Cornelius
Well-Known Member
Just received a box of goodies in today’s post
a selection of ragni tools, now someone posted a few weeks ago about their new ragni trowel they’d been floating with and I remember they seemed quite impressed, who was that? I can’t remember... anyway first impressions they seem sturdy and built to last,
•Stainless bucket trowel feels decent bonus it stainless can’t go to far wrong with that
• margin trowels again stainless and with these there seems to be a slight flex in them, going to be useful for skimming those awkward bits near architraves
• 2x 14 inch trowels difference is the handles one is a raised “high-lift” handle the other a standard, the high lift handle seems more comfortable the standard handle is a bit fat for my hand, both trowels got protective binders over the blade which is good. Normally I can skim with a brand new trowel but these seem very sharp on the corners and probably need some rendering first , slight permashape style curved on them and also a ground edge,can’t really see the rivets through the blade (one thing that really annoys me with marshalltown is the rivets so visible)
•16 inch screed trowel, normally a screeding trowel has a pointed tapered style edge at the toe of the trowel ? Seems well built 4 inch width.
• 2x cement edge trowels probably will give these to a good home, my mates a groundworker I’m not going to use them but again feel quite heavy and strong.
Not sure what the retail price is for the trowels so I’m not sure if ragni are trying to compete with other brands or just trying to improve their own kit. With the bucket trowel and margin trowel,being stainless they will be replacing my rusty ox bucket trowel and my rusty margin trowels I got from toolstation.
The Plastering trowels are a good improvement on the previous ragni black handle trowel I used at college. Realistically I don’t think they are aiming to compete with marshalltown or Nela, perhaps unfair of me to judge so soon without even using them. I’ll be rendering with them and see if they show much promise, but they are definitely well built and I’m hoping the highlift handle will be nice and easy on the wrist and elbow for tomorrow’s rendering.
In summary a good step forward for ragni I’d say to compare it with ox rather than marshalltown or Nela. Trowels are better than ox trowels for sure. If anyone remembers who it was recently that posted about their new ragni trowel?
•Stainless bucket trowel feels decent bonus it stainless can’t go to far wrong with that
• margin trowels again stainless and with these there seems to be a slight flex in them, going to be useful for skimming those awkward bits near architraves
• 2x 14 inch trowels difference is the handles one is a raised “high-lift” handle the other a standard, the high lift handle seems more comfortable the standard handle is a bit fat for my hand, both trowels got protective binders over the blade which is good. Normally I can skim with a brand new trowel but these seem very sharp on the corners and probably need some rendering first , slight permashape style curved on them and also a ground edge,can’t really see the rivets through the blade (one thing that really annoys me with marshalltown is the rivets so visible)
•16 inch screed trowel, normally a screeding trowel has a pointed tapered style edge at the toe of the trowel ? Seems well built 4 inch width.
• 2x cement edge trowels probably will give these to a good home, my mates a groundworker I’m not going to use them but again feel quite heavy and strong.
Not sure what the retail price is for the trowels so I’m not sure if ragni are trying to compete with other brands or just trying to improve their own kit. With the bucket trowel and margin trowel,being stainless they will be replacing my rusty ox bucket trowel and my rusty margin trowels I got from toolstation.
The Plastering trowels are a good improvement on the previous ragni black handle trowel I used at college. Realistically I don’t think they are aiming to compete with marshalltown or Nela, perhaps unfair of me to judge so soon without even using them. I’ll be rendering with them and see if they show much promise, but they are definitely well built and I’m hoping the highlift handle will be nice and easy on the wrist and elbow for tomorrow’s rendering.
In summary a good step forward for ragni I’d say to compare it with ox rather than marshalltown or Nela. Trowels are better than ox trowels for sure. If anyone remembers who it was recently that posted about their new ragni trowel?
