A rotary cutting tool is provided for cutting an opening in a sheet of
material (e.g., drywall) around a pre-installed item (e.g., an electrical
box). The cutting tool may include a shaft, at least one cutter, a guide
tip and a shoulder formed by a lower edge of the cutter adjacent the
guide tip. The shoulder may have a width that corresponds to the width of
a wall of the pre-installed item. The width of the shoulder may be equal
to the width of the wall, or it may be slightly greater than the width of
the wall. The guide tip may include a bearing to prevent marring of the
wall of the item when the guide tip is rotating and in contact with the
wall. An adjustable collar and corresponding bearing may also be disposed
around the shaft for controlling a preferred cutting depth of the cutter.
The cutting tool may be engaged with any suitable rotary tool, including
one having an adjustable table for controlling a preferred cutting depth
of the cutter. Related methods of using a cutting tool to cut an opening
for receiving the item or box are also provided. The rotating guide tip
may be moved into contact with the wall and the shoulder may be
positioned above and/or in contact with an upper edge of the wall. The
cutting tool is then moved around the wall while rotating to cut an
opening in the material through which the item or box may be positioned.