refina trowel
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s*p*r*lex or Trade trowel?
One is a bendy, bonded thing & the other is a riveted, stiff as a dick on viagara workhorse!
jamesthefirst
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You tease. 
johniosaif
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People will rue the day they relied in these fads, not as good as old fashioned finish..but the are easier on the body,wait before you buy..
The only way the s*p*r*lex will be bettered is a magic wand.
..... or make them out of something other than tin foil.
Drop it from 5 feet or just wait until it's proper sharp before making your conclusion!
They wear well, but durable they are not ... infact, not fit for purpose if I were to be honest.
Danny
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The only way the s*p*r*lex will be bettered is a magic wand.
In that case you will be meeting paul daniels soon
scottie5
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I dropped a Mashalltown from 25' and it hit a pudluck halfway down for good measure ... no problem!
I used to break my old trowels in my scraping the floor with them ... no problem!
Knock snotters off or scrape back artex or wall paper with a trusty old Tyzack or MT ... no problem!
Apply render, lime work or screed floors with the old Marshy ... no problem!
Try any of the above with a s*p*r*lex and it's bolloxed. They are flimsy and don't retain their shape.
You must be skimming boards day in, day out. I'm in the real world, where the s*p*r*lex just doesn't cut it as I'm on my 3rd.
johniosaif
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I miss ****** asterisks for re f I n a, mummy and daddy made up?
Jace
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i had that problem when i first started to use my one john but found it still closed the finish in at the latter stages nicley so i just stayed with it and havent looked back since, as a skimming only trowel you cant beat it, im the same as scottie got a selection of trowels (proberly too many to be honest) and they all have there individual specific jobs but the mts very rarely come out for skimming now only if i need to change size of trowel down for a bit.
i see beddys pic of his finish when he gave it a try and thats how mine was for coupla 2 or 3 days but like i said it still closed in fine so all i can say really is keep with it
i see beddys pic of his finish when he gave it a try and thats how mine was for coupla 2 or 3 days but like i said it still closed in fine so all i can say really is keep with it
JohnDoe
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Do you now put on with super flex ?
Jurek
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the s*p*r*lex is all i use now. won't look back. the final trowel on them is superb. don't bother with the plazzi. only use the speedskim on big panels. otherwise it's the two supeflex. got a 13 tyzack and 14 and 18 MT but hardly use them. they look weird now. i kinda feel sorry for them. if something else pops up that's magic i will give it a go. that's how i came across these - trial and error. it's what works for you. from day one with these i just knew we were meant to be together. it's what works for you. i use plastic handboard. always have. had some prick spark asking me why i didn't have a MT one, all the plasterers he knew used them blah blah blah. because i don't fcuking like them, that's why
Hi Jurek, Can you tell what size of s*p*r*lex you use. Could you give e a link to the place you get them..
Jurek
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i use the 14 inch, @cooptaza. i have the 16 inch, as well, but use that mainly on bigger ceilings etc. got one on ebay and the other from handtoolsexpress. don't want to give them a direct link but it's easy enough to google. or you could buy them direct from refina. if you do, add a little note in the order that you heard about the trowel on the plasterers forum and it would be good if there was a link from the plasterers forum to refina. plasterersonestopshop do something similar, as well, and perhaps have something new in the pipeline from what danny is saying in the earlier posts. if i'm honest, i chose the refina trowel over the plasterersonestopshop version because i didn't fancy the fibreglass shank
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Marshy
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Now that's magic!! You may like it or you may not!??haha sorry cant say anymore than that
Yup I am a tease
Marshy
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Are they not too heavy?? Mine is 16" square T6 aluminium made by my bro in law and had it over 8 years hardly worn at the edges considering I do mostly sand/cement work :RpS_thumbup:
Dr.B
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I can't seem to get used to anything else, I will try an aluminium one again when this one wears out!
I bought a proper scratcher about 9 years ago up until then I had bike spokes in a 8" piece of batten!
Marshy
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Mines really light but very strong I'll get a pic up??
scottie5
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John I might be stating the obvious but try keeping the blade angle as shallow as possible, and also keep the blade spotless.
The @jrplastering post above was spot on. Perseverance is key mate cause when it clicks you'll see how good a finish its possible to achieve.
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You are getting me all wrong here!
My s*p*r*lex is the best thing since the old bike sprocket on a pole was junked. I keep mine pristine & do nothing but trowel up with it ...
... but they are far too delicate, and telling folk on here (who are used to tough trowels) that they are durable is misleading.
Even you must admit the need to be tougher? Refina will churn out throwaway tat if they can get away with it.
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