Customer Reviews

Goldblatt G05141 Drywall Circle Cutter

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I am a do it yourself person and usually ends up with tools for every project. The project for which this was purchased was putting in 30 can lights throughout our house. Looking back at it, I should have gone with something that can cut holes quickly and without creating a mess....anyway....this tool is good for marking a circle in the drywall but it doesn't have the ability to cut all the way through. I ended up using a drywall saw on every hole. Useless tool in my opinion.

Worked great for cutting circular holes in drywall, My only improvement would be to make the blade cut a little deeper. I got around this by cutting both sides of the drywall with the circle cutter.. i pushed a nail through the center hole and used it from underneath. The end product was great however.

I am a carpenter by trade, and unlike the previous 2 star reviews, I am well aware that this tool isn't meant to cut clean through drywall, rather it is meant to score the paper face of the drywall to make the final cut nice and clean.

My complaint about this product is what I can only assume comes from a lack of product quality control. The adjustment knob that locks the pin is incredibly stiff (to the point that I had to use a set of vice grips to loosen it). Additionally, the adjustment knob is shaped similar to a flying saucer and the edge of the 'saucer' is very sharp. On other circle cutters I have used, the outside edge of the knob is similar to the edge of a quarter, and the ribbed edge seems to make it significantly easier to make quick adjustments.

I use this tool for cutting circles from cardboard boxes to use as cake boards. It works great, if the cardboard is thick it might require cutting from both sides but it is so much easier than cutting them out with scissors.

I liked the idea of using this to cut holes in my ceiling to install in-ceiling speakers. But this tool is very hard to us and it barely cuts through the sheet rock. You really have to push up on it hard and it still hardly cuts through. I do not recommend this. I had much better luck using a roto-zip tool and bit.