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• Jun 30, 2019

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Hey,

Any other quick release arbor systems out there (apart from the Mandrex and Bosch)?

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• Jun 30, 2019

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for downlights, a full set of 6 with a common arbour is < £10. for serious work, Srarret or Dart.

 

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Yeah those quadsaws are cool but a bit expensive.
Snooping around I came across these:

Triton Multi-Tool Socket Backbox Cutter

Not doing enough 2'nd fix to buy one but I am tempted to try it out.

 

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• Jun 30, 2019

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Matt said:

Yeah those quadsaws are cool but a bit expensive.
Snooping around I came across these:

Triton Multi-Tool Socket Backbox Cutter

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Not doing enough 2'nd fix to buy one but I am tempted to try it out.

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waste of space.

 

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XD

But which one do you mean? Quadsaw? Triton? O both?

 

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Matt said:

Snooping around I came across these:

Triton Multi-Tool Socket Backbox Cutter

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Not doing enough 2'nd fix to buy one but I am tempted to try it out.

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If you look at it theres no way that can actually even work

 

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all thoseback boxcutters are useless on anything but plasterboard. and even then they take 10 x as long as a padsaw.

 

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• Jun 30, 2019

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suffolkspark said:

If you look at it theres no way that can actually even work

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I've never tried these but I was trying to work out how it would work...Probably end up with a really messy oversized hole after using one one those.

 

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suffolkspark said:

If you look at it theres no way that can actually even work

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I was thinking the same but then I found this on youtube:

Gtranted, this one is a bit of a different design then the earlier one but... seems to work. Althought the bit about 'not hurting the technicians' at the very end is hilariouse XD

 

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telectrix said:

all thoseback boxcutters are useless on anything but plasterboard. and even then they take 10 x as long as a padsaw.

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Sure, strictly plasterboards usage.

But if already on the topic, any tools or technique you would recommend for brickwork?

 

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• Jun 30, 2019

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.....it's only a matter of a couple more posts,before you're gonna get the "hammer & bolster" advice...

 

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• Jul 1, 2019

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Those box shaped cutters look absolute tosh. It takes about 20 seconds to cut one out with a straight multitool blade. How many seconds do you need to save per box, is the job that time critical, are you doing that many boxes it would make a difference ?
Using multitool blades in plasterboard ruins them pretty quickly anyway so you're going to need a constant supply if doing a lot with them. You'll need a single and a double which is about £20 combined. I use one of my sub £2 wood bits that is on the way out. Much cheaper.

 

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Matt said:

Sure, strictly plasterboards usage.

But if already on the topic, any tools or technique you would recommend for brickwork?

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for brick, i stitch drill with a 7mm or 8mm sds bit, then whack in a sds scutch chisel.