Drywall Outlet Marker ABS Plastic with Stainless Steel Pins

worked out perfect for the job

I hated hanging drywall--HATED it!!! Avoided it like the COVID-19 plague; refused to help with hanging drywall or hang it for myself even. But, with this device I can cut out electrical box holes that don't need a medium or large switch plate cover ...! Sure, I have to cut the piece of drywall to length, test fit over the electrical box(es) with the Handymark in place and then lay the sheet down or put it on a table and cut the holes for the electrical boxes--but, it is SO MUCH easier to do with confidence and without making a mess or ruining a sheet of drywall. I have even bought two more to use where there are large boxes or multiple boxes, and will be ordering a third--from which I will remove the springy middle section to install over boxes with outlets or switches already installed. Friends have already seen and used mine--and are buying their own! (These are not "professional" drywallers--just handy people like myself.) I bought my first one from a well-known tool store chain on a whim--but they don't have any in stock lately and not even in their warehouse for their .com website. (It was about $5.00 cheaper than amazon--first time I've seen this kind of price discrepancy on amazon....) Anyway, if you're considering buying this--don't hesitate, especially if you hated hanging drywall because of the mess you made when trying to cut out electrical boxes. This makes it almost (ALMOST!!!) fun to work with drywall. I have a friend who is a perfectionist, and I lent him mine for a house he is building and was considering hiring a drywall contractor because he disliked drywall work about as much as I did; he now has hung about 70 sheets of drywall and is very proud of the work (and should be!). He RAVES about the tool to anyone who will listen. (And he hasn't returned my Handmark yet!) I don't usually write product reviews--but this time I just had to. I won't be without two or three in my tool arsenal. There's nothing like the right tool for the job--and this is the right tool for us once-in-a-while drywall hangers!

This would probably been a 5 star, if not for the fact I hade to modify it to work. The boxes I get from Lowe’s, appear to be slightly larger. Hence they won’t snap onto box. Ran a file in the grove to widen it and now they snap right on. Probably less than 1/16” had to be taken off.

Works very well .

Very handy tool

This works ok when hanging drywall if 6ou don't do it all the time. To use it with an existing outlet I had to cut out the center. Would've been nice if the center had been removable

In my case, the switches and duplex outlets had already been installed. So I had to cut away the plastic spring in order to use the HandyMark. It worked great although the tool stayed in the drywall when I lifted the panel away from the wall for cutting. (Normally, the spring would assure it stayed in the wall box.) The handles on wall switches get in the way a bit. They touch the wallboard before all six pins in the HandyMark do, so not all the pins make useable marks. However, it's fairly easy to complete the pattern later by re-inserting the tool using the holes that are made as positioning guides, then pushing it flush by hand. If you have more than one electrical box to mark in the same panel, it would be useful to have as many HandyMarks. Having only one is not fatal, however, since you can reposition it for each box -- it just means more panel handling. (One of my panels required three cutouts.) Saves a lot of time and eliminates measuring errors. Just be sure drywall panel is accurately positioned before pressing it onto the HandyMark pins . Especially in panels that require multiple cutouts!

This device fits a 2 x 4 outlet perfectly and has little pins protruding so you press your drywall up. Make sure it’s lined up with where it’s gonna be screwed in push it in firmly and it will leave six tiny indents that will perfectly cut out for your outlet.