Speed skim

[Andy g]

Thinging of getting one , but which one for skimming mates

 

[John j]

Thinging of getting one , but which one for skimming mates

Buy mine .

 

[zombie]

Buy mine .

Did try telling yer!!!

 

[mike84]

Get the fast one, and pva your beads.

 

[carys]

Did try telling yer!!!

Speed skim are great once you get the hang of them ads 20 years to your wrist neck and back.

 

[zombie]

Speed skim are great once you get the hang of them ads 20 years to your wrist neck and back.

Had 1 since 1st came out old grey blade

 

[carys]

Had 1 since 1st came out old grey blade

Do you like them??

 

[zombie]

Do you like them??

No

 

[carys]

No

Y that? Ther OK for flattening

 

[John j]

Be fine if it stopped leaving lines

 

[lurpak]

Be fine if it stopped leaving lines

Silver bits for holding mate

 

[John j]

Silver bits for holding mate

Don't really do enough skimming these days to Get used to it

 

[lurpak]

Don't really do enough skimming these days to Get used to it

Lool
c**t

 

[Olican]

Thinging of getting one , but which one for skimming mates

Lots of speedskims were won in the last charity fundraiser Andrew, keep an eye out for the next one. It's coming soon, here's just a few of the prizes from last time..
https://www.plasterersforum.com/threads/heres-what-you-can-win-so-far.70184/

 

[carys]

Be fine if it stopped leaving lines

You get line whith trowel when wet it all about timing.

 

[John j]

You get line whith trowel when wet it all about timing.

I don't

 

[carys]

I don't

OK so you get it absolutely flat first coat no trowel mark whatsoever. What do you do spray it on

 

[Andy g]

Lots of speedskims were won in the last charity fundraiser Andrew, keep an eye out for the next one. It's coming soon, here's just a few of the prizes from last time..
https://www.plasterersforum.com/threads/heres-what-you-can-win-so-far.70184/

When when when

 

[Andy g]

I don't

How

 

[John j]

OK so you get it absolutely flat first coat no trowel mark whatsoever. What do you do spray it on

No but wouldn't if I put on with speedskim either. But when i flatten with trowel I don't get lines but do with speed skim

 

[carys]

When when when

Carm

When when when

Calm down la

 

[Cockney]

No but wouldn't if I put on with speedskim either. But when i flatten with trowel I don't get lines but do with speed skim

Haven’t you rounded the corners mate?

 

[John j]

Haven’t you rounded the corners mate?

They are rounded . Tried bending em but no joy

 

[carys]

No but wouldn't if I put on with speedskim either. But when i flatten with trowel I don't get lines but do with speed skim

Yes but when you flatten whith trowel you know when timing rhight becouse that the only way you know same whith speed skim it just geting the hang of it like anything new but it does work to flatten don't know about finishing.

 

[Cockney]

They are rounded . Tried bending em but no joy

It ain’t another Chinese snide of eBay is it? lol

 

[John j]

It ain’t another Chinese snide of eBay is it? lol

Ha i got that Mt carbon from tool station. Tried to skim with it today and still shite after loads of hammer. Got speedskim from screw fix
@carys they do a finer plastic blade now for finishing

 

[Cockney]

Ha i got that Mt carbon from tool station. Tried to skim with it today and still shite after loads of hammer. Got speedskim from screw fix
@carys they do a finer plastic blade now for finishing

Hahahahaha! Ah there the ox ones aren’t they. Mine is the original speedskim and it’s fine mate. Maybe try taking it back and swapping it over?

 

[carys]

Ha i got that Mt carbon from tool station. Tried to skim with it today and still shite after loads of hammer. Got speedskim from screw fix
@carys they do a finer plastic blade now for finishing

Yes bought a little finish stainless refiana one suppose to be 600 landed post 300 lol easy to handle Couple of swipes on last trowel

 

[John j]

Hahahahaha! Ah there the ox ones aren’t they. Mine is the original speedskim and it’s fine mate. Maybe try taking it back and swapping it over?

Bit late now . Are the ox ones shite. I think i hit it to soon to be fair with speedskim

 

[carys]

Ha i got that Mt carbon from tool station. Tried to skim with it today and still shite after loads of hammer. Got speedskim from screw fix
@carys they do a finer plastic blade now for finishing

End product finish whith speedskim is different to trowel or is it me? . It more of a matt finish no fat and it a nice one colour finish?

 

[Cockney]

Bit late now . Are the ox ones shite. I think i hit it to soon to be fair with speedskim

Not sure if the ox ones are crap but I would just persevere with it then mate. Maybe Try adjusting your timings?

 

[John j]

Not sure if the ox ones are crap but I would just persevere with it then mate. Maybe Try adjusting your timings?

I have a play with it tomorrow . Got nice long 3 ft wide corridor ceiling to skim

 

[hstoke]

Angleing the fxxker when the skim picking up with water if needed helps

 

[Cockney]

@John j are you all over it yet son!

 

[Andy g]

@John j are you all over it yet son!
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Any good with speed skim