I have a question? I have a sheetrock prodject coming up not good at tape and mud. saw this on youtube. has any one used this tool?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX7AZ7tGNS4
thanks in advance
I should mention that I am fairly new to DIY, 5' 2", female and in my mid-fifties. I had a hard time geting 8 feet of tape up quickly enough before the mud started to dry a little, enough that I would question how well it would adhere. I bought one of these and it made the job MUCH easier, and my results were much much better, the tape much smoother. Just be sure to thin the mud (watch their official video), use a full roll of tape and fill the chamber up with mud. It is more trouble to run out of mud and have to clean it and re-fill than to waste a little mud.
My son-in-law borrowed mine and was also amazed at how much his taping was improved.
I am a DIY not a contractor and all I am doing is a living room 20X30 then that is it never use it again. I don't need a 100 dollar tool. unless I am doing it for a living thank heaven I don't.
Yea we used to make them out of cardboard boxes. They were called slop boxes only we put a rope on them up over your neck and you would walk around with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UU50r6Hq2c
the idea, is to put mud on the joint/corner, not on both sides of the tape and all over yourself, wall, and floor creating a slipping hazard. watching these, reinforce the fixation on amount and easiness of sanding. simply use a 6" knife and a mud pan, mud the joint/corner, apply tape, wipe off keeping knife firmly against the drywall on all three coats 12" and 15" trowels for second and third coat. there will be little sanding needed only along the outer edges.
my wife and I used to sand and prime a 125 sheet 3 bedroom house in 6 hours
forget mesh I have seen it used and it is not the look I want. I will spend the 30 bucks to give it a try and see how I like the tape buddy. Heck I have wasted more money on other junk tools and what nots.
Can't mess up I would sure like to see how you keep it creased to get a sharp corner. How do you keep from cutting it with the corner of your knife when you pull the corner flat. How do you keep it from cracking down the road since mesh tape has no strength vertically.
I think that thing is a waste of money if your only doing one job.
The mesh tape is a love or hate it kind of thing. My dad's owned a painting company for 30 plus years and he cringes any time I mention the mesh tape.
If your an amateur- mesh tape is good because you know that the mud is fully covering both sides (since you can see through the tape). You just have to be careful when you sand it. Also, its thicker than paper so you could end up building up too much mud over the tape.
I think paper tape is better (and cheaper) but you need to make sure you're getting enough compound behind the tape. If the tape doesnt make good contact with the joint compound behind it, it'll lift/bubble.
I have used similiar ones and they actually do work well if you don't mind the mess. You can make a usable one by just screwing a dowel across an old mud pan or any box. Use your fingers to control the amount of mud on the tape. I don't use them any more as practice has made me neater and faster with just a taping knife. The important part is good mud coverage and squeezing it out as thoroughly as possible.
About 3 years ago I cut a side box off a three box tray from HF and used the soldering gun to cut/melt some slits for the tape roll to sit in the back box, feeds through the next box with the compound in it, very similar to the one linked, except mine was $3.99. Used it for years repairing drywall in fixers with 20 min. mud., much faster than my trowel/knife for ceilings/walls. Use 90 min. for that size room, second coat with hot again, third with drying type, no sanding. Then I bought this last year, use 40 min, takes a little longer to clean, made a corner nose-piece from door brass kick plate, interchangeable; http://www.amazon.com/Homax-6500-Drywall-Taping-Tool/dp/B000ULBC6K Absolutely no complaints... it is fast; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HriKOf4aMZk
I have one use it all the time on small jobs slick clean and neat. i am sure the guy who came up with this used a slop box and just made a nicer one to market. So good on him.
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