Zip tool makes a lot of dust and kicks it around. It doesnt seem to make very clean edges but that may be the bit. I just bought one from HF for $30 (didnt come with bits) and wasn't impressed over my multi-tool but I usually cut it with a razor for best control. If I were cutting holes, I'd use a hole saw.
For someone inexperienced, do any of these options offer a depth cutting control so I don't accidently hit a stud or something? Also non of these heat up and are risk of causing insulation fire? I was trying to decide between oscillating and zip tool.
@@markerhein : I don’t really know. I generally use a utility knife with a fresh blade, but recently purchased one of those mini-circular cutters with a 3” round blade. I thought it would make a clean, straight cut, but it kicked up such a dust storm that I stopped. I’ve also used a drywall jab saw a few times, but generally I don’t unless I know that there aren’t any wires or pipes in the wall. All of my work involves rehabbing some old rentals, which are often full of unpleasant surprises, lol.
@@foxotcw30 fair enough, but he was about to cut several 4" holes for a circular box... if that is for any of the remodeler boxes or the newer led lights that fit inside that size hole, it requires a certain exactness to be successful. At variable speed the hole saw can control the dust by going slower... and there was no mention of the circular tool used by drywallers for decades that again scribes a hole of any size (up to 6"), in a matter of seconds and costs less than 20 dollars. I'm not faulting the guy but he is an amateur teaching fellow amateurs.
Sorry,but this is a pointless. How important is it to save 10 seconds. what about the time to prepare your tool? Why dont you try a hole saw? The Ryobi tools sound like they are about to die.
You are absolutely right. I always just used a hand drywall saw to cut cabinetry and drywall because I kept it on my toolbelt. I had no time to be running out to the truck for a tool.
@@markerhein Because they are cheaply built, and have lousy tolerances. Real carpenters, wood workers and trades in general tend to buy Makita, DeWalt, or Milwaukee. There's a reason why.
@@TimTimTomTom IMO, Makita for circular, Porter-Cable for sawzall, Bostitch stick nailers, Bostitch or Hitachi coil nailers. Dewalt was HEAVILY promoted to us in the mid-90s... free t-shirts and hats, I have mixed feelings, only two tools I've liked from them being sliding compound miter and their juiced up screw gun/drill (can't recall the model). HOWEVER, I still have a BLUE Ryobi screw gun that I've used paddle bits for landscape ties (about 100) and used it to drive in 6 inch (pre-drilled) lag bolts. Granted the batteries are toast, but it still works... and I've used it as though I were framing a house many many times over. Green Ryobi also chugging along with plenty of power, though I did destroy the chuck using it to clamp onto a bolt that was fused... that was on me. For home use, I'd rather buy Ryobi (at least for screw guns and flashlights, I killed their mini trim circular pretty fast).
@@TimTimTomTom How to tell the world you are old and have not updated your info in decades without telling the world you are old and use out dated info. And at just over 1/2 a billion dollars of completed projects, I'll put my 45 years of experience against anyone's. You probably think battery lawn tools don't work either....... especially if you use dewalt ones lol. I remember when Craftsman was the gold standard and not dollar store junk. Brands change.
The only wisdom I can pass along after watching this video, is to NEVER take advise from someone who uses Ryobi power tools !... Just saying.... /shrug
Really depends, I would use the oscillating tool for cutting long straight lines.
The Makita drywall saw with vacuum hookup is awesome!
Zip tool makes a lot of dust and kicks it around. It doesnt seem to make very clean edges but that may be the bit. I just bought one from HF for $30 (didnt come with bits) and wasn't impressed over my multi-tool but I usually cut it with a razor for best control. If I were cutting holes, I'd use a hole saw.
I didn’t include the whole saw in my round hole cutting contest. I should have.
The hole saw probably would’ve won
For someone inexperienced, do any of these options offer a depth cutting control so I don't accidently hit a stud or something? Also non of these heat up and are risk of causing insulation fire? I was trying to decide between oscillating and zip tool.
