New Trowel

[oasis]

Just been reading on here about stainless steel and carbon trowels. this plasters i worked with the other day had a 3 year old rangi carbon trowel. worth like £9! and it had loads of flex in it and he did this reali tight curved corner with it very easy and i fort my M/T Gold that is 3-4 years old wouldn't be able to do that at all!

made me think is it Worth getting a carbon trowel ? do they flex up better in the end?
and what is the best carbon to get?

M/T
Rangi
Tyzack?

 

[Gibbo]

did you try

 

[Pug]

its in the wrist oasis, not the trowel.

 

[oasis]

i dint have a go my self no... but i could see the trowel had alot of flex witch muct reali help

 

[spunky]

hes probably been doing a bit longer mate.............tools wont make you better ;D

 

[oasis]

lol oks oks

 

[southernmonkey]

personally i prefer carbon for skimming they wear in a lot better

 

[christ]

never used carbon steel trowels...... ive got some carbon steel filling knives and the edges are razor sharp.....dose it help when troweling up if the deges are sharper

 

[warriorupnorth]

never used carbon steel trowels...... ive got some carbon steel filling knives and the edges are razor sharp.....dose it help when troweling up if the deges are sharper

Yep and carbon wears more evenly than stainless

 

[bodplasterer]

My first trowel was a carbon mt but it snapped on the rivet after about 5 years as it got really thin, my second trowel which i still have lasted about 12 years which is a stainless mt but i havent used it for a few years now. So i personally use stainless as they last a lot longer.

 

[essexandy]

My first trowel was a carbon mt but it snapped on the rivet after about 5 years as it got really thin, my second trowel which i still have lasted about 12 years which is a stainless mt but i havent used it for a few years now. So i personally use stainless as they last a lot longer.

To be honest I've always found quite the opposite with the carbon steel trowels keeping their shape better, I always use a carbon for my sand & cement work and boy they do get sharp.