No-Fall Drywall
Making a wiggly line with your router is the key to keeping a piece of drywall from slipping before it's fully cut.
Whenever I used to rout drywall for a door or window opening, the piece I was cutting always fell before I could get to the end of the cut, tearing the drywall and sometimes hurting my toes. To prevent this, I now leave a little knob sticking out in the piece I am cutting. The piece won’t fall because the knob holds it there. Once the waste piece and my router are safely on the floor, I cut off the knob with a utility knife.
— Ricardo Martino; Ghent, N.Y.
From Fine Homebuilding #281
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Very nice!!
Awesome!!
Yes, It's useful!
Use a reciprocating saw with a short blade instead. I've never seen anyone use a router. Ever.
https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/drywall/how-to-use-a-drywall-router
chuckfromhb.
You're right. He probably means a rotary cutting (or cut out) tool.
amazing
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