Has anyone used the quadsaw?

[casperLennon]

Has anyone used the quadsaw? Not bothered about the price just want to know how good or bad people found it.

 

[casperLennon]

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/4807809-the-square-hole-cutter

 

[telectrix]

about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. fit only for plasterboard, which can be cut with a butter knife anyway.

 

[casperLennon]

Have you used one then?

 

[telectrix]

nope. all these so-called labour saving tools for box cutting fall down when it comes to cutting into anything harder than thermalite. no substitute for hammer and chisel or rotary stop SDS with chisel. at home yesterday i cut out and fixed 5 boxes in hard brick in less than 1 hour. stitch drilled then SDS with a chisel bit. one of those fancy cutters would have been binned within 5 minutes.

 

[James]

For plasterboard, a multitool is quick and easy.

 

[telectrix]

For plasterboard, a multitool is quick and easy.

a hammer is quicker and gives the muck spreaders something to do instead of splashing slop into your Veto bag,

 

[casperLennon]

I have a multitool. It’s only for plasterboard. The videos of them seem quick

 

[pirate]

I have a multi-tool, it's great for flooring and coving. For plasterboard, just use a jabsaw/sharksaw/whatever you call it. Fast, much less dust, and no power needed except you! Plus, you can shave the aperture with the back of the blade! (OO-err, missus!)

 

[casperLennon]

Pad saw is no good on double boarded walls. It’s price work so wanted something fast

 

[pirate]

I have an ancient Ferm mini-router that does double boarded in seconds, but is speed really so essential?
Another 5 minutes...does it really matter? Or don't you clean up afterwards, so save another 1 minute?
OMG, Imagine if you were 10 minutes late for supper...forfend!

 

[casperLennon]

Speed is definitely essential on price work.

 

[mattg4321]

Pad saw has always been fine for me and no power/batteries needed. This is solving a problem that doesn’t exist. I don’t have a problem with double plasterboard either. Maybe you need a new padsaw if you do?

 

[casperLennon]

I don’t ever use a pad saw. It’s a very slow and hard way to cut two boards.

 

[pirate]

Please note, I meant no offence...I just can't get my old head round the concept of speed vs good...i'm sure you combine both, but I simply can't...
Least intrusive, in every way, slightly slower, but it's just a job for me. If anyone mentions targets, I walk.
Hammering instead of screwing...nope, that's far more intrusive and destructive...
Impact driver for faceplate screws? nope, that's just stupid, imho...
Yeah, maybe that's why I don't make much money, but I get lots of tea and biscuits and repeat business from older folks who pay me promptly and recommend me to friends and family. I don't do bashing, and I know that's a different game, so forgive me my peacadilloes, please

 

[casperLennon]

No offence taken.
doing price work where I am has to be quick to make the most money. No targets set only by myself. Also the job has to be right and good otherwise it doesn’t get signed off, which obviously means no money

 

[pirate]

Ok, if you find a padsaw slow and hard work, maybe another career?
I believe Lurpak are looking for hot-knife wielders!

 

[casperLennon]

A multitool or possibly the quadsaw is a lot faster and definitely not as much hard work

 

[pirate]

I hear what you are saying, and I guess it's all a matter of personal preference. I don't work in your sector and have plenty of time, so it's just a question of what makes less mess for me.
I'm sure if you have 20 sockets to fit, or 50 or 100, then that makes a huge difference time-wise. Also, you maybe don't have folks living in the projects, so noise and dust is less of a factor.
It's an interesting topic though, and well worth the debate. If I am fitting an extra socket for someone, setting up the quadsaw would take the same time as padsawing, so I wouldn't bother, but maybe for 5? or more...

 

[casperLennon]

I’m working on a 500 bed student halls. It’s a new building site. So it’s lots and lots and lots of boxes. I certainly wouldn’t buy it for a few. But there is 1000s to cut out. I’d like to try before I buy but I doubt that’s possible. In your situation it would not be worth buying one