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  1. rocky1

    Thistle Trowel???

    I take it all back, I didn't like this trowel so i used it for scraping floors ,cleaning things, drylining with that orrible adhesive,rendering screeding and general abuse and hey, it's broken in . Luckily i didn't bend it and i quite like it now.
  2. rocky1

    Thistle stainless finishing trowel for skimmerRob

    Well well , what can i say about this little beastie. I purchased this in 12"/ 300mm to go with my 14" trowel for smaller areas. This trowel looks the part,has an excellent handle, it feels really good in your hand ,it's tough and reasonably light and well balanced ...but it is stiffer than a...
  3. rocky1

    "Hartwig" trowels anybody

    After 4 months i feel i can now review these trowels a little better. Lets start with the 14x5. Personally i found the handles of both trowels a little fat for my girl like hands and the trowel is extra wide at 130mm and it is heavy at 500grams. You can lay a big dollop of multi finish in a...
  4. rocky1

    Thistle Trowel???

    I have one, it is 300mm long, stiff as **** and leaves lines everywhere . Good for cleaning the spot board off.
  5. rocky1

    New paddle mixer

    I had a belle 1600 and it burn't out . i have a refina m22 , look around net for eibenstock ( same refina) to get a good price £295? as it's in a different league to the belle imo. smoother ,lighter,, better quality that lasts. You will own it for many years
  6. rocky1

    magic mitre

    does that work if the ceilings are diving up and down too? i hate coving
  7. rocky1

    effin cats

    just completed a domestic at 6.30pm :RpS_cursing: overskim covering extremely uneven artex , some falling away, millions of crap to be shifted around,water tap miles away, couldn't swing a cat in there, which is a shame as the old lady had 7 cats! and 2 dogs. It stunk. Worse of all one cat...
  8. rocky1

    footwear

    wise words.... so i spent and alternate between 3 pairs. 1. JCB Drivemaster 2. Fortec Boulders V12.. 3. Castleman American loggers. All have a steel plate in the sole for nails. 1&2 have steel toecaps and 3 have a very strong plastic toecap and come up to my calfs. All are reasonably comfortable...
  9. rocky1

    today's a good day

    I believe so too. I have a good mechanic I've known a long time. He does any work on my van. Now ,he is very good at anything to do with auto,s...from electrics to welding ,engineering to spraying,diagnostics to vehicle upholstery,trucks to bikes. Shouldn't we be the same with a house/building...
  10. rocky1

    today's a good day

    dovetails? ermmmmmm.....no .life's too short:RpS_biggrin:
  11. rocky1

    today's a good day

    I understand that,I wouldn't attempt a kitchen. I put new bearings in my washing machine though ,it's spinning like a top:RpS_thumbsup: what about the phrase "how hard can it be?"
  12. rocky1

    today's a good day

    I own some spanners & bearing pullers too.I split open & completely rebuilt a BMW motorcycle clutch and transmission a couple of years ago which went on to do a tour around France, it's not rocket science is it.:RpS_laugh: Man can do anything if he applies himself with the right attitude dude.
  13. rocky1

    today's a good day

    seriously, i've been doing some general building work lately and i needed a power saw.
  14. rocky1

    today's a good day

    what's the fun in that?
  15. rocky1

    today's a good day

    Finished at 7.15pm last night, next job starts tomorrow so off to builders merchants today where I have been coveting a circular saw, running my hands over her, making googoo eyes, wishing she was in my arms .But today was different as I let the moths fly and the new Evolution Fury came home...
  16. rocky1

    have you seen this tranny (110v)

    I'm so old school I make my own tool boxes, cobbled together another prototype this morning from an offcut of ply from a job. labour cost= 1 hour of my time, materials=left overs :RpS_biggrin: and also it's my way of recycling
  17. rocky1

    have you seen this tranny (110v)

    that got your attention. The realisation that I may be living in a time warp on a different dimension to the rest of the world became apparent to me today when, whilst browsing tools upon the intranets , i found myself looking at 110v transformers. I'm currently and have been using for many...
  18. rocky1

    new collomix r1300's on ebay £135

    Wow, thats not good, why couldn't it mix 3 bags? I thought they were high-end.
  19. rocky1

    new collomix r1300's on ebay £135

    The paddles in the pictures for the 2 mixers for sale do seem to have negative twist but best to confirm first, wish i had a bit of spare cash i would snap up that R1300 but i'm saving for different toys, a DeWalt Li-ion impact driver and an Evolution Rage circular saw. The tools i wish i owned...
  20. rocky1

    new collomix r1300's on ebay £135

    Oh, you mean a reverse spiral paddle :RpS_unsure: yes i've always used the 160mm on my Refina
  21. rocky1

    new collomix r1300's on ebay £135

    Excuse my ignorance Andy but what is a/ the function of a/ negative paddle , what's the paddle that comes with these then?
  22. rocky1

