Vent: I used to cut drywall with a utility knife and a straight edge, but after a messy job in my Denver basement last spring, I switched to a $40 oscillating tool.

The oscillating tool gives me way cleaner lines and less dust, but I'm curious if anyone else has a go-to method for small patches that doesn't involve hauling out the big saw.

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the_wesley10d ago

Fist method is a total hack job, no offense. The oscillating tool is worth every penny for clean edges. Dust control alone makes it better than scoring and smashing.

wendy_murphy1611d ago

Forty bucks for an oscillating tool seems like a lot for small patches. I just score it deep and give the drywall a good whack with my fist, clean break every time. The dust from a knife is nothing a shop vac can't handle.