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  1. GypsumSnorter

    Invoice to go app

    @Vincey mate I use MS Excel and just put each job on as a list of sales with the full amounts received Then give the accountant the receipts and she does the deductions And just use a standard MS Word template for quotes/invoices that I edit for each customer and save to my Plastering folder so...
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    Refina trowels help

    Yeah mate, I like Nela and Refina but 14" MT Gold Permashape is what I`d go for if I could only pick one trowel
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    Refina trowels help

    Refina Super 2 is decent, slightly less flex than Nelaflex. Buy a few options and try them out, you can never have too many weapons in your arsenal imo
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    Santa Time

    Last job on 23rd, next job on 27th... I find u think "yeah I`ll take all this time off" Then after a few days of shopping, eating/drinking and aggro with family/relatives, you long for the company of a few sq m of friendly gypsum It`s a great listener and doesn't give too much backchat lol
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    Todays Pictures

    Gotta love winter, get to the job when its dark and leave to go home when its dark! Kitchen in Hamilton...
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    Needed a hit...

    Yes mate, use for doors/radiators/windows/full walls at times - just stick along whatever with the tape bit, cut and pull down. Saves loads of time at end cleaning up
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    What happened to the scrim tape ????

    I work out a bucket but I get raging at myself for about an hour if I drop the handle into the gear On topic, lad looks keen and gets his 1st coat on okay, if a bit slow and without scrim lol maybe its being papered hahahaha
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    Needed a hit...

    Fook me that Nelaflex 2 is nice!! Used it today - #smooth
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    What 2 get the nippers ??

    I have an 18yo daughter and 12yo son...cant go wrong with iPads or some form of tablet, start em young lol
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    Needed a hit...

    Buying new tools is like a disease without any cure lol
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    Crap pva

    Do u need to let it dry before skimming? I think it would be good if it actually waters down to 4:1 etc etc but hear a lot of bad things that its only good neat I`ve tried stabilising solution to good effect or SBR/water 50/50 but still have to PVA in both cases so would love a one size Fitz...
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    uni-shite review

    Amen to that brother! I got proper exotic last wk and did a Uni magic mix over artex before 2nd coating with multi. It`s never gonna be any use on old sand/lime or stuff that proper sucks but I do like to have a few bags in the van They seem to have sorted the "wee white specks" problem they had...
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    Needed a hit...

    Didn't particularly need any tools but went on the @Plasterers1StopShop site midweek looking for a Mediflex or a wee Carbon Steel jobbie, and alas: -not in stock- So not to be disappointed, I was bullied by the voices in my head to buy an 18" Nelaflex 2, 14" Premium, Delehedy midget, and a...
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    Makita DAB

    Makita has more bass than Bassy G
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    Makita DAB

    Yeah mate, I stepped down off ladder - nowhere near it - and it gave up the ghost
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    Makita DAB

    My Makita DAB stopped working on Tuesday too!!
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    pva roller

    Is that the EastEnders drums? lol
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    11"trowel

    I like the blades but the handle doesn't agree with me for some reason
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    Winning and Losing Work.

    I`ve been ransacking the local Tradepoint of its Uni the past few wks...every day I feel like @Vincey "Oooohhhh sooooometimes....the truth is harder than the pain insiiiiiiide" #Erasure I`m gonna be taking @Danny up on a website asap, @Clutch & Tap its all about having fingers in pies (fnarr...
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    pva roller

    B&Q/Tradepoint for the roller and sleeve, then u can get replacement sleeves from B&M also
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    pva roller

    Harris Vanquish roller, not the 2 handed nonsense but just the big diameter one
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    Dirty thieving cuunts

    Exactly mate, maybe the cnuts nicking outta Tesco isn't the best but at least its kinda victimless, but nicking from hard working folks is lowest of the low Hope u get retribution buddy
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    Decorators forum

    @PlasterCraftDundee Nice work mate
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    Decorators forum

