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You could always do the old tile-cutting trick. Use the saw to cut a sponge. Now you have a sponge that perfectly fits inside the hole saw. Get it wet, and leave it in the saw when you cut. Now your hole saw will be cooled by the water in the sponge.
It’s an old trick for when you can’t easily keep running water on a tile saw while cutting a hole. Cuz you typically cut tile under water to prevent your blade from heating up. But if that’s not feasible, you can essentially just fill your saw blade with water instead.
Great advice, do you get a lot of nudes PMd to you for woodworking hacks like this? :)
It has only happened a few times, but it’s always a fun surprise.