absolutely pal, the s*p*r*lex is a great trowel, but fuk me.. bored with it now.. makes me wonder how many people can actually use a proper trowel... all these questions about how to use one are fukin mad... I got one and worked it out in a gauge.. not rocket science..
Nela s*p*r*lex users
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superspread
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Totally agree
Carljenk
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Don't think it finishes the work any better but I think after a while of using one you can feel the benefit on your arm having to put less pressure on
Mines going in the skip .nothing wrong with my hard earned normal worn it trowel never get no ifs and ums and it aint that bad on the arms ur not pushing a 20 kg weight around the walls .you never get this much hassle about any other trowel and u can't compare it to a plasterer of 20 years experiences trowel . They will invent something that will actually do it for you soon
Rhys
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Since I've been using my old Tyzack Centenary my shoulders have been aching and I've been getting wánkers cramp in my hand..
Still produces a flawless finish though, just seams a bit more hard work than the s*p*r*lex as I have to leave it a bit later before troweling up - maybe it's turned me into a wuss :RpS_crying:
Been trying the Putz spat, does a nice job of flattening but maybe using it a bit early as it picks up a lot of fat on the blade. :RpS_unsure:
Rhys
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Put it up for someone else to have if you are getting rid - I'm sure for the cost of postage someone will take it off you. :RpS_thumbup:
stuart23
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I'll take it of you
Carljenk
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I've been unsure about spats because of the straight handle wether it would be weird on your wrist
Yeh mate message me your number and we can arrange it
Carljenk
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Didn't say it was that hard on yours arms but the flex helps
Rhys
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Not too bad, bit like table tennis bats - either hold it western style or Asian style. Going to persevere with mine I think. Wanted to try one for ages and now I've got one (thanks to Ryan @Plasterers1StopShop) I'm giving it a go.
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Carljenk
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Have a beer
JohnDoe
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I don't get on with them, they ride over and you have to trowel up 100 times. Where as with the used mt it's 2 trowels and a polish.
Well I'm not the only one ,did a pissy little wall other day because the builder put a wall up last minute so I put it on speed skimmed them second speed skim then 1 st trowel with my mt the about 4 more with the nela cos I got board .cos it was a small wall put the plaster on bang on thickness went off mint went there today .....and a board joint was showing . Now I just use mt twice then I quick trowel with a plastic to bring some fat back then quick with mt ......bang on ! Come at me glancing light
clarkie
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Had a bit on recently.
Got my 68year old dad to help out. Im there with my sf and spats. and plazis i can see him frowning at me with all this gear. Cut a long story short he has 2 ragni 11" carbon steel trowels one for laying on one for polishing. He put a fair bit and left a mint finish can just imagine him driving home thinking kids nowadays with all there toys.
Got my 68year old dad to help out. Im there with my sf and spats. and plazis i can see him frowning at me with all this gear. Cut a long story short he has 2 ragni 11" carbon steel trowels one for laying on one for polishing. He put a fair bit and left a mint finish can just imagine him driving home thinking kids nowadays with all there toys.
Here's the problem.
I've just done a room half existing/half board. I used my mt to lay on and the sf to trowel. The half with the board is spot on, the existing has these bloody ridges where the sf floats over. So, it's horses for courses......
The sf seems to cope well when the gear picks up evenly (ie when your skimming board) however for reskims where you hve lay on a bit thick to overcome uneven surfaces and the variations in suction, the plaster picks up unevenly so the sf floats over the firmer areas when your troweling up.
I've just done a room half existing/half board. I used my mt to lay on and the sf to trowel. The half with the board is spot on, the existing has these bloody ridges where the sf floats over. So, it's horses for courses......
The sf seems to cope well when the gear picks up evenly (ie when your skimming board) however for reskims where you hve lay on a bit thick to overcome uneven surfaces and the variations in suction, the plaster picks up unevenly so the sf floats over the firmer areas when your troweling up.
Before I bought this trowel I read about all the good things but there no negatives about it so I bought it tryed it found its a hit and miss which I can't afford on jobs and now more people are saying the negatives .are these people that say the negatives are checking there work just like a really picky foreman would .
Plasterers1StopShop
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I wouldn't say there is many negatives... 4 maybe 5 people. With the s*p*r*lex it will take time to adjust over to it. You need to change your timings when using them. Each person will find a different technique to using them.
Garethharrison80
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I struggled with the nela when 1st had it, like has been said get the timing rite + its spot on, i lay on with mt + dependin how big the area is flatten off twice with speedskim or once with mt then finish it off with the nela. I found it does need a bit of wearing in, iv jus had to change mine cos it was one of the 1st batch but it was wearin in well + left a spot on finish, not gona finish with me new one til wear the edges in a bit, same as any trowel u cant use it straight out of the box.
Plasterers1StopShop
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Jurek
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yeah, mines gone at the front and slightly at the back. shame because its great for trowelling up and coves
S a plastering
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When they first come out the blade was peeling away from the metal rib plate that holds the blade on
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