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does anybody still use a 11"trowel to lay on and trowel up or for any part of plastering as that was the only trowel size i remember when i first started,i use 14" to lay on and use the 11"for last trowel just seems to work for me
 
I do... ruff on with ll" ox flatten with speedskim/spat, trowel up with 16"ox then last pass the the ultraflex...alot less strain on the joints...... nut put ceiling on with the 16" as i seem to drop alot more with the 11"...
 
ruddez said:
does anybody still use a 11"trowel to lay on and trowel up or for any part of plastering as that was the only trowel size i remember when i first started,i use 14" to lay on and use the 11"for last trowel just seems to work for me
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Yes I use an 11inch Mt for final trowel get more pressure behind it and it's razor sharp .I put on with 14 inch tyz acknowledge
 
Few weeks ago started using a carbon 13 inch mt ., Surprised I kinda starting to really like it TBH, normally I use 14 to put on with, maybe it's true size isn't everything.
 
I have one, I use it for awkward bits other trowel doesn't fit or inset bases etc. It's not bad for beading, but no I wouldn't tackle a normal wall with it. Da has a few old ones in the shed used be grandas. They were ten or eleven inch. Wooden floats too
 
i was in spreaders of ipswich the other day and they had a marshalltown 11 inch by 4 inch, more narrow then the standard 11 inch trowel. may be a useful tool.
 
Did it have a bright red handle malc? They have a new range out with thin width blades and thin red handles.
 
GrantyBoy said:
Did it have a bright red handle malc? They have a new range out with thin width blades and thin red handles.
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they only had the one model in the shop. i an sure it did have a red handle, there are so meny different trowels and tools on the market now, he told me that one whole wall use to be marshalltown on its own, they are now in one corner.
 
I use an 11 for tight spots but then I also use a 13 an 8 a pipe trowel and a variety of other small tools to get the job done nice, I have a lot of other type of bodge it trowels that were given to me when some of the old boys popped there clogs. I have to say I use most of them every day
 
I had a new 13" and 11" tyzack delivery today, £34 for both incl delivery, ss and ready to use. Got a ceilings and skim down to picture rails job for next week. Ah the luxury of an 11" trowel when the picture rail is 12"" from the ceiling, plasterers heaven
 
irish_spread said:
I had a new 13" and 11" tyzack delivery today, £34 for both incl delivery, ss and ready to use. Got a ceilings and skim down to picture rails job for next week. Ah the luxury of an 11" trowel when the picture rail is 12"" from the ceiling, plasterers heaven
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Wise words @irish_spread ......If it won't fit, don't force it........use a tyzack and let it slide.......lol
 
11in carbon steel Marshaltown is my favorite trowel tbh i have a well broken in one in the van and 3 in the shed which i bought last year cos they are getting harder to source. I also have the Tyzack stainless pre worn in trowels which i found the 16in ones tend to warp after a while so stick with the 13/14in ones now.
 
raggles said:
11in carbon steel Marshaltown is my favorite trowel tbh i have a well broken in one in the van and 3 in the shed which i bought last year cos they are getting harder to source. I also have the Tyzack stainless pre worn in trowels which i found the 16in ones tend to warp after a while so stick with the 13/14in ones now.
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Agreed, they do tend to warp but at £16 and you get a fair bit of use out of them and lovely to use... I found the 14" + sizes a bit too rigid though
 
11"trowel
New and carbon porn from the 80's
 
Djr said:
I have had Tyzack for the past 7 to 8 years now and I think they are equally as good as Mt
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Agree, maybe not as strong as MT but lighter and nicer to use. Most of the people who slag off Tyzack have probably never used them but it's fashionable to "praise" MT
 
Danny said:
the new handles look like ragni
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The carbon is an old mt. The Tyzack handles aren't bad when you get used to them tbh . It bugs me when people say X trowel is the best, if you're a proper plasterer you should be able to leave a good standard with ANY professional trowel. I've got many brands of trowels but I personally prefer Tyzack because they feel light, are well balanced, fairly well broken in and if some scumbag nicks it will only cost £17 to replace . Any bigger than 13" feel a bit too rigid to be honest though
 
irish_spread said:
The carbon is an old mt. The Tyzack handles aren't bad when you get used to them tbh . It bugs me when people say X trowel is the best, if you're a proper plasterer you should be able to leave a good standard with ANY professional trowel. I've got many brands of trowels but I personally prefer Tyzack because they feel light, are well balanced, fairly well broken in and if some scumbag nicks it will only cost £17 to replace . Any bigger than 13" feel a bit too rigid to be honest though
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I never had one but wanted to know when I read threads and talked to older spreads they said the older tyzack were the biz but what is difference between the ones from old days and now.
 
Vincey said:
I never had one but wanted to know when I read threads and talked to older spreads they said the older tyzack were the biz but what is difference between the ones from old days and now.
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My dad used to swear by double shanked tyzacks, they where the business in 60's and 70's I believe. The newer ones are not built as strong it appears. Tell you what, next time I go back home to Ireland I'm going to raid me dads garages for trowels and floats.
 
Vincey said:
I never had one but wanted to know when I read threads and talked to older spreads they said the older tyzack were the biz but what is difference between the ones from old days and now.
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They're made in China now. That's you out.
 
GrantyBoy said:
They're made in China now. That's you out.
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That's what another older spread told me and what I thought , I know nothing about steel but got a feeling a lot would like to use the British steel on a trowel again if that's what the difference is, seems like all the steel on mt and nela might be Chinese as well.?
 
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I think build quality is the same wirh anything. A good brand becomes popular. The money men decide to increase volume made at the expense of quality. Brand goes downhill.
 
People like the idea of using british steel, until they see the price increase.

China are so overstocked with the stuff they're practically giving it away.
 
You never know I might make a British steel made trowel and get it out in limited numbers..question is would people pay more for say, a modern day British steel and British made old style tyzack ?
I know I would
 
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