How To Use A Rotary Tool For Drywall
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Shannon from www.house-improvements.com shows you how to use a rotary tool to make certain cuts in drywall.
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Nice work man! By far the best demonstration I've seen on how to use the router. Thanks!
Thanks for a great video! Your detail was excellent. You covered the depth the bit should stick out, the rotation of the cut, the type of bit, & the recess of the box into the drywall.Fantastic job!
Excellent demonstration and information. Thanks, that was helpful!
You're the best and have been for YEARS! Thanks for being a fantastic resource....never go away!
Great video Mr house improvement
Thanks,was using mine wrong when cutting around the switch box curved holes,your right about the wires,i cut a few because my bit depth was to long..:)
Another great tutorial, thanks Shannon!
Great video,thank you so much,I always wondered how it was done.
Thank you and really appreciate your sharing with novice.
Another quality video. Thank you.
Thanks man! Just got one of these tools and I wanted to be sure I was using it right. Your video was very thorough and precise.
Glad it helped!
Great Video maybe you can make another one showing maybe a door way and a wall with a few boxes. Im getting better with mine it just takes practise. I enjoy and learn a lot from all your videos!!
Nice tool video. Thank You for sharing:
Nice job, good demo!
badass tip right here, much appreciated.
Nice job rotary tool seems to get job done neatly. Thanks
This was the best explaination I've found. Thanks!!
As always very informative
Thanks sir, very helpful, like how you went slower..good pacing and detail for a novice.
Thanks for the basics. Decades ago I hung a lot of rock as part of my carpentry work. We would peer down the back of the rock and mark the outside of the box left and right, measure down to the top of the box which gave us the bottom distance too. Mark it score it X wise across the corners and bust it out with the hammer. I just picked up one of the rotary tools at a pawn shop to use while building my home. Thanks for the information.
OlTrailDog , I used to use a half ball of caulk and run it around the device, push the sheet against it and transfer the outline to the back of the sheet.
Thanks man. Good explanation
Very accurate cutting.
Thanks.
Thanks for the video!
Cool tool and demo.
Thank you. Nice job easy
Excellent tutorial, thanks
Thank you for the video!
Wow.. So many times I struggled to cut a hole that fits... and it doesn't :-)... With your experience and the right tool makes to look very easy.. Thanks
David L.
I'd recommend the cordless 20v DeWalt. I used a corded RotoZip for years and it was, and still is, a great tool but after years of battling cords while on stilts I splurged and bought the cordless self loading drywall screw gun and the matching rotary tool and it really sped up my productivity with the hanging of drywall. Had em 3 years now and have had no problems and we hang and tape a fair amount of drywall every year.
Can't agree more on cordless. I don't drywall much but i run a handyman service and i think this will come in handy eventually. I already have the cordless drills, saws, etc. and i bought one of these today just because i found a good deal on Facebook. I rarely find myself pulling out an extension cord these days and i gotta say i'm damn happy for that!
Great video with detail instructions good job !!!
Glad you liked it
Nice great tool we use a Milwaukee! Great for cutting out around studs!
What is the advantage of the Milwaukee?
Thank you for this great video. I just watched three other similar videos but you were the first to explain that after stopping at the inside edge of the junction box you then remove tool and plunge again slightly further maybe 1/8 inch than the original plunge to cover thickness of the box and allow cutting along the outside edge, This is common sense but you are first to actually show the step. I do not do large project professionally plastering work and have been using oscillating tools or a utility knife since I would be cutting hung existing sheet rock to install or move a switch or outlet and just was curious about using a rotary tool. I notice you use ear protection but do not use a dust mask, I use a dust mask but usually no ear protection. I am bothered more by the dust than noise.
Thanks for the comments. I am bothered more by the noise of the rotary tool then the dust.
@@HouseImprovements You presently may not be bothered by the dust but as years progress the lining of your lungs will be damaged and your breathing and stamina will decline. Please research thus with google and consider a dust mask. And please don't tell me you can not smoke with the mask on (joking).
thanks. Very useful.
good. Just what I was looking for. I was never sure how to get the box near flush. Transferring measurements to the sheetrock never seems to work very well.
A other great video thanks again.