    new collomix r1300's on ebay £135

    Just spotted 110v Collomix mixers on ebay , R1000 and R1300 £90 and £135 respectively + 9.99 delivery from Gypsum tools. A spread i knew had one of these for as long as i remember so that's a good reference for me. I'm pretty sure they were expensive once, German built too. Collomix R1300...
  23. rocky1

    claymans Japanese trowels

    I'll throw out the window
  24. rocky1

    claymans Japanese trowels

    I chose a very thin and flexible trowel at 11" long,ok for application of smaller areas and first flatten but no real backbone for compressing or straightening out around obstacles or corners. I found i was using 2 trowels changing from 1 to the other. A stiffer model would have been better in...
  25. rocky1

    claymans Japanese trowels

    Couldn't get on with it, too flexy. Now on ebay . search "japanese plastering trowel"
  26. rocky1

    speed skim / eze spat, whats the verdict

    I sleep with mine under my bed.
  27. rocky1

    site labourers who borrow things.

    Been doing some work for a small builder/mate of mine .He has a general labourer working for him,he's not a kid he's 30. Yesterday he was asked to strip some wallpaper so i could overskim a section of wall. He asks "got a scraper" with his little troll-like head already in my bag. Picks up my...
  28. rocky1

    about to pop my blue-grit cherry

    would not have minded had it been the daughter :razz:
  29. rocky1

    claymans Japanese trowels

    Oh yes , used it today on a small hallway ceiling. Like spreading soft butter. Now my prized possession.
  30. rocky1

    about to pop my blue-grit cherry

    Blue gritted 2 lids yesterday and overskimmed today. Ooooh i laaaaak ittttt. You can really feel the multi gripping it, not always going to be convenient for domestics if i only have one lid to do i'd only want one visit, or it's sheeting up twice but i'm going to push for using it in future. On...
  31. rocky1

    "Hartwig" trowels anybody

    I finally got one of these dirty today, I used the 14" for the last 2 trowels on a couple of walls i had overskimmed. Beforehand they were given a going over with 80 grit emery cloth and the sharp corners were mellowed with a fine file. Upon first inspection the words "fierce" and "tearing"...
  32. rocky1

    speedskim 1200

    Hallelujah brother , I been con.......I SAY IIIII BEEEEEEN CONVERTED, YES SIR I SEEN DA LIGHT. Help me ...I have been assimilated....
  33. rocky1

    Hello to u magical creatures

    it's swings and roudabouts
  34. rocky1

    about to pop my blue-grit cherry

    Can i flatten !st coat with a speedskim or does it draw in quicker than that?
  35. rocky1

    about to pop my blue-grit cherry

    The hoose is not so old and the stuff seems solid enough, i would have pva,d and skimmed anyway.
  36. rocky1

    about to pop my blue-grit cherry

    :RpS_blushing: Just picked up 7 lids to plaster over painted light stipple. I have ordered a couple of tubs of the blue stuff for the first time and i am getting butterflies with anticipation, will it be love at first roll or will i be left feeling blue ?:RpS_crying:
  37. rocky1

    What a tit

    Late last year i put key in ignition only for it to lock solid, couldn't turn it or take it out to use a spare. Had to grind and chisel the whole barrel assembly out and spent the whole day running to and from dealers and my mechanic mate(lucky) finally got a new barrel and key in late that...
  38. rocky1

    Just bought one of these..

    Quite the sexy beast but.
  39. rocky1

    Just bought one of these..

    Here's one thats seen a bit of action, it is a 6kg and it's done a few jobs. I got it to take off dashing on the back off a house a few years ago with the notion that if it just did that job and broke it would have earnt its money but it's still okay. I even got a curved chisel to get behind the...
  40. rocky1

    serviced my Refina megamixer

    I believe it's a flooring trowel
  41. rocky1

    serviced my Refina megamixer

    can't get pic any bigger but if you like tool porn check out the pins on this model from the USA or the deep shine on this little italian jezebel
  42. rocky1

    serviced my Refina megamixer

    No masturbating now
  43. rocky1

    serviced my Refina megamixer

    Well i've had a bit of time on my hands this week and i was looking at my M22 Refina megamixer in the corner and thought **** me thats dirty,you deserve better than this. I've had it probably 15+ years, can't remember when i bought it and it only packed up once when it needed a new lead. I...
  44. rocky1

    plasterboard lifter

    Oh Sorry i took 3.5 years to reply to this thread, but i was busy:RpS_lol:
  45. rocky1

    plasterboard lifter

    A drywall lift has been on my wishlist for a while. I only overboard the odd ceiling so i couldn't stretch to a refina model. I wouldn't want one that buckles on me either. I was looking at the American ones by Redline ,Panel and Pentagon , with shipping work out about £250-£300.(the shipping...
  46. rocky1

    No custom avatar

    As if from nowhere the options have appeared before my very eyes. Cowabunga maaaaaaaaaaaan.
  47. rocky1

    claymans Japanese trowels

    Mmmmmmm I'm getting a sort of hollow feeling I suppose a girl would have after she,s performed a threesome because she believed the boys when they said it was a good idea!
  48. rocky1

    No custom avatar

    I think they're getting sick of me already
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