A 3" hole saw would have been quicker than any of these !
Zip tool works for original new builds, when cleanup is not an issue. Not so much for reno work. .I use a multi tool for thay
That is the weirdest way to draw a 5 I've ever seen. 😂👀👏
For me, fastest isn’t necessarily better. You also have to consider dust and clean-up time.
Very good points. So then, what do you think is the best tool, considering speed, dust, quality of cut, and clean up?
@@markerhein : I don’t really know. I generally use a utility knife with a fresh blade, but recently purchased one of those mini-circular cutters with a 3” round blade. I thought it would make a clean, straight cut, but it kicked up such a dust storm that I stopped. I’ve also used a drywall jab saw a few times, but generally I don’t unless I know that there aren’t any wires or pipes in the wall. All of my work involves rehabbing some old rentals, which are often full of unpleasant surprises, lol.
Really helpful, thanks l!
Why, in gods holy name, are you writing the hundredths of a second?
Ha ha ha. An excellent question to be sure.
Says best, tests for fastest 😂
the best tool is still not installing drywall...
how about a 4" hole saw....if you have one and a drill with a chuck, you can do that in about 4 seconds
A set of hole saws are expensive if you're not using them all the time.
@@foxotcw30 fair enough, but he was about to cut several 4" holes for a circular box...
if that is for any of the remodeler boxes or the newer led lights that fit inside that size hole, it requires a certain exactness to be successful. At variable speed the hole saw can control the dust by going slower...
and there was no mention of the circular tool used by drywallers for decades that again scribes a hole of any size (up to 6"), in a matter of seconds and costs less than 20 dollars. I'm not faulting the guy but he is an amateur teaching fellow amateurs.
Sorry,but this is a pointless. How important is it to save 10 seconds. what about the time to prepare your tool? Why dont you try a hole saw? The Ryobi tools sound like they are about to die.
You are absolutely right. I always just used a hand drywall saw to cut cabinetry and drywall because I kept it on my toolbelt. I had no time to be running out to the truck for a tool.
Hole saw, five seconds or less... done. Don't buy ryobi anything.
I know Ryobi doesn’t get respect but specifically why shouldn’t you buy a Ryobi tool?
@@markerhein Because they are cheaply built, and have lousy tolerances. Real carpenters, wood workers and trades in general tend to buy Makita, DeWalt, or Milwaukee. There's a reason why.
@@TimTimTomTom thank you for your thoughtful response. I appreciate it. Please consider subscribing.
@@TimTimTomTom
IMO, Makita for circular, Porter-Cable for sawzall, Bostitch stick nailers, Bostitch or Hitachi coil nailers. Dewalt was HEAVILY promoted to us in the mid-90s... free t-shirts and hats, I have mixed feelings, only two tools I've liked from them being sliding compound miter and their juiced up screw gun/drill (can't recall the model).
HOWEVER, I still have a BLUE Ryobi screw gun that I've used paddle bits for landscape ties (about 100) and used it to drive in 6 inch (pre-drilled) lag bolts. Granted the batteries are toast, but it still works... and I've used it as though I were framing a house many many times over.
Green Ryobi also chugging along with plenty of power, though I did destroy the chuck using it to clamp onto a bolt that was fused... that was on me. For home use, I'd rather buy Ryobi (at least for screw guns and flashlights, I killed their mini trim circular pretty fast).
@@TimTimTomTom How to tell the world you are old and have not updated your info in decades without telling the world you are old and use out dated info.
And at just over 1/2 a billion dollars of completed projects, I'll put my 45 years of experience against anyone's.
You probably think battery lawn tools don't work either....... especially if you use dewalt ones lol.
I remember when Craftsman was the gold standard and not dollar store junk. Brands change.
The only wisdom I can pass along after watching this video, is to NEVER take advise from someone who uses Ryobi power tools !... Just saying.... /shrug
Yeah, I’ve heard that sort of nonsense from other folks who are too insecure to be seen using Ryobi tools. The tool doesn’t make the man.