[Shop-talk] hole sawed 1/4" thick steel post undersized

[Steven Trovato]

When you figure in the thickness of the saw blade, the plug will be 
too small.  It will drop right into the hole.


>Why not take the saw you used to cut the original hole, and cut a piece of
>wood?  This would give you a plug to insert into the hole, and a pilot
>hole.  Then you could go in with a slightly bigger hole saw and cut a
>larger hole.