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●✔️Hougen Sheet Metal Hole Cutters are Perfect For: Electrical; Pipe and Tubing; Conduit Work; Sheet Metal fabrication; Maintenance Installations; HVAC / PHCC; Automotive Aftermarket and many other industries
●✔️Holemaking – faster and easier than with conventional twist drills andhole saws – in Sheet Metal; Plate Materials; Hardened Steel, Mild Steel; Stainless Steel and Plastics; For use in hand held drills with either 3/8" or 1/2" diameter chucks, or air feed drill spindles for production work.
●✔️Hougen Sheet Metal Hole Cutters are not hole saws - they’re precision ground and heat treated high-performance cutting tools that produce clean, burr-free, round holes without ripping, tearing, or deforming the surrounding material. They can produce holes up to 3x faster than hole saws and last 10x longer.
●✔️For use in hand held drills with either 3/8" or 1/2" diameter chucks, or air feed drill spindles for production work.
●✔️Hougen’s Sheet Metal Hole Cutters allow you to maximize feed rates and distribute the cutting load evenly over many cutting edges, rather than just two edges as a twist drill. Also, by cutting around the hole, Hougen Sheet Metal Hole Cutters convert a smaller area to chips, leaving the center as a slug, requiring less horsepower and thrust than twist drills.


Description

RotaCuts are far superior to twist drills and hole saws. They cut 3x faster and last 10x longer, plus theres no comparison in quality. Use with hand held drills or drill presses with a 3/8" or 1/2" chuck for holes in sheet metal, plate materials, and plastics up to 1/2" thick. Ideal for: Electrical, Piping, Conduit Work, Sheetmetal Fabrication, Spotweld Removal, Maintenance Installations, HVAC, PHCC, Automotive Aftermarket and many others. Made in the USA.

About Hougen Manufacturing, Inc.

Hougen Manufacturing is a family owned business with our world headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Swartz Creek Michigan. The company was started by the late Dr. E Douglas Hougen who held over 400 worldwide patents including many for the Rotabroach Annular Cutter. For over 60 years Hougen has been the world leader in portable magnetic drills and annular cutters. Hougen proudly manufactures all of our magnetic drills, Rotabroach Cutters and most of our other products in Michigan.

Customers who demand reliability and performance from their tools choose Hougen. From engineering, to manufacturing, Hougen produces the best product in the market. Period. With our three principles in mind “Service, Integrity, Reliability”, Hougen ensures you will be happy with our product and will work to continually solve your holemaking problems.

Few Highlights:

  • Producer of over 400 patents worldwide
  • First precision annular sheet metal hole cutters
  • First magnetic drill to use annular cutters
  • First annular machine to drill over 1-1/2” diameter
  • First annular machine to drill 3” deep
  • First annular machine with positive slug ejection
  • First annular machine with a safety switch
  • First annular machine with a coolant reservoir & thru-the-tool coolant system
  • First annular machine to offer self-reversing tapping head attachment
  • First annular machine to offer quill feed spindle

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Price $73.82 $188.08 $177.16 $225.00
Hole Capacity Diameter 5/16" - 3/4" (7.9mm - 19mm) 1/4" - 3/4" (6.4mm - 19mm) 7/8" - 1-1/2" (22.2mm - 25mm) 5/16" - 1-1/2" (7.9mm - 25mm)
Max Depth of Cut 1/4" (6.4mm) 1/4" (6.4mm) 1/2" (12.7mm) 1/4" & 1/2" (6.4mm - 12.7mm)
Cutter/Mount Arbor Style 3/8" or 1/2" Triple Flat Shank 3/8" or 1/2" Triple Flat Shank 3/8" or 1/2" Triple Flat Shank 3/8" or 1/2" Triple Flat Shank
Cutter Material(s) M2 HSS M2 HSS M2 HSS M2 HSS
Max. Application Hardness Rating 275 BHN (28.5 HRC) 275 BHN (28.5 HRC) 275 BHN (28.5 HRC) 275 BHN (28.5 HRC)
RecommendedLubrication Hougen Slick-Stik or Hougen RotaGel Hougen Slick-Stik or Hougen RotaGel Hougen Slick-Stik or Hougen RotaGel Hougen Slick-Stik or Hougen RotaGel
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