Milwaukee Tool 48-13-7325 1/4" x 24" Bellhanger Bit

Yes. The 48-13-7325 has a wire pulling hole through the bit, so once you've drilled through a stud, plate or joist you can tie the wire off to the bit and pull it back through the hole in one motion instead of fishing it separately. That's the whole point of a bellhanger over a standard auger for low voltage, security and communications runs.

The Milwaukee 48-13-7325 is a 1/4 inch diameter bit with a 24 inch overall length, so usable drilling depth is less than 24 inches once the shank is seated in the chuck. In practice it's sized for going through a double top plate, stacked framing, or angling through a stud bay in one pass. For a single 2x4 wall plate a shorter bellhanger is easier to control.

It shouldn't. The 48-13-7325 uses a 3-flat shank, which gives the chuck jaws flat faces to bite on so the bit doesn't spin in the chuck under load. That matters on a 24 inch bit, where the leverage at the tip is high enough to twist a round shank loose in a standard drill.

A 1/4 inch hole handles a single low voltage run, thermostat wire, alarm or a coax/Cat cable pulled one at a time. If you're bundling multiple cables or need to meet a fill allowance for a stack of runs, step up to a larger diameter bellhanger or a standard auger. The 48-13-7325 is the small diameter option in the bellhanger format.

A bellhanger is a long, small diameter wood bit with a hole drilled near the tip for attaching wire. Use it when the job is running cable through framing and you want to drill and pull in one trip. A standard auger drills a cleaner, larger hole faster but gives you nothing to tie wire to, so you end up pushing fish tape or a glow rod back through. The Milwaukee 48-13-7325 is the 1/4 inch by 24 inch version.

The flutes on the 48-13-7325 are non-stick coated, which speeds chip ejection and cuts down on binding in the hole. On a long bit drilling through green lumber or resinous framing that's what keeps chips moving out instead of packing the flutes and stalling the drill. The tip geometry is cut aggressive for faster feed as well.

Order Milwaukee Tool 48-13-7325. That number covers the 1/4 inch by 24 inch bellhanger bit specifically; Milwaukee's other bellhangers carry different 48-13 numbers for each diameter and length combination, so the full number is what pins down the size.