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REAFFIRMED 2020The A merican Society of Mechanical Engineers AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HOL E S AWS,HOL E S AW A R BOR S,AND HO LE SAW AC C E SSO RIE S A SME BN4.54-1 NNN mevision of ASME 894.54-1 994)Date of Issuance:December 30,1999 This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edit ion.There will be no addenda or written interpret ations of t he requirements of t his Standard issued to this edit ion.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals f rom competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,ac ademia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve,rat e,or endorse any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability f or inf ringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assumes any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of the inf ringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by f ederal agency representativef s)or person(s)aff iliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the established ASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any f orm,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Thr ee Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990 Copyright 0 1999 by T HE A MERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.Th is St a n d a r d on Specifica t ion s for Hol e Sa w s,Hole Sa w Arbor s,a n d Hole Sa w Accessories w as origin a ll y prepa r ed by th e B94 Tech n ica l Com mitt ee 19 on Hack,Band,and Hol e Saws.In 1997,th e t ech n ica l com m itt ees of t h e A SME B94 Sta n d a rd s Comm it tee w ere reorga n iz ed a n d TC 19 becam e th e Subcom mit tee on Saws a n d Kn ives.Th is Subcom m ittee prepa red th e curr en t revision w ith th e assista n ce of the Hack and Band Saw Ma n ufa ctur er s Associa tion o f Am erica.Th is edition of B94.54 w a s a pproved by th e Am erican N a tion a l St a n d a rd s In stitut e on N ovember 2,1999.A SME STA NDA R DS COMMITTEE 694 Cutting T ools,Holders,Drivers,and Bushings(The f ollowing is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)OFFICER S P.Bourg,Chair P.Esteban,Secre tary COMMITTEE PER SONNEL P.Bo urg,Tivoly,Inc.A.M.Bratkovich,The Association f or Manufacturing Technology E.J.Cz opor,E&S Sales,Inc.P.Est eban,The American Society of Mechanical Engineers D.Fischer,The Wapak oneta Machine C o.W.E.Gill,K een Agers,Inc.R.V.Leverenz,Stellram D.J.Lionette,Porter Pr ecision Pr oducts M.E.Merchant,Institute of Advanced Manuf acturing Science V.J.Peterson,Kennametal C.W.Preuss,Kingsf ord Broach and Tool,Inc.A.D.Shepherd,Jr.,Emuge Corp.C.M.Stockinger,U.S.Cutting Tool Institute J.Wherry,Cemented Carbide Pr oduct Association SUBCOMMITTEE ON SAWS AND KNIVES C.E.Chur chill,ASKO,Inc.D.Fischer,The Wapak oneta Machine C o.1.S.Ganyard,Cowles Tool Co.D.P.Ranly,Monarch/Stamco R.S.Stoddar d,L.S.Starr ett Co.V CONTENTS.Forew ord.111 Comm it tee Roster.v 1 Scope.1 2 Definitions.1 3 Hole Saws.1 3.1 Cla ssifica t ion s o f H ol e Sa w s.1 3.2 Lim it a tion s o f Sizes.2 3.3 Elem en t s of th e Hole Sa w Bl a de.2 3.4 Tooth Form a n d Set.2 4 Elements of the Hole Saw.3 4.2 Con cen tr icit y of Hole Saw s.6 4.3 Tooth Crest U n iformity .6 4.1 Hol e Sa w Design .3 5 Hole Saw A rbors.6 5.1 Hole Saw Arbors.6 5.2 Pilot Drill .6 6 Hole Saw Ac c essories.6 6.1 Drive Pla tes.6 6.2 Ext en sion s.6 6.3 M orse Ta per A dapters.6 Figures I Blad e Con figura tion .2 2 Alt er n ate Set.2 3 Ra ker Set.2 4 Va ria ble R ak er Tooth Set.2 5 Toot h Set and Overa ll Set .3 6 Tooth Term in ology .5 7 Jig for Measurin g Tooth Crest a n d R ad ia l Run out.5 8 Hole Saw 13/16 in.Diam eter a n d Sma ller (Wit h out Drive Holes).7 9 Hole Saw 1/4 in.Th rough 27/9 in.Diam et er (With Drive Holes).7 10 Hole Saw 3 in.Th rough 4/*in.Diam et er (With Drive Hol es).8 11 Hole Saw 4/4 in.Th rough 6 in.Diam et er .8 12 Hol e Sa w A rbor Design a tion s V a n d W.9 13 Hole