    Mate I should sing that Foo Fighters song to you... "There goes my hero, watch him as he gooooesssss!" Legend
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    Lucky day

    Apparently u can rub the colour out them with a pencil eraser?
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    My sons 21st

    A man after my own tastes lol
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    My sons 21st

    I`m not into watches but "The Watchmakers Apprentice" on Netflix was a great view Wee old cockney boy was the bees knees when it came to watchmaking Young upstart spent 2 yrs or so making a watch, only to be told it was sh*t lol Hope u get ur lad sorted tho @McPlaster
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    Delehedy plazi

    Duke if u give Ian at Delehedy an email or a bell he will sort you out I have got a few from them now, n when I got my 20" it was one of the ones that was off-line Sent them a msg via their site n then Ian got in touch and sorted me with a new one Proper La`
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    What shall I do

    I usually go with: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I`ve got a knife, Get in the van...
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    Which screw gun

    My Grannys rug lol
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    What shall I do

    f**k**g amen to that!! I had a guy trying to deduce what I was earning while out at dinner with my girlfriend and a few others!! Had to stop him in his tracks with "sorry, this isn't appropriate dinner conversation for gentlemen" hahaha
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    Lights!

    I feel like I`ve spent half my life climbing Glasgow tenement steps man
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    Lights!

    Lol Metal Halide is allegedly good for vegging cannabis plants High Pressure Sodium for flowering tho
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    Help! my heads batterd flash setting

    Are you Dynamite Kid in disguise? loooool
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    Dye for sandstone - multi colour coats?

    Best I used was Linostone but u had to do the course before they would sell you the stuff
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    Working in and around Dundee area?

    Hope u get it sorted mate, I'm Cumbernauld and usually only venture up to Stirling
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    Delehedy trowel

    Lol Ian is a proper Scouse La` I had the same offset blade as above but he sorted me out with a new one gratis Apparently they are gonna have a speedskim-styley coming out soonish
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    Plastering diet

    The Mrs got me them to go with my raspberry fake berocca - really good!!
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    Plastering diet

    Mackerel or sardine kebabs from Morrissons fresh fish are nice! I go from being a whole foods prophet - whole grains and fruit fruit fruit, all raw n fresh etc... ...to crawling into the chippy for a sausage supper. Lol tonight was a munchy box from the I****n and a couple of beers
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    Chalky paint

    Stabilising solution is amazing
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    Yer Da` sells Avon...

    Dunno if this is just a Scottish/Lanarkshire thing but the wee man (he`s 12) came home from school the other day saying it. Kids these days lol - what stuff do your lot come out with?
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    checkatrade numpty

    I did that once and "Gyp-Summ", the ancient demon of plaster was summoned and made all my work look really bad... Now he comes every day without me saying anything lol
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    How did i get here ??

    Love paying for stuff somewhere, all mucky from work - they look down their nose at you then you go: "Sorry I`ve no change, only got these £50 notes"
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    How did i get here ??

    U like Black Flag mate? I had Henry Rollins "Get in the van" tapes yrs ago and it sounded a right laugh
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    How did i get here ??

    Started working in my Uncles butcher shop at 12, did it for 3yrs then mad cow disease hit home so went out to labour for my old man on homers Old enough to remember 50kg bags and the mixing podgers, young enough to know I`ll probably die at work with no pension lol
  46. GypsumSnorter

    Tennis elbow

    Might not work for everyone but this was good for me:
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    skimming over woodchip!!!

    Maybe give it a few coats of SBR or that PlasPrime green stuff?
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    What was your 1st motor?

    I mind my Dad`s old Mini 1000, NMS 758P Early 80s we pulled over at the side of the road one time cos it had just did 100,000miles I felt like I was in a spaceship hahaha
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    Nail pouches

    They are nice mate, and better than keeping them in your mouth like that rapid sheeting guy from the 1950s video lol
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