Speed skims

[Paul Flashing Blade]

Mine sits in the van collectind dust lol

 

[Paul Flashing Blade]

Speed skim that is

 

[Vincey]

Some hate them some don’t, changed my life mine did that and swapping all my trowels to 13 inch or 11

 

[John j]

Cant get on with it


@Tinytom

 

[brimplas1]

Prefer an eze spat myself..

 

[lurpak]

Could only ever use it on ceilings, can’t hold it properly for walls

 

[essexandy]

Some hate them some don’t, changed my life mine did that and swapping all my trowels to 13 inch or 11

Have I finally got through to you about smaller trowels Pete? You'll last longer and be just as quick.

 

[lurpak]

Have I finally got through to you about smaller coPete? You'll last longer and be just as quick.

oh r

 

[Vincey]

Have I finally got through to you about smaller trowels Pete? You'll last longer and be just as quick.

I got three 13 and two 11 , wondering what size Speedskim the op has I mainly use the 600 or 1.2

 

[essexandy]

I got three 13 and two 11 , wondering what size Speedskim the op has I mainly use the 600 or 1.2

I've only got a 1.2 speedskim but wouldn't mind a 600 or 900 to go on a pole like my spats.

 

[Stevieo]

Could only ever use it on ceilings, can’t hold it properly for walls

I'm same. Bought one thinking I could do whole houses in a day with it.

Laid on, went to flatten with the speedskim and pulled all the plaster off the wall. Chucked it in the van and never used it again.

 

[lurpak]

I'm same. Bought one thinking I could do whole houses in a day with it.

Laid on, went to flatten with the speedskim and pulled all the plaster off the wall. Chucked it in the van and never used it again.

good for a couple of flattens on large ceilings. can’t see how to hold it and maintain even pressure on it. No good for walls imo

 

[Stevieo]

good for a couple of flattens on large ceilings. can’t see how to hold it and maintain even pressure on it. No good for walls imo

Same with the nela flex I bought. Laid on with it once and finished. Light changed and I had to do it all again.

Back to the marshaltown

 

[essexandy]

Could only ever use it on ceilings, can’t hold it properly for walls

You clearly haven't used a featheredge on f&s enough. My son was the same.

 

[lurpak]

You clearly haven't used a featheredge on f&s enough. My son was the same.

you ever tried a large speed skim on a wall? Nothing like a feather edge

 

[essexandy]

you ever tried a large speed skim on a wall? Nothing like a feather edge

Only a 1.2, but the method of handling it is exactly the same as when using a 2.5 featheredge. Bear in mind that for the first 25+ years all my work was f&s, using a featheredge is just second nature to me.

 

[lurpak]

Only a 1.2, but the method of handling it is exactly the same as when using a 2.5 featheredge. Bear in mind that for the first 25+ years all my work was f&s, using a featheredge is just second nature to me.

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