Quick change mandrel assembly for use with a hole saw and a pilot drill bit

A cutting assembly, comprising:

• a hole saw having a set of internal threads;
• a body having a shank portion and an adapter receiving portion, said adapter receiving portion defining an adapter receiving cavity and including a first wall having a first detent hole extending therethrough;
• a bit coupler located within said adapter receiving cavity and defining a drill bit receiving portion, said drill bit receiving portion including a bit receiving cavity and a second wall having a second detent hole extending therethrough;
• an adapter configured to be received within said adapter receiving cavity, said adapter having external threads which engage internal threads of said hole saw, said adapter further having a first detent groove defined therein;
• a first ball detent located within said first detent hole of said body and configured to be received within said first detent groove of said adapter;
• a drill bit configured to be received within said drill bit receiving portion of said bit coupler, said drill bit having a second detent groove defined therein;
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• a second ball detent located within said second detent hole of said bit coupler and configured to be received within said second detent groove of said drill bit.

A mandrel assembly for use with a hole saw and a drill bit, comprising:

• a body having (i) a shank portion configured to be received in a chuck of a drill, and (ii) an adapter receiving portion that includes a detent hole extending through a wall thereof and further that defines an adapter receiving cavity;
• a bit coupler secured to said body, said bit coupler being located within said adapter receiving cavity and defining a drill bit receiving portion;
• an adapter configured to be received within said adapter receiving cavity, said adapter having a first coupling portion configured to cooperate with a second coupling portion of said hole saw, said adapter further having a detent groove defined therein;
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• a detent located within said detent hole of said body and configured to be received within said detent groove of said adapter.