Hello!
Tomorrow, I'm getting help from my father and father-in-law to attach drywall to the inside of my garage.
(Beneath the drywall is OSB)
I can imagine that you can cut the boards by:
1) Using a circular saw (but then it will become dull)
2) An old handsaw
3) Scoring with a morakniv and then attempting a karate chop.
How do you do it?
Are there better ways?
Big thanks in advance
Fredrik
Tomorrow, I'm getting help from my father and father-in-law to attach drywall to the inside of my garage.
(Beneath the drywall is OSB)
I can imagine that you can cut the boards by:
1) Using a circular saw (but then it will become dull)
2) An old handsaw
3) Scoring with a morakniv and then attempting a karate chop.
How do you do it?
Are there better ways?
Big thanks in advance
Fredrik
I use a razor blade and cut through the paper on the front, then you just break, and then cut from the back.
Oh no!
I suspect I won't be able to get hold of one by tomorrow.
Yep, it's just straight pieces, almost anyway.
Do you have any other idea if one doesn't have a gipskniv?
I thought maybe a jigsaw could work?
Best regards,
Fredrik
I suspect I won't be able to get hold of one by tomorrow.
Yep, it's just straight pieces, almost anyway.
Do you have any other idea if one doesn't have a gipskniv?
I thought maybe a jigsaw could work?
Best regards,
Fredrik
Make a cut with the utility knife that goes through the paper and a bit more, snap downwards on the side you don't need so the gypsum breaks in a straight line where you have cut, make sure you really cut the paper all the way off the board. Then bend down the piece that is now only hanging by the backside paper and cut away the paper. Alternatively, you can turn the gypsum around, angle it up, and cut the paper.
Oh, how slow I was 
Use your morakniv instead, or utility knife, or any other knife with a blade, just make sure it goes through the cardboard properly. Using a machine or a crosscut saw works fine but takes more time.
Use your morakniv instead, or utility knife, or any other knife with a blade, just make sure it goes through the cardboard properly. Using a machine or a crosscut saw works fine but takes more time.
A regular mora is just fine. If you're going to make crosscuts and such, get a cheap handsaw for the job.
I bought one from Byggmax a few years ago to use as a drywall saw. (35 SEK)
There must have been something wrong with it because it was sharp and good afterward .....
I bought one from Byggmax a few years ago to use as a drywall saw. (35 SEK)
There must have been something wrong with it because it was sharp and good afterward .....
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The harder you hit the board, the straighter the cut in the plaster. Pull the board so the cut is outside of the bench/plaster stack, lift the board and hit it down against the surface.
It is tested
Protte
It is tested
Protte
Use a utility knife with a new blade, but also make sure you have a rasp so you can smooth the cut edge.
Don't forget the small indispensable rasp... The little yellow one... It's great for getting even and smooth edges without a good side.