Cutting hole for dryer vent
What method is best for cutting a dryer vent hole in a 5er wall? I was thinking about a properly sized hole saw attached to an electric drill.
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BuckBarker wrote:It better hit something, unless you are totally un-insulated! :E
Start with a small hole from the inside and bend a coat hanger at 90 degrees and insert into the hole. Spin the hanger all around and if it doesn't hit on anything then you are good.
I've installed my dryer vent in 3 different rigs now with the same 4" hole saw. Use the morning dew to find the studs, use some common sense to avoid the electrical, and go for it. I go from the outside in, then go inside and finish through the same pilot hole. The 4" hole saw is about 1/2" short of going all the way through which avoids any splintering of wood or chipping of gel as experienced when drilling all the way through from one side.
I've kept the plugs from all of them as a joke for coasters. They are laminated wood sandwiched over a Styrofoam core.
