Great tool. We have several of them. They are all we use for 1st coat taping. Much less expensive than a full 'Bazooka' set up ($5K).
We just call them 'banjos'.
I am not sure what you mean. But this thing allow you to put tape on a dry surface. Normally tape need to put on surface with mud on it already. This thing on the other hand, let you put tape and mud on the surface at the same time...
There great in the correct hands. But in a diyers hands i think you will make a big mess.:laughing: Also you have to be able to know them to the point of troubleshooting if something goes wrong with tape or mud fee. See AtlanticWBConst. he didn't tell you about that. Thats where it gets real messy and i guarantee you he has been there before with one.
1.) Mix the compound you will use in the banjo with water to loosen it up. It should be of yogurt consistency.
2.) There are two types of banjos: 'Wet' and 'dry'.
Wet puts the compound on both sides of the tape - easy to wipe down and (Best IMHO).
Dry puts the compound on one side of the tape -more difficult to wipe down.)
3.) Keep the mess down by: Placing a 5 gallon bucket of clean water right next to the bucket of banjo mix compound. Set these at waist height (Less bending over).
Use the bucket of water to rinse your hands off periodically or when ever you are refilling the banjo, etc...
Result: MUCH CLEANER AND MUCH EASIER to use the tool = better results and less effort.
(If you want to take it one step further: you could keep several towels near by)
Seriously speaking they are fast in a experience user hands. Because they lay the tape and mud at the same time. So you can see the time saving. I think the key to using one is This. Great maintance and troubleshooting before you start to make sure paper and mud feed doesn't mess up on you.
So AtlanticWbConst, so looks like you think Wet Shooter is easier to use base on what you said. Right?
If I got the product, I will sure to use it first inside the basement closet making sure I got enough practice before using it on the obvious areas... I found out it is so true that experience does count... like hanging drywalls... after hanging approx. 20 4x8 drywalls... I feel much efficient than handling it in the beginning... On the other hand... seems so far everything is not too difficult to pick up after you experience it for not too long while... hope tapping would be the same... I know, it probably would not, as I heard it is the one which requires most skills... but I am not going to give up trying it, at least for the closet... even though my wife keep reminding me if I can't do it... hire someone...
this is the instruction document I found from the web... looks like it is for Dry shooter that AtlanticWbConst talking about:
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