Speed skim

[Davy sned]

Anyone using speedskim tools and are they any good ?

 

[raggles]

Yes and yes

 

[Maester]

Lol

 

[Maester]

They're the tits. Horses for courses

 

[S a plastering]

does anyone use one on thin coat base coats

 

[markla]

does anyone use one on thin coat base coats

i do when bedding the mesh in altho jonny foreinger i work with they use spats one Bulgarian lad likes the speed skim too as i have to restle it from him now and again.

 

[CeeVee]

Use the original SS for flattening big lids before spatting.
Didn't get on with the finishing SS at all.

 

[Marshy]

@scottie5 is decent with these things. I prefer the eze spats myself

 

[Squarehead]

Love them.gamechanger

 

[skim_I]

Use it nearly every day on skim. Even on good Friday [emoji108]

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[Davy sned]

Use it nearly every day on skim. Even on good Friday [emoji108]

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Looks the business you still have to final polish with trowel ?

 

[basset]

Use it nearly every day on skim. Even on good Friday [emoji108]

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Which one is this and what size buddy?

 

[skim_I]

This is the 600 sf. I use the 1200 or 600 st for flattening


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[skim_I]

Looks the business you still have to final polish with trowel ?

This is the final trowel saves going up there with your trowel again.


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[Davy sned]

You have to get them online or order through merchants ?

 

[Dropsalot]

Get one, or something similar.....you won't regret it....I spray graffiti saying ...
I love my speedy's...

 

[Vincey]

You have to get them online or order through merchants ?

Order them direct mate here's the site
https://speedskim.co.uk/

 

[Davy sned]

I'm on it cheers lads

 

[Vincey]

I'm on it cheers lads

The ST is blue plastic blade for flattening passes 2 or 3 times when plaster is on and wet, SF is for final finishing (last flick over) , I'd recommend start of with 600 size , see how you go

 

[Davy sned]

Yes Vincey I was just thinking that cheers

 

[zolco]

Order them direct mate here's the site
https://speedskim.co.uk/

Sorry did you check it with @flynnyman that you can post a link? He's hot on it at the minute

 

[Vincey]

Sorry did you check it with @flynnyman that you can post a link? He's hot on it at the minute

I don't have to mate I'm running this place now

 

[zolco]

I don't have to mate I'm running this place now

Pmsl

 

[flynnyman]

I don't have to mate I'm running this place now

The buy out was successful?

 

[algeeman]

Use it nearly every day on skim. Even on good Friday [emoji108]

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i could skim that continous hit with a spoon .

 

[Vincey]

The buy out was successful?

You know the score, Hardcore

 

[basset]

I'm just about to order a set too.
The st600 and sf600 with pole attachment.

If it helps with saving the joints can be no bad thing! Hopefully I get a good finish with it so don't have to final trowel it

 

[Danny]

massive fan of @Speedskim... try it... if you dont like them then sell them on ebay

 

[BigK]

Never use the 600, and I have both st and sf. If I can't use the 4 ft I won't bother at all.
The 600 steel ones I can't stop wobbling when on a pole, but as I say, just use the 1200. And use the 1800 plastic wherever possible.


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[Danny]

See i really like the 1200... the 600 never gets used really

 

[Vincey]

I'm presume @Davy sned is gonna be using them for the first time on domestic work, tbh if he was doing bigger areas with nothing in the way or site work with just plasterboard to flatten a bigger one might be ideal but don't see the point of advising someone to go for the bigger ones then be totally put off by it because he can't get on with it or use daily,
Standard 12ft x12ft bog standard room a 600 is easy to cover all areas with and won't be clonking the centre light cable on ceiling with it, same on walls he can work from ,away and around plugs and small areas and also flatten all window reveals which isn't possible with 1.2 or above imo anyway

 

[basset]

I'm presume @Davy sned is gonna be using them for the first time on domestic work, tbh if he was doing bigger areas with nothing in the way or site work with just plasterboard to flatten a bigger one might be ideal but don't see the point of advising someone to go for the bigger ones then be totally put off by it because he can't get on with it or use daily,
Standard 12ft x12ft bod standard room a 600 is easy to cover all areas with and won't be clonking the centre light cable on ceiling with it, same on walls he can work from ,away and around plugs and small areas and also flatten all window reveals which isn't possible with 1.2 or above imo anyway

That's exactly why I went for the 600 as I'm domestic and figure it would be easier to manoeuvre around. If I get on well with it and am finding it easy and could get away with bigger then will invest in the 1200 st and go from there.

 

[Davy sned]

Yip most my work domestic so smaller one too start with

 

[BigK]

Wouldn't bother if I was on domestics.
I make sure all wires are away on ceilings etc.


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[Vincey]

Fine I ain't trying to argue about flipping size of a bloody trowel just giving advice as I do domestic ever frigging day, most lights are still connected to rose I ain't gonna disconnect and block then shuv the thing up into a ceiling , skim it and then rewire it all back up am I ?