trowels

[claw75]

sorry if this ones been done..anyone use the kraft trowels off the dura stilt link. didn't know if they worth a try, usually use marshalltown..any feed back welcome.. ;D

 

[nelly]

There all the f*ckin same if you ask me, I honestly cant tell any difference between the different makes.

I did see a handboard on refina for 50 quid though, I wish them luck with that, cheeky bastages

 

[barryed]

%0 notes for a handboard! Does it put it on the wall for you?

 

[flat boy skim]

stick with m town m8 tyzac used to be good as well but use mtown

 

[nickelarse]

i find loads of the marshalltown trowels in the shops are all bent up

 

[barryed]

Trowels are for girls I use a shovel

 

[Diggler]

I lay on with my elbow and finish with a broom

 

[beddy]

refinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 14inch, stainless, nice blue rubber handle. sexual.

 

[kirk johnstone]

tyzack. lovely trowels

 

[beddy]

yeah but you said you have to get a new one every year kirk, try a refina mate. won't look back.

 

[kirk johnstone]

yeah but you said you have to get a new one every year kirk, try a refina mate. won't look back.

do they have plenty of rivets in them?

 

[beddy]

f**k*d if i know, ive got an 11inch up the garage, lemme go n have a look at that. tell you in a sec.

 

[beddy]

can hardly see cus its brand new but by the looks of it theres about 7, ill look at the big un in the van tomorrow n let you know for sure.

 

[kirk johnstone]

can hardly see cus its brand new but by the looks of it theres about 7, ill look at the big un in the van tomorrow n let you know for sure.

that sounds good, how much do they cost?

 

[beddy]

depends mate, theres 2 types. this is the first trowel i had https://www.refina-uk.com/acatalog/PREMIUM_PLASTERING_TROWELS.html but the top rivets just gone after the f**k**g labourer dropped it. so ive bought one of these https://www.refina-uk.com/acatalog/PREMIUM_PLASTERING_TROWELS.html. click the pdf link.
the old boy had one of these when i first started and theyre a nice trowel, im saving it for the loads of s&c we've got coming up.

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

i use kraft top notch there handboards are brill the handles are a bit wider

 

[church]

What ever make of trowel you go for ,you need to use them for years to get the best out of them imo .Wear in as many as you can dont stick to one trowel it will pay off in the long run

 

[beddy]

i agree church, ive got this one ive had since i started. got a mt permashape which is lovely for laying on and flattening down, but just cant seem to get it broken in enough to finish as good as the refina. which is why i bought another refina and by the time we've done all the external rendering. and scratch coated all the internal walls, should be just right for skimming.

 

[kirk johnstone]

What ever make of trowel you go for ,you need to use them for years to get the best out of them imo .Wear in as many as you can dont stick to one trowel it will pay off in the long run

5 of the foo kers in my van, dont know how many in the lock up

 

[beddy]

oh and the old mans old trowel which we cut down for those annoying little nooks n crannys.

 

[claw75]

cheers for the replies.. (all of them, not willing to use a shovel though health and safety... ;D.) gonna splash out on a tyzack and refina.. nice one chaps..

 

[Gibbo]

when i buy a new trowel i use it for skimming straight away dont anyone else do the same

 

[spunky]

i do spent 2 hours with a sander perfect ;D

 

[richie]

same as . and no sponge

 

[lucius]

I just bought an 11inch unbroken marshal carbon as the ancient lump of metal with a handle on it my bro inlaw lent me turned into a bannana, all my tools are still in Spain, 5 mins nibbing the corners down with sandpaper and straight on with the finish no probs.
Lucius.

 

[nickelarse]

same as. just sand/file down corners and get on with it. after a week or 2 its starts to feel nice.

i keep finding that when sand and cementing my rendering trowels keep losing shape?

 

[kirk johnstone]

same as. just sand/file down corners and get on with it. after a week or 2 its starts to feel nice.

i keep finding that when sand and cementing my rendering trowels keep losing shape?

you dont scoop it onto your hawk with the tow do you :

 

[spunky]

same here nick i use a permashape for laying on and a steel for troweling up

 

[S a plastering]

do you oil it up spunk after every use or just dry it to keep on top of it

 

[spunky]

just dry the face of it mate

 

[markyspread]

tried most trowels most seem to bend the other way ! difficult to explain to the plank at the merchants why its fooked, experience tells me that for every three trowels you have only one is good enough for putting on with!