plastering Machine, worthy investment??
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DannyMac
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How much is the small ritmo?
Gibbo
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bit like your cock then pity you cant say the same about your nose
PLASTAMASTA
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You get more coverage per bag (bout15-18m2) and just seems to hang more than multi which enables you to get more on , its more forgiving than multi and stays workable for longer. Wasn't sure at first as setting times are completly different from multi but now weve got the hang of it its great stuff.
Curry
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if you can do that with multi or board then maybe
depends how many sets you doing with multi? 3 hits?
i think you have reached the maximum that can be done by hand. With a longer life you will still have as many work hours to apply and finish so i would say would be 2 hits
But could you maybe put 50m2 on by your self in each hit????
ps you must be a machine to do that sort of meterage
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PLASTAMASTA
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not using MP mate were using universal board fininsh. if your chucking on 180m2 of multi in a two man gang id say youd defo get more on with knauf uni board finish. were workin as a three done 740m2 in 4 days, first day got bout 120 on then progressivly more each day after as we got used to the stuff, most weve done in a day is around 240m2
Curry
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what sort of job? houses? flats? aircraft hangers?
Gibbo
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its getting the contractor to buy it though i hate multi prefer board
PLASTAMASTA
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not sure of the price but if its roughly the same as what the contractor is getting you now he wouldn't need to buy as much as a bag covers more....spose its all down to the jobs spec. were getting asked to use Knauf a lot more than BG at the moment.
PLASTAMASTA
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looks like you'l have to stick to what you've got then mate but if you get the chance give it a go im gonna use it on all my jobs from now on as long as spec allows.
PLASTAMASTA
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id heard some horror stories about knauf finnish about how s***t it was, and even reps admitting it wasn't as good as BG but apparently its been improved. Never used the original stuff but cant fault the improved version. Most people dont like change and BG has always been the favourite, so some contractors will be stuck in there ways.
why don't you blag a pallet ? Ask the rep to visit your site when the CM is around. give em a bit of shpeeel about wanting to try something else. Im sure they would send you some if they had a chance of further big orders.
The only problem if they do get it there exclusively is the CM may struggle to find people who can use it. lots of spreads will balls it up and blame the gear. Like MP75
PLASTAMASTA
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M.O.D Barracks, big runs in corridors ect
Curry
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Nice I can see how you could get them large areas on now
nickelarse
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what do u use the ritmo for?
nickelarse
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it works out the same if not cheaper per meter and takes up about 2/3 of the space and doesnt go out of date like multi. it takes longer to set the older it is. and is white so should help out for decoration. makes sense really
Mono and base coat on little jobs where 240v supply is easier, however the G4 will belt the mono on in half the time at the right consistency, in fact I'm thinking of selling my ritmo M because I would like to buy a new ZP3.
plasterjfe
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exactly like with the trowel there is no fixed answer it is still up the man at the end of the day
A machine will run all day long pumping and pumping but you cant trowel it all up
Don't know yet. The one with the inverter has to have a very powerful genny I think. If I sell ritmo it will be with 7.5kva genny £3500
Rigsby
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It is obvious you are young and fit. This doesn't last for long in this game I'm afraid. I am in my 50's and whether I like it or not just not as fast as I used to be. I had 6 years off in the 90's with tyonsynavitus (don't know how to spell it) which is a wrist problem and associated with RSI and that put an end to my plastering days. Pelvis joints have fused so it's straight back bend knees or more than often kneel down. Now I have tennis Elbow.
I never thought I would actually reach 50 and still be on the tools and although I am it is only because I do the slow, awkward and hard technical bits of the job while my other 2 lads do the graft and metre-age. Without them I am snookered. I am hoping to reach 60 (5 years) but we will have to wait and see.
My advice is slow down a bit, and if a machine can take the physical graft out of it then go for it. Think about it, there is only the wet trades which is still hard physical graft, tearing your joints and muscles apart. Other trades like joiners have become mechanised. Look after yourself or finish up on the scrap heap only worth minimum wage if you are not on disability.
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