Do you think a Dremel Trio could do well for drywall working? Thanks!
Well done, ty!!
I, too, have an old door I'm gonna use for a work bench top!
I subscribe to the "every project deserves a new tool" theory. Can't wait for a project that will allow me to get one of these!
David Myer
I've been doing that for 20 years. It's been great for me.
omg! did some one called me?!?!? LOL. I though I was crazy.
Great video.
Thank you very much for you time and all your info
Great video
Muchas gracias 👍🎼👍🎼☕️☕️
Cool , i had made a mistake on a few boxes with this tool now i understand what might have made it difficult on a few of the box cut outs... The depth and counterclockwise didn't know the significance until now.
sam111880, the right bit is just as important as the use of the tool.
Thanks- cleared up that the cut goes on the outside of the box!
Sr. Thank you very much you are helping me a lot Good bless you bye AND have a nice life
great video
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Shannon. I have really enjoyed your videos. How would you make a but joint
Not too sure what you mean ? a Butt joint is two edges of non tapered drywall slid together? Our forum my be the lace for your question so we can discuss it more.www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Shannon thanks so much for your wonderful video on cutting out electrical boxes. You are real person and I appreciate all your 🇨🇦hard work. There are a lot of losers out there criticizing you. Forget them! Thanks again Shannon. Don Wocks
January 04/2024. I’m from London Ontario Canada. Happy New Year. 😀👍🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
I love these how to videos from guys who look like it’s their first time doing it
can you please do a video on how to use a multi-meter please like a fluke or something thank you
good job !
You do nice video's. You have a nice voice too.
I’ve always used a keyhole saw. Then I got introduced to this and I had a lot of trouble lol. I’ll have to practice more
Dan Gauthier
I've learned that the right bit is very important to the function of the tool. I started buying RotoZip Xbit drywall bits and they made a huge difference. They're a larger diameter than the standard run of the mill bits so you have to swap out the collet in your tool but the oversized guide point on the end follows the fixtures perfectly. Every once in a while I'll get a little squirrelly with a box here or there but they are few and far between compared to when I used to use the cheapest value pack bits off the rack.
Just always remember outside routing counter clockwise, inside routing clockwise. Some things are more difficult then others to router. For instance a ceiling a/c vent loves to eat router bits at the corners, if you find yourself breaking bits it might be easier for you to take measurements of the box, mark them out, and use as a guide for routing so you can find those bit eating corners. A glide point tip works great on plastic boxes but not so much on metal boxes and can also be troubling on a/c ceiling boxes with the 1/2 inch lip, the glide point is about 1/2 inch itself so you wind up struggling to get the glide point to cut the sheetrock on those style boxes.
thanks Robert, you should have made this video. this video was too long compared to the amount of info given. the bit selection is as important as the proper use of the tool.
been doing a lot of home renovations lately. Man I could have used that tool. I still have several more rooms we are going to rip everything out to properly insulate this 1987 crap shack. that tool would have saved me tons of time. Knowing how much more there is to do I think my next investment is this tool. Any brands you recommend? it is very likely I will have made my purchase before you or anyone else answers my question but in the off chance you answer first this will be helpful. :-)
Here in Australia how things are done differently.The gyprockers (drywallers) would punch a small hole in the sheets for switches, lights,and powerpoints then pull all the wires through the holes then fix all the sheetings near the completion of the job the electricians would cut out the holes themselves fit lights switches power points game over!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Shannon. I have really enjoyed your videos. How would you make a but
Not sure exactly what you what to know? please use our forum and we can talk there.www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Will it work for tile as well ?
Thanks just what I needed to know. Nice video.\
Thanks!
Awesome tips. You guys deserve way more upvotes, subscriptions, and views.
What is the drill model shown in 6:45?
Curious do they make a higher power rotary tool then this or a stronger rotary bit for cutting out the OSB / plywood sheathing of windows and doors... it works great for windows and door drywall cut out. Now i am looking to find a tool to cut out sheathing for windows /doors. As these you still need hand or skillsaw/circle saw vertically operated. If you cut the door way or window on ground the circular saw is fine but using circular saw vertically , i would rather use a rotary tool its saver then a saw...Over time you tend to have gravity not on your side.
