rifina 14inch flexi
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MakeItSmooth
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Do you mean the 5 inch blade separated from the 2 inch strip of steel that's attached to the shank?
I may be wrong, but I think I read somewhere (ages ago) that many manufacturers of flexi trowels use 3M brand adhesive tape to bond the 5 inch blade to the 2 inch strip of steel. I vaguely recall some early flexis coming apart and then the adhesive tape was improved...
I think that might also be why Nela (and then Marshalltown) added a top layer of tape, to cover the seam between the two plates of steel - to reduce the likelihood of fluids or chemicals creeping in and weakening the adhesive.
The Refina trowels are made by Maurerfreund, last I knew.
Ryan may know more.
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Personally, I like Refina's $uperflex 3 and haven't had any problems with it.
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John j
Mono Don
Like.you need his birthday as a excuse.Happy birthday Norm
gonna have a few with ya mate
Happy birthday norm
The Hobo
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no the blade came off the spongy kind of pad its fix to
algeeman
It’s A Boy
they need tender loving care them flex trowles mate
my medi has lost its flex now
its like a 10 year old mt
dream to use
does the work for ya
The Hobo
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cant remember what age it is 8 i think well worn like me but i was gutted when it f**k*d up you will know the feeling when best skimming trowel pops its top rivet /got i cant work without it but thinking of staying with cornice repairs only this year the big hits getting hard work nowthey need tender loving care them flex trowles mate
my medi has lost its flex now
its like a 10 year old mt
dream to use
does the work for ya
John j
Mono Don
It's telling you to retire
The Hobo
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agree m8 but what do u do sit in a chair waiting for god [that dont egsist ]
Casper
Private Member
Get a job as a lollipop man? Trolley collector? Voluntary litter picker? Loads of options Norman
The Hobo
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with all due respect get to f**k lol
John j
Mono Don
Loads to do other then push mud up wall.
Monkey Boy
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Litter picking?
The Hobo
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ihave plenty things to do but the pension pays f**k all a bit of cash helps
The Hobo
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do that in my spare time at the fishing loch i run
John j
Mono Don
Moneys not every thing
algeeman
It’s A Boy
my old man retires this year ...
hes the same can't sit still
told him to come out with me and brother few days a week
bead and tape up
f**k off home when he's bored
gets him out the house for a few pound
il have him Wednesday Thursday
brother can have him Monday Tuesday
I'm in a daze start of the week
The Hobo
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no but takes the pain away
The Hobo
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ha ha i wont be here when your my age to ask u why yuor still workin
tapit
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nice and easy workmy old man retires this year ...
hes the same can't sit still
told him to come out with me and brother few days a week
tape beads up
f**k off home when he's bored
gets him out the house for a few pound
il have him Wednesday Thursday
brother can have him Monday Tuesday
I'm in a daze start of the week
MakeItSmooth
Well-Known Member
Erm.... isn't that what 'glues' the 2 inch wide steel to the 5 inch wide steel blade?
I think we're talking about the same thing.
MakeItSmooth
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John j
Mono Don
When my dad retired my mam begged me to take him to work lol.my old man retires this year ...
hes the same can't sit still
told him to come out with me and brother few days a week
bead and tape up
f**k off home when he's bored
gets him out the house for a few pound
il have him Wednesday Thursday
brother can have him Monday Tuesday
I'm in a daze start of the week
We had tonget bout 100 boards in . He carried 2 up stairs and was blowing out his ass.
I said you stay up here I.ll run em up you move em in to rooms . . Next day I called me mam to see how he was . She said he can't tie his shoe laces lol
John j
Mono Don
Crazy git talking to ye sen
Tried a few different glues
Had a nela plasticflex delaminate.
And a couple of refinas. (Stainless steels)
The rigid glues didn't work well.
Sikaflex was the one.
Waterproof and flexible....
Stuck way better than CT1
Clamp it correctly and give it a day
The Hobo
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thinking maybe self tappers as well as its only the edge you use
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Fucksake using your birthday to deflect the fact that you own a flexi trowel you old chancer.
The Hobo
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i have to keep with the times m8
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Get a new carbon rod then mate.
The Hobo
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that would please the wife maybe