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wall drilling and dust

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cj7

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Looking for any tips here.

Does anyone have any good techniques for catching drywall dust when drilling in a wall.

Thanks
 
I have an idea that MIGHT work. I've never tried it.

Use a wet dry vac, and hold the hose under where your drilling. It should suck in the majority of the dust & trash.
 
Rick,

As already mentioned, the shop-vac works well.

What size hole(s) are you putting in? If just small ones to put in an anchor or something, here's another approach.
Use an awl and push it in to make your initial hole.
Using a #2 phillips (or whatever size you need), spit on (or otherwise wet) the last couple inches of the tip.
Push the screwdriver into the hole to ream it out to the size you need.
Most of the dust will fall behind the wall but whatever comes out is stuck to the screwdriver.

Brian
 
Thanks guys..

I guess I was just doing some fishing here.. The shop vac does work pretty well.. might try bczoom's ide too...
 
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