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Thanks folks! Seems the multi-tool and wide blade is the best option. For me speed is not really important, more about getting the holes the right size and straight each time.
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On thin domestic plasterboard (or single skin) i use a fresh stanley blade in a knife. Gets the cleanest cut. If i'm doing millions of them, multi tool.
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The worst thing to discover having already cut into the plaster board is that there is a stud going horizontal/vertical in the way. It can help to use a detector around the area you intend to cut to eliminate this as once cut....
I use a laser to line up the boxes and mark before cutting
I use a laser to line up the boxes and mark before cutting
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Change the blunt blade to a sharp one and cut right through that offending stud….
I can’t believe this thread is at 25 messages already….
plasterboard…. Multi tool…. Go for it!
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This forum is very bombastic.Change the blunt blade to a sharp one and cut right through that offending stud….
I can’t believe this thread is at 25 messages already….
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A colleague uses one of those. It's good and the level is suprisingly accurate. Not sure that it's any faster than drawing round a box with boat level on top. If setting multiple boxes a laser needs to be set up anyway.
Sort of a narrow-body jigsaw!
Not sure that price is justifiable though for the handful I need to do.
On the other hand, you can then fit a proper metal box, instead of one of those flimsy plastic things.
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The Appleby ones with yellow lug pieces aren’t too bad. Only ones for me..when needed.
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Multi tool every time for me, but does not work on a solid flint wall with internal sand and cement render 
then its a carbide tip hole saw followed with a hammer and chisel. 
then its a carbide tip hole saw followed with a hammer and chisel.
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Multi tool every time for me, but does not work on a solid flint wall with internal sand and cement render
Never heard of anyone trying to cut stone walls with a multi tool. I guess there's a first time for everything.
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It works.
Ok… only a certain blade on a certain type of block… but if you’re lucky in that respect…
You can basically scrape the hole flat with a bolster chisel. No hammer involved… and make rawlplug holes with a plumbers old screwdriver.
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