New Makita Cutout Tool Uses

[csonni]

Just purchased this tool included in the Makita Drywall Combo Kit.
https://www.makita.ca/index2.php?event=tool&id=1355&from=accessory
I cant find much info on uses beyond drywall. It can take an optional 1/4 collet. With the proper bit, wouldn’t one be able to use this Cutout Tool with ceramic tile, etc, as with a Rotozip?

 

[pstemari]

I would think so, but I'm no expert.

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[mike93lx]

i can't imagine trying to cut tile with one of those, but can't say i've ever tried. maybe plywood sheathing, but even that, there are far better tools.

 

[R_einan]

Not sure it could be used on tile, but I would think you could use it on plywood, sheathing, acoustic tile, paneling, etc. just like a router with a proper spiral plunging bit.

 

[Farmall450]

Not sure it could be used on tile, but I would think you could use it on plywood, sheathing, acoustic tile, paneling, etc. just like a router with a proper spiral plunging bit.

I've seen tile bits for them, but probably wouldn't bother.

Just like my DeWalt, it has no speed modulation...15k is pretty fast for a lot of things.

 

[All]

You can get a circle cutter from Europe that bolts onto the tool end of the Makita spiral cutter, and cut out circles as large as 14" in diameter.

 

[Mr Ratchet]

I have a Bosch Spriacut. Works great on drywall for making fast cuts. Before I had my palm router, I used mine to trim laminate. I also have a circle jig with mine. Makes nice holes in plywood. One of my buddies used it to make a few sets of corn hole boards. I've also used mine to grind out grout.

 

[Straightgrain]

A contractor over at my house used one to cut the trim around a doorway he was widening for me.

 

[All]

I've seen tile bits for them, but probably wouldn't bother.

Just like my DeWalt, it has no speed modulation...15k is pretty fast for a lot of things.

The Makita LXT 18V XDC01Z (bare cut out tool) and XDC01T (Kit with charger, battery, and tool bag) is 30,000 RPM, not 15K.

As such, the Makita cut out tool can be used as a cordless dremel, so any of the bits and pieces in a Dremel system, such as small wire brush cups and wire wheels, small grinding stones in cylindrical, conical, and oval disc shapes, small chip burring rasps, small sanding discs, carving tips... the entire portfolio of items one uses a Dremel tools for... are available for use with the Makita cut out tool.

 

[csonni]

The Makita LXT 18V XDC01Z (bare cut out tool) and XDC01T (Kit with charger, battery, and tool bag) is 30,000 RPM, not 15K.

As such, the Makita cut out tool can be used as a cordless dremel, so any of the bits and pieces in a Dremel system, such as small wire brush cups and wire wheels, small grinding stones in cylindrical, conical, and oval disc shapes, small chip burring rasps, small sanding discs, carving tips... the entire portfolio of items one uses a Dremel tools for... are available for use with the Makita cut out tool.

I suspect a Dremel uses a bit with an 1/8 inch shank. And I suppose you’re correct in saying that. Who’s to say that the Makita can’t be used for something, especially if a bit suits the purpose. Not sure why nearly every place I go, though, it’s only spoken of as a drywall tool.

 

[All]

All of these bits work in the Makita cordless cut out tool.

In the photo below, there is currently a brass wire brush cup chucked into the Makita XDC01, although it is hard to tell in the photo because of the angle of the camera, the loose drywall bits on the counter, and the dust shroud on the Makita. I didn't realize how the photo would come out when I tried to fit all the related accessories into one shot. Not until I saw the image big on a computer did I realize the line of sight issues, because in person, it is obvious that the dremel accessories fit. Trust me, there IS a wire cup brush attached to the cordless cut out tool.

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[All]

It is the vacuum attachment that makes the Makita cut out tool more appealing than some other brands of cut out tools that lack any such attachment. Especially for cutting drywall.

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[csonni]

Thanks for taking the time to show that.
I've ordered a bit set and am now looking for the vacuum attachment as well as that circular guide set for cutting larger holes.

 

[Farmall450]

The Makita LXT 18V XDC01Z (bare cut out tool) and XDC01T (Kit with charger, battery, and tool bag) is 30,000 RPM, not 15K.

As such, the Makita cut out tool can be used as a cordless dremel, so any of the bits and pieces in a Dremel system, such as small wire brush cups and wire wheels, small grinding stones in cylindrical, conical, and oval disc shapes, small chip burring rasps, small sanding discs, carving tips... the entire portfolio of items one uses a Dremel tools for... are available for use with the Makita cut out tool.

What I was commenting is that's quite high for a lot of things...
I threw a number out, turns out my DeWalt is 26k.

 

[All]

High RPM is helpful to get the job done when tool torque is low.

An analogy might be a gasoline vs a diesel engine. Diesels, with higher compression ratios, longer fuel burn duration, and longer stroke... create more torque per power stroke, like an old Milwaukee Magnum Hole shooter drill. Gasoline motors, with lower compression ratios, hotter and faster flash burn, and shorter stroke for fast reciprocation... create less torque per power stroke, but get the job done at higher rpm, which provides many more power strokes. Such is the case with high rpm, low torque, low mass rotating electrical like the Dremel.

The Makita cut out tool steps up the torque, with a larger electric motor, but still has the high rpm. As such, one must excercise caution with any alternative bits beyond the side cutting bits for drywall.