Vincey
Private Member
Do you want to go to demo day with us lot on the 19th January mate ? Danny never replied if there was spaces left but I’m sure there was a few left , hotel is dirt cheap even if you could make it for one day
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theclemo
Private Member
It's cheap when u don't pay for it
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Me too plunger and stick just in case the drill explodes into a thousand pieces, still use hessian scrim sometimes too. Us oldies eh never learn these new tangled ideas
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Or fangled
johniosaif
Private Member
I liked hessian , loved it unraveling full of plaster and wrapping around my neck on a cold morning
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Me too or just watching them drop to the floor like a load of streamers because my trowel one bit less than 0.000009 mm big
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Obviously that’s meant to say my trowel caught it. Senile old f**k
essexandy
The Lake Governor
You speak for yourself mate, this old git has three mixers just in case one packs up.
If I thought that this airless was the way forward I'd be all over it.
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
We have three but being an ever cautious old git only keep one in the van at any time and one is 110 volt and my arms are long enough without carting the transformer around.
essexandy
The Lake Governor
If this type of gear were to really take over it would only be a good thing for spreads in the very, very short term.
Anything that makes finishing walls inside or outside easier isn't for our benefit but to reduce the amount of skill required, leading to reduced prices.
You've only to look at what's happened with direct bonded boards. It takes no time to learn and is fairly quick to do. Now builders are doing it themselves and getting spreads in to skim. Maybe this is the next nail in the coffin for our trade?
Anything that makes finishing walls inside or outside easier isn't for our benefit but to reduce the amount of skill required, leading to reduced prices.
You've only to look at what's happened with direct bonded boards. It takes no time to learn and is fairly quick to do. Now builders are doing it themselves and getting spreads in to skim. Maybe this is the next nail in the coffin for our trade?
essexandy
The Lake Governor
All of our mixers and lighting is 110v so we're always carrying a transformer. No wonder I've got arms like a gibbon.
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Have to agree with you on that one, nothing from my experience is designed to make our life easier just to bring prices down
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
That’s because we don’t work for builders as such, the health and safety issue pissed me off to much working on the channel tunnel so I stopped doing it I don’t need someone telling me what I need and must do, I am old enough to know if I walk off a scaffold I will get hurt so pretty much everything we have is 240 and we use wooden hop ups too
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Crikey I haven't made a wooden hop up for maybe fifteen years probably more.
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
If you want to know what the future in the UK is then you should probably look to the states. Board this and machine that. Kirk Gordionao is probably the last man in the whole country who can plaster properly and even he uses wondermix this and ten minute mud that. And he hasn't got a cement mixer.
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
You don’t know what you are missing, the thrill of nearly falling off because your balance is buggered
Wise words.
Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
That is f**k**g frightening for all these youngsters who think Plastering is scumming or float and set
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
I'm only a semi skilled skimmer myself. I was hoping to upskill a bit when I joined the site so I could get off the road, but it didn't pan out like I hoped so mostly I'm here for the banter now. You never know, someone might offer me something eventually.
Perhaps even quicker if I stop being so rude to people, but that's easier said than done. I'm actually quite polite on site,believe it or not.
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Mouldyoldspudgun
Well-Known Member
Just carry on being rude, it’s bloody funny, It gives people something to bounce off
Rigsby
TPF Special Forces
I am on jury service then. Cant get out of it.
johniosaif
Private Member
If you hear my name ,do a not guilty please
Nicm
Well-Known Member
Yes you can,all you have to say is I believe the police are correct no matter what the circumstances!.
johniosaif
Private Member
Why are you up at 2.44 am , there are ways to get out of jury service but it's not really the thing to do, he won't get called again for at least 10 yrs if ever
Martin Riddell
Active Member
Anyone got any info on the airless demo?? As very interested in this system!!
johniosaif
Private Member
Curry
Private Member
Once fully cured and it's as hard but more flexable then gypsum
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Curry
Private Member
Think knauf are doing a forum day up north?
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Martin Riddell
Active Member
Ok mate do you know how I find out more info?
So if you have the man power could u just spray all day and have guys following behind finishing off?
Curry
Private Member
You would never be able to keep up with the rate of application unless ur talking about a army of guys
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Martin Riddell
Active Member
So what do you think you’d get on with 2-3 guys?
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
Maybe asking what the curing time is would give you a clearer answer.
TonyM
Private Member
We use both the trim tex beads and the metal sheetrock beads which knauf specify. The plastic are definatley more hit resistant.
The paper faced metal beads are also a ballache to fit properly the paper often comes away.
Plastics also have a get low profile ensuring a 1mm to 2mm depth.
They also curve well
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Not tried Trim tex yet. Got it in my head that they are like Straitflex, and they are shite.
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zolco
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