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i been plastering for two years and have started getting some pain in my elbow have always use a 14 inch trowels
a couple of people have said changing to 13 inch trowel helps alot. can any one tell me if this will help befor i go and by one i dont realy want to go any smaller than 13 any one got any advise please
 
Changing from a 14in to a 13in will help but not as much as changing to an 11in. My elbow pain cleared up after changing back to an 11in trowel within a couple of months and didn't come back until this multi started going stiff so bloody quickly.
 
ive started using 16 to lay on and 18 to trowel up... covers more area that way, i find its less work. easier on the arm
 
SkyZOO said:
ive started using 16 to lay on and 18 to trowel up... covers more area that way, i find its less work. easier on the arm
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Don't fall into the trap of thinking bigger trowels are quicker SkyZOO it been disproved many times over, speed of hand is what makes you quick.
 
had hernia op thru hand mixing artex in big buckets :P after op on me groin ,doc says can he show a student doc the stiching .still a bit drowsy from op i sort of nodded yes ...bout a dozen of the fu..ers appear from behind the curtain all looking at me rapidly diminishing tadger ..so as far elbows go ..crack away ;D
 
tex it all said:
had hernia op thru hand mixing artex in big buckets :P after op on me groin ,doc says can he show a student doc the stiching .still a bit drowsy from op i sort of nodded yes ...bout a dozen of the fu..ers appear from behind the curtain all looking at me rapidly diminishing tadger ..so as far elbows go ..crack away ;D
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I know what you mean Tex I had the snip years ago, nothing much seems to embarrass me since then. A room full of young nurses and your tackle being pulled in every direction :-[
 
essexandy said:
SkyZOO said:
ive started using 16 to lay on and 18 to trowel up... covers more area that way, i find its less work. easier on the arm
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Don't fall into the trap of thinking bigger trowels are quicker SkyZOO it been disproved many times over, speed of hand is what makes you quick.
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to be honest i use alot of different trowels.. but ive found bigger is better for the jobs i do. because the walls are usually all over the shop i tend to apply alot of plaster then take quite alot of plaster back off using a 18 inch trowel.... which leaves it nice and flat. after that i cross trowel with a 13 inch.... if im skimming on board ill just use one trowel. usually 13

also try taking cod liver oils for your joints
 
Gotta 20" trowel but prefer 13" to be honest
20" is good if you got loads of walls to flatten off
as you can reach the ceiling line standing on the floor.
But i try to & avoid flattening off, waste of time if you can get it on flat enough.
 
i sympathise totally i had to go and get some acupuncture cos my quack wouldn't give me a cortisone injection he just told me to rest what with mortgage wife and 3 kids i said no chance tell you what though the acupuncture worked. so am going back next Saturday to see if they can cure aids
 
Why would any one want a 24" trowel. I gotta 13 I use a lot for skimming, a 13 I am breaking in at the min, a 11 that needs more work to break in and a 18 I use to flattern in and trowel up big walls.
 
I agree you dont need much more than a 13 anything bigger hurts :( I have been using a 14 on roughing but i cant see my self using it on skimming.
 
dont know mate shows what a sponge can do though if you can run across it with a shitload of pressure and it still looks ok ::)
 
When I got my 18 I started using it to scratch with s+c to break it in like....... Lasted about half an hour felt like my arm was gonna fall off straght back to the 13.
 
spunky said:
anyone who's even bought a 20" trowel is a (german person) imo .............spats are alright though ;D
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That was almost funny ??? ???
Anyway i heard you liked big tools?
 
Dude your elbow pain is caused by over-reaching and over extending the elbow joint.

Typical scenario is where you're trowelling up a large lid and your hop-up ain't quite high enough. You are applying pressure with a straight arm and the locked elbow joint is absorbing too much stress.

It only takes one ceiling to give you tennis elbow/tendonitis and it can take months to calm down.

I did it on a 40m2 ceiling that was supposed to have been a 30m2 on the phone plus it was too high for me.

You'd have to work proper wonky to t**t your elbow on a wall.

Honestly think size of the trowel in use is a red herring.

Glucosamine supplements can help allegedly. Cheers, SPREDZ

Best ting
 
not trying to be funny here or wind any1 up..... but why do people get thrown off site for using big trowels whats wrong with the finish. cheers
 
spredz said:
Dude your elbow pain is caused by over-reaching and over extending the elbow joint.

Typical scenario is where you're trowelling up a large lid and your hop-up ain't quite high enough. You are applying pressure with a straight arm and the locked elbow joint is absorbing too much stress.

It only takes one ceiling to give you tennis elbow/tendonitis and it can take months to calm down.

I did it on a 40m2 ceiling that was supposed to have been a 30m2 on the phone plus it was too high for me.

You'd have to work proper wonky to t**t your elbow on a wall.

Honestly think size of the trowel in use is a red herring.

Glucosamine supplements can help allegedly. Cheers, SPREDZ

Best ting
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good answer mate
 
Not saying its all people just this one dude i know (plus he use's a big trowel) like i said i thought his work was tidy, I dont think he gets on with authority.
 
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