Calculated Industries 8115 Multi Mark Drywall Cutout Locator Tool

These are awesome. I used them on the ceiling and walls. It allowed me to make precise cuts w minimal cutout, translates into a much cleaner finish. I'm no pro, done a few home jobs, but this job I cut. 23 ceiling boxes and 20 ish wall boxes of different gangs. These things made all the difference. I couldn't recommend them enough. Take your time in set up, outline where the tool indicates and the cut. Presto...

It worked very well for me. As a DIYer, I would not have achieved the accurate cutouts I did without it.

So cool! I do a lot of handyman work for friends and family. I have built 2 homes from the ground up, finished several basements, bathroom re-models and so on. This is a simple and easy to use product. I have used many other methods; measure which takes time and needs practice to get it right the fist cut. Marker or lipstick to mark the back of drywall, here you need to mark up your boxes, set the drywall up, take it down and then cut it and even then you are off because it does not sit flush. This product is as billed; set the one portion in the electrical box, outlet, light whatever, set the drywall into place, set the other portion over the area of the first portion and they magnetically link. While the two portion are linked, you can trace the outline you need to cut and the cut is exact, the drywall stays in place to be hung and after you can take out the portion in the box. Slick, easy to use, saves time and is a great little tool to keep around whether you work with drywall often or just ever so often. Great!

While it isn't perfect it's a heck of a lot better than my previous method of measuring, punching a hole with a saw, finding an edge and then going around the perimeter. With this product I can easily get within 1/8" of the edges of the box. It's only not perfect in the sense that sometimes when I went through right on the line I ended up hitting the edge of the box and had to move outward slightly. I'd rather it be off by being smaller than being too large though. I wish I had thought of looking for a product like this sooner, it's totally worth the money with the time and hassle saved... just don't forget to put the piece in the box, I haven't done that... yet. I just made sure that the two pieces were always in a box, as soon as it came out of one it when straight into the next box needed so I didn't realize it was sitting on a ledge somewhere.

Had to return it since it will not work with Metal roofing

Every professionals and DIY homeowner should have a drywall and paneling cut out tool. Provides precise box locations. We used it a Masonite bead board paneling. I had some reservations because the tool only talks about drywall. The magnets are strong. We used an oscillating tool with a curved blade. Excellent results. If it saves you from one mistake it’s paid for it self.

What a great idea and it does actually work correctly. I'm remodeling a cabin by myself and doing each sheet of drywall slowly and carefully since I don't have a helper. That means remembering where every outlet is as I go and that's not as easy as it sounds. Using this magnet locator has been super easy and accurate. I can immediately go back and cut out the drywall at the outlet and just move on to the next sheet. The magnets are strong enough to capture a knife on the same table.

There is a major problem with the concept of this product--it requires an empty box. This isn't practical, since a "rough in" inspection is generally required before the drywall is mounted. This means that you would need to mount the boxes, then cut the drywall with these in place, then remove the drywall, install all of the sockets/wiring, then hang the drywall. Now, if this product were to insert into a standard electrical socket, it might work, but as it is, you can't use this with a socket installed in the box...rendering it rather pointless.

Worked great can be used with any paneling or drywall

These saved me a lot of time, as I drywalled my whole basement. Simple to use to find the electrical boxes and cut out. No having to measure each time. These paid for themselves on my basement alone!

Helped quite a bit with accurately cutting out the boxes, does require a bit of experimenting to appreciate where you should connect and draw the lines for the cutout, but once you do, it is a great tool to speed up you drywall project.

works as descibed

Excellent tool I love it, made my job headache free and professional finish...