Dewalt DCS551B 20V Max Drywall Cut-Out Tool (Tool Only) EXPIRED

Some thoughts from a tradesman that might be interesting to the hobbyist: Basically, using one of these is sorta considered the "day laborer" way of installing, and using a jab saw is the pro way. Cutting out a box can be done at about the same speed using both tools, and the saw creates way less of a mess, but if your crew is a bunch of unskilled laborers they are going to have a really hard time measuring out where the electrical box hole should be cut, since in you have to cut the hole before you attach it to the wall in new construction. The rotary tool eliminates that problem because you just slap the new piece over the boxes with no measuring, poke the tool where you see the obvious bulge, track to the edge of the box and hop over it, then trace the outside.

As a homeowner this is probably faster, albeit dustier, and you are less likely to mess up an entire sheet because you measured wrong. But homeowners also are usually not going for production speed like a construction crew is. If you're ok taking some extra time measuring this is an ok tool to skip. If your weekend project seconds are precious, sure grab it. I think its a good tool to buy only if you have a specific project and sell it when it's done. I.e., I rebuilt / reframed our forever home, which involved drywalling an entire house, sold it when done, and haven't missed it since.

Those thinking of using this for non-drywall: don't. Without getting into it, it would do a terrible job in most scenarios you could think of. Its just a really really specific built tool in alot of ways.

The only way I ever knew how to do it was to have a second person follow the cut with a shop vac. Super pain in the ass but can't argue with the dustless results. Wear a mask when playing with this kids.

$89 on Amazon DEWALT 20V MAX* Drywall Cutting Tool, Cut-Out, Tool Only (DCS551B) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KYNW...62CQF99GK7