adjustable Hole Cutter

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$194.95

Ship Weight 12.00 lbs
SKU HP1178
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Faster Cutting
• No balance bars to change or break
• Perfect balance
• Cutting thickness - 1 1/8" ** 2 1/4" when can be cut from both sides.
• Has 1/2" shank
• Shield has 19" OD
• NOT for use with Plywood or OSB or ENGINEERED WOODS

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 4 reviews

4 Most Useful Customer Reviews


Trevor Trevor

For my home theater upgrade project, I needed to drill multiple large holes in the ceiling for Dolby Atmos speakers in the ceiling. To add to the complexity of this, the ceiling is made of sandwiched drywall and MDF board. Also, the maximum thickness of speaker mounting tabs were less than both drywall and MDF added together. I was able to get around this by countersinking the speakers in the ceiling - drill 13.5" hole first in the drywall and then 12" in MDF for mounting. Like most folks here mentioned, be patient and use the clutch on the drill. First hole took probably 30 minutes, 4th one - 10. If you have a drill with multiple speeds - use the slower ("L" or "1") setting for more torque. Final result came out better than I expected.

In the end, is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Being home owner that likes to do home improvement projects around the house, I'm sure it will come in handy in the future.

Thomas Thomas

I can make holes up to 6" in diameter lots of ways. Larger than that there are very few choice and larger than 12" there is only two ways, by hand or with a Hole Pro X-425. When we have put 13" speakers into ceilings the X-425 is very fast to use and cleanup time is cut by 99%. We use the X-425 for 16" Solatubes and for making access holes. With a 16" round hole we can cut a new piece from sheetrock and have it mounted inside the hole with a tight fit and ready to mud and paint in 10 minutes or less.

Even our Super Hawg stud drills can drill with bi-metal hole saws only up to 6 inches in diameter. We have cut 15" speaker holes in particle board enclosures but I do not think that the drill would be powerful enough to make holes this large in plywood. Nothing takes more drill power to cut through than plywood.

For sheetrock or plaster ceilings this tool will save time cutting and in cleanup and we only need one guy to make the holes (used to have someone cut from the ceiling while a second person held a cardboard box up to the hole.

Taylor Taylor

Searched far and wide for a hole saw to cut in 10 recessed lights that were an odd diameter (6 7/8"). Short of having a holesaw custom built for that, To the tune of $350, I was out of luck.

Then I found this. I cut 10 lights into a tongue and groove pine ceiling with no issues and a perfect hole, all 10 times. Once the cut was almost complete it would "jerk" a bit, but that was due to a small cut on the other boards near the primary one to be cut. Minimal dust, and pretty easy to handle.

I have successfully cut 34 recessed lights in my home remodel in the following materials:
Tongue and Groove pine
Drywall
1/4" ply wood
Fiberglass (boats/yachts)
And a combo of bead board over drywall.

Ricardo Ricardo

As a skylight installer, the faster I can get the job done the more money I make. This adjustable hole cutter from Hole Pro saves me time on the job. With the dust shield and its soft rubber edge I get a good seal so shavings don't go all over the place and I don't have to worry about the cut piece falling on something and causing damage. So I don't have to move as much furniture or use drop cloths over everything and I don't need to trace a template circle for the cutout.

The shield also can be used to adjust the depth of the cut so I don't accidentally cut something up in the ceiling including a beam. With the two blades it cuts fast even at lower rpms, and it makes a real clean hole even in plaster ceilings.

It is a very well made tool and the plastic dust shield is light but tough and will hold up on the job. The blades are quick to change if I want to use the high speed steel blades instead of the tungsten carbide ones. Both kinds are included in the case with the hole cutter. I do need to make sure that the three prongs of the drill chuck line up with the 3/8 inch shaft of the hole cutter which has three flattened sides for better grip. The keyless chucks also seem to work better than the ones that need a key and tightening each side of the drill chuck.

I now install 10 inch and 14 inch tubular skylights but if I start to install a different size skylight the hole cutter is quick to adjust to any size tubular skylight being made today up to the 16 inch sizes. I still use a sawzall on the roof but there the debris falls into the attic. Inside the customer's home where I am making the ceiling hole this tool saves me time and customers appreciate that there is less disruption and dust and I am in and out of the job site faster.
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