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This weather doesnt do the muscles or joints any good. Before you start work, try and warm up the joints by doing shoulder rotations, and flexing the elbows and wrists. The movement gets the synovial fluid (like oil within the joints), and muscles and tendons warm, and will make you much less...

Nice one bubbles, put a couple of shrimps on the barby for me!:RpS_thumbsup:

Spray bottle seems less messy to me.

"jammed solid". I thought for a second you were talking about your new machine.:RpS_scared:

. ^ See, I told you.

I've never heard of the place mate, but best of luck with it if you do. Oh, you'll need these; ,.():;!£?/ as Spunky will be along in a minute to give his 2cents worth. Just add the punctuation where you see fit. Good luck.

A nifty little trick for ebay is to type Marshalltown with just one 'L'. Most poeple don't see the listing so you can get a bargain as no one bids. I picked up a brand new gold 13in stainless for £20.

I'd rather be a footballer, same wages, but lots more fun!:RpS_thumbsup:

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Damnit, internet cut out. Andy, Like currier says, I was talking about the sash brush (aka dog dick) in the internals. Spunky, turnover doesnt equal profit. Stop bragging falsities on the internet you little keyboard warrior. The fact you talk so loudly about how much you earn, while...

Cheers Andy, point taken. lol

WTF? Those questions were based on peoples opinions on here not mine. I use a brush on internals, I use my finger in beads, I asked because people were saying otherwise on this forum. As for clueless piece of s**t,**Deep breath**; you stuggle to string more then two words together on a good...

lol, I don't know about the beads, I just saw it in a thread, wish I had asked at the time now. Not brushing in the angles sort of makes sense to me as it seems it may weaken the plaster or fill with it with fat? Just wanted to guage peoples opinions on them and see if people mention anything...

Lmao.

Cheers lads. Beddy, do you have a seperate bucket for cleaning your trowels or just use the one with your splash brush? 'Dog cock brush' LMAO:RpS_lol:

Yet again spunky you've completly missed the point and tried to start a war in an otherwise innocent thread. I was asking about those because some people do it and others don't because they were taught differently or just don't like it. At this stage in the game I couldnt care less about...

shhh...bellend.

I was just wondering what sort of bad habits or practices people here don't like to see on site/domestic from other plasterers. What do people do that makes you cringe or sets alarm bells off? I saw in another thread somewhere that someone mentioned 'cleaning beads with there fingers' (which...

Good advice, there has also been cases of workers going back home and hugging there children who have also become ill from the contaminated clothing. Scary s**t.

AArrrrhhhh, must....resist....clicking......the 'like' button...........aaarrrrhhhhhh **** it. *Click*

I would say most people wouldnt even dream of paying the cost to have it professionally removed. Asbestos is everywhere in older houses. So long as its in good nick and left alone its fine. How often does the average homeowner actually drill into the ceiling apart from the odd light fixture...

My evolution mixer does just that, but not sure yet how it will last in the long run. Cheers for the reccomendation, I'll look into the alfra.

I think most on here will reccomend the refinas etc. but for what its worth the training centre I'm at uses a collomix mixer. It gets battered 7 days a week (bonding, drywall adhesive, krend, multi) with no grumbles and has plenty of power. The only thing I dont like about it is the whisk...

If you have a Gibbs n Dandy near you then I know they do them.

The defender lights are on sale at screwfix right now if thats of any use. I bought one the other day and it definatly chucks out some good light. The plasterers striplights like beddy says are pants, mines going on ebay as soon as possible. You can have it for half what I paid if you like...

So is there any science behing which length/width trowel to use for finishing, or is it just personal preference? I'm using a 14x5 gold marshalltown for most things, and my old 13x5 carbon for rendering.

This will get some boys on here angry- my mate was telling me he saw a plasterers van that said 'Plastering and Fencing'!!!!! I s**t you not. Chris I have a mate whos a chippy, if theres a lot of woodwork I'll be handing the jobs to him as he has sent a lot my way in the past.

I'm available on tuesday, I'll bring my rendering dvd and a bottle of fairy! :RpS_thumbsup:

....that reminds me, sanding block too.

Hawk, trowel, filling knife, tin snips, hammer, staney knife should be a good start and not cost too much.

I probably wouldnt mention it mate. If they want it then I'm sure they would ask you for it.

Yeah, its an odd one but like Andy says, its useful!:RpS_thumbsup: Anyway, it would be nice to see a job through from start to see the finished result. I was a carpet fitters apprentice for a few years working for a local familly firm.

I offer painting, fitting skirting boards, and carpet fitting as my sidelines.

I hope you don't do painting as a sideline spunky??? Its a four year apprenticeship, and you are only aloud to stir the paint for the first 8 months.

Its true about carbon. Carbon steel knife blades get sharper, and are easier to sharpen. Only problem is they can chip easier then stainless, and they rust. So I'm guessing the same applies to trowels.

Best of luck mate.

No, I prefer to just stick the handle up my hoop.:RpS_thumbup:

....naah, too hard, I prefer to use my splash brush because its soft, wet n hairy.

The ragni bucket trowel is good but the midget trowel is shite, ditched mine, spend the extra and get the Marshalltown if you can.

This brings a tear to my japs eye. Nice one.

Sweet Jesus, thats terrible.

I would have been up for it but I am a little far away and I don't have my CSCS yet.

You sound like the perfect trainee. I'm sure someone will snap you up. Best of luck mate.

Welcome mate.

Welcome.

Welcome to the forum Screw4U, whos the naked bird in your avatar? j/k :)

....ay?

Good advert, best of luck with it.

Either they had just come off a one week course, or they came from a s**t course. At GT you are mixing from day one. On the first week the odd mix sometimes comes out a bit sloppy, or a bit stiff, but by week two you are guarenteed a good mix everytime. As for skrimming, sounds like you hired...

Welcome to the forum mate. No doubt I featured in a few of those arguments lol. Don't fret too much over it, goldtrowel is starting to get a good rep amoungst experienced spreads that have seen it. Check out flynnys review in the venetian section for proof. I don't blame people for having...