"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:25:12 GMT, David Peters
wrote:

Envelope. With a bit of masking tape attached. Works better if
you poke the corners inside out first, so as to make it bulge
outwards.


Do you make a hole in the envelope so that the masking tape sticks
itself and the envelope to the wall?

Get an envelope. Ideally DL size, with the flap on the top not the end
(typical "A4 folded in 3" commercial envelope - recycle your junkmail
for one).

Poke the two bottom corners in, so the the envelope bulges outwards and
is an inch or two "thick" at the top edge.

Use a few inches masking tape to tape the envelope flap to the wall,
just below the drill hole. Single sided tape, half on the envelope, half
on the wall. Don't press the tape down too hard, or it may lift paint
from the wall.

Drill. Catch the dust in the open and gaping envelope.

Concur with all of above: just want to mention that the dust 'cascades' over
the masking tape and down into the envelope. The 'few inches' of masking
tape is to catch the dust as it exits the hole in a fan-shape .


Blow or brush gently to knock the dust off the tape's top edge.

Remove envelope, taking care not to rip the wall off with the tape.