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I very much hate dealing with drywall. Here are the things I use that help: 20" box fan with a decent air filter https://www.lasko.com/products/air-flex-air-pu
by 1MachineElf 4y ago
I very much hate dealing with drywall. Here are the things I use that help:
20" box fan with a decent air filter
https://www.lasko.com/products/air-flex-air-purifier-and-room-fan-ff305/ https://www.lasko.com/products/air-flex-air-purifier-and-roo...
Rigid shop vac
https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/12-gallon-nxt-wet-dry-vac https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/12-gallon-nxt-wet-dry-vac
Accompanying air filter kit
https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/osha-filtration https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/osha-filtration
Rotozip drywall bits
https://www.rotozip.com/en_US/web/rotozip/tool-detail/-/rotozip-show-product/xb-dw2-drywall-bit-2-pc https://www.rotozip.com/en_US/web/rotozip/tool-detail/-/roto...
I use a Milwaukee rotary tool with the Rotozip bits, but a lot of brands make equivalent power tools that are all essentially the same. The rotary tool embodies a big reason why I dislike drywall - the dust. The rotary tool fills the air with an incredible amount of dust, so I only ever use it with the Rigid vacuum in the other hand as close as possible to the cut. It is also loud and hard to control, but the advantage is unparalleled safety while cutting into the wall. It won't nick wires, and it won't cut into wood studs. When trying to cut along the edge of a stud, the rotary tool is how I start each cut.
I'm also working out a pretty good technique for running wire through notched wall studs behind drywall. I haven't tested it fully, but it basically combines both of these techniques:
https://youtu.be/Z2xR5YnIfGA https://youtu.be/Z2xR5YnIfGA
https://youtu.be/EXhDlDBzXjY https://youtu.be/EXhDlDBzXjY
- bombcar 4y agoThe rototool is nice but for a lot of drywall cuts I just use a drywall saw - it’s slower and doesn’t dust as much.
- 1MachineElf 4y agoAgreed about regular drywall saws! Just doing it by hand seems to give the best results. Fancy tools help with ancillary things.
- bityard 4y agoSame here, plus I use an oscillating tool for things like square holes for outlets. And a hole saw for round holes. I tried a rotozip once but never again, they are just too loud and messy.
- bombcar 4y agoI was helping a professional drywaller and he used the rotozip for only one thing - cutting out boxes after throwing the drywall over them. Everything else was knife (preferred) or saw.