Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes:
On 6/17/2020 8:10 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 6:45:31 PM UTC-5, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Greetings

I have a renovation project for the office (third bedroom) in
mind, which involves "First, cut a large hole in the drywall.."* I've
a number of means for doing that, but I would like to kind of minimize
the dust. My options for cutting are
Chain Saw. {Maybe not the best idea, but it is 'an idea'.}
Corded circular saw
Battery powered Circ Saw.
Reciprocating saw.
Roto-zip or Dremel,
"Oscillating Multi-tool"
Hatchet,
Drywall Saw
Razor knife.

I suppose I could remove the clothing and "stuff" from the closet
first, but where's the fun in that?

tschus
pyotr

* the idea is to cut a hole in the wall to allow a lot of "extra
space" at the top of the closet to get a 'decking' laid down, making
for more storage space,with better access. It was done in the older
part of the house, why not bin the add on?
--
pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."


Personally, I'd just use a pencil to draw out the lines on the drywall. Get a drill and a 1/2 inch spade bit. Put a hole in the drywall inside the piece you want to cut out. Then get either a hacksaw blade or one of those drywall keyhole saws with the big jagged teeth. Cut along the pencil lines. If you get to a stud, then put another entry hole on the other side of the stud and cut some more. Drywall is real easy to cut with every saw on earth. This is a very simple and effective way to cut out drywall. So it might be wrong and bad and awful and not done by professional carpenters with $50,000 of tools. So you should probably not follow this advice.


A drywall saw can make a plunge cut to start. No need for a pilot hole.

Just spin the drywall saw clockwise point-first and it makes a sweet starting hole,
but as you note, you can simply plunge cut. I do recommend a wooden handle
if you don't know what's in the wall cavity :-).