Use a small router with a router bit with the bearing.
So great !
Nice one.
Will it chew up a plastic box?
From India
Great video
If the cut out tool has a guard for the depth in cutting, can it also be used to cut out door hinges?
This tool would not do a great job and I'm not sure the guild would let you cut that shallow. There are other tools that can do that task though. A router is the better choice.
Would this work on wood on the back of shelves/cabinets/ Tv stands? To cut out a hole to plug things in the outlet
with the correct bit it would.
so push wires down find center and barely go to plate. then score
Does that machine cut thru plaster boards ? Wood ?
Thank you.
No worries!
Does machine cut thru sheet rock?
Will that work on plywood?
Can this be used on plastic switch boxes?
In my experience it does not work as well but if you are careful you can.
What if the switch or plug is already on the box
Can you use that tool on hardiebacker??
I have never tried that but I think with the proper bit you likely could. The less dust you create using cement boards the better though. silica dust is not good for you.
Could you use an oscillating multitool for this?
No
Yes you can and alot more things that this tool can't do. This is a waste of money
@@torresadan5301 you obviously don't know how to use a multi tool if you think that you can't use it for this, I do it all the time.
Im a drywall hanger i do too dumb ass
The way he did that shit lets me know hes a rookie
very helpfull
very nice
Always use guide point bits
but how fast can you move the tool? i don’t want to try it and then have the bit shatter on me.
start slow then. The tool will tell you if you're going to fast and it is really working.
Plus de vidéos merci beaucoup c'est très bien
and when there is plugs and switches in the box?
You will need to measure and mark the locations on the new sheets and cut with a drywall saw before you hang the sheets. This system only works on a situation where you only have wires in the boxes.
"We're just doing a Wee piece here" Haha
What type of drill bits?
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What kind of drill is that?
This is a rotary tool used for this purpose but most rotary tools can be used for this purpose with the correct bits
Makes to much dust for me at the customers house. I use it now for pumpkin carving. Simply fantastic tool for that.
I also find that plaster dust is a big problem with a rotary tool or electric saw unless a vacuum cleaner attachment if added which often can not be done, thus since my work is not doing a whole home but specific remodeling projects I find using a utility knife or small manual saw is better, sometimes I will use an oscillating tool. But my concern is not speed but less dust.
Good
With all this pulling out and plunging back in, this video should come with a R rating.
preset the depth of your bit before you start cutting, the guide should be the only thing protruding on the other side, otherwise you will cut your wires...
Excellent vid! Mystery solved - I never knew how to use a Rotary/Cutout :)
make sure the power is off
You should of got the measurements from side to side of the box to see where the box goes
There is NOT wee on that mock-up laddie! Lol
4:40 start!
I'm not trying not to sound like a jerk but how does this beat a drywall knife
Quick measurement of a point in the middle of the box instead of measuring and transferring and marking all four edges to the drywall from the wall , then cutting with the drywall saw .Then you lift the sheet into place and find out you measuring and marking was off. Generally this is quicker and less mistakes.
This is by far quicker if the electrical wiring is out of the way and tucked back in the boxes if you have devices installed already then I would just measure mark and cut with drywall saw.
Good shit eh.
Holy crap
Nice video. I would have been nice if u explained what to do if u wander from the box.
just go back to it. Its going to get patched during mud and tape anyway
Mathias Hill
You swear at it and then deal with it when you tape.
You can ride the inside of the box as well . It’s actually easier
Have to angle the tool though to get the drywall cut enough for the box to come through hole without damage.
@@HouseImprovements true
Jeżeli chodzi o precyzję to słabo wygląda!
Ale urządzenie bardzo fajne.
Also you should go clockwise not counterclockwise because of the direction of the bit spinning. Same as a router
No its counter clockwise.
Nooooo,its clockwise. Look at your bit and figure it out. I’ve noticed you northern boys are a little hardheaded.That or you need to learn to duck when the hockey pucks coming at your head.
@@bwojak3226 done drywall in alabama for 10yrs . Always went counter clockwise . Just like video
You’ve been doing it wrong for 10 years then. I’ve been using a router for 40 years it’s all about the direction of the bit.
@@bwojak3226 always worked better than going clockwise