Amen. I own the DeWalt version of the RotoZip. I use a jab saw
and the tool stays in the box. On 5/8 rock I much prefer cutting
with saw.

With the 1/4" carbide burr the tool is great in ceramic tile,
wonder board, Durock, etc.

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On Mar 19, 3:44 pm, "Steve Barker"
wrote:
Again, it's obvious you've never used one. You punch in in the
middle of
the box, move to the edge, jump outside and cut clockwise.
Research before
typing. It's like engage brain before speaking.

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On Mar 19, 11:57 am, "RicodJour"
wrote:
wrote:

The principle used here is transference. However unlike
using lipstick
or carbon paper, you do not have to lift the drywall to
find the
outlet box. (Think of cutting an outlet box for a ceiling
fixture.)
The pushpin outline of the outlet box on the drywall is
exact. If you
want an exact cutout, cut outside the outline of the
outlet box. This
eliminates the problem in using a Robozip that cuts the
inside of the
outlet box but leaves the thickness of the outlet box to
deal with.

You're fabricating a "problem" out of thin air!

You don't cut around the interior of the box, you cut around
the
_outside_ of the box. The 1/8" zip bit leaves a 1/8" gap
around the
outside of the box allowing some wiggle room.

R

Maybe you should remember your own posting from March 19:

There are tons of tricks. Best one - buy a Rotozip (or
approved
equal). Then all you have to do is poke a hole in the
middle of the
outlet box and run the Rotozip around the perimeter. Messy
and
noisy,
but very effective. Sell it on eBay when you no longer need
it.

Poke a hole in the middle of the outlet box and cut around
the
perimeter? Did you really mean to poke a hole around the
outside of
the outlet box and cut around the outside of the perimeter.
Good luck
finding where to start the hole.

Well, of course I personally wouldn't hang drywall without a
rotozip
handy (although I know pros who prefer to cut their boxes by
hand).
But if a rookie homeowner is hanging ten sheets of drywall, I
don't
really think it's great advice. I botched some outlets when I
first
picked up a rotozip, and have seen other rookies do it too.
There are
a few ways to screw up--not hitting the inside of the box,
wandering
off of the box, not having the sheet tight to the box...these
lessons
generally get learned on the job, and by the time he is done
with his
10 sheets, he will have a half dozen boxes to fix, just like if
he had
saved his money and cut them by hand. Plus his hair and clothes
will
be full of gypsum dust.