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alaska123 · 03-11-2009, 12:39 PM

Is there many people using alpa-tech out there? I really like the way you can save time with the self adheasive mesh method. Ive been stuck on paper for taping though and still am. But this system rocks.

alaska123 · 03-11-2009, 12:58 PM

well, Better get to work or probably get teased if I type to many things eh. Hope you boys dont mind me bugin you I need somthing like this to learn from you older folk haha thanks guys.

Whitey97 · 03-11-2009, 03:13 PM

never heard of it

joepro0000 · 03-11-2009, 06:03 PM

Mesh tape you need to use durabond for the first coat, so in a way, your wasting time mixing it up.

**silverstilts** · 03-11-2009, 10:29 PM

The system as far as coating flats & beads suck.... gets mud on fast but H.S job ,,,,angle head works good , pump is good for pumping text , knockdown and for pumping up the bazooka and boxes.... the outside corner applicator works ok if using to put mud on for paper faced tape..

joepro0000 · 03-12-2009, 07:43 PM

Imagine, 4 grand and they suck!

Drywall Tycoon · 03-12-2009, 08:48 PM

When I die they can pry the bazooka without a hose out of my stiff decrepit, arthritic hands.
I give you credit for trying them Silver.

**silverstilts** · 03-12-2009, 10:17 PM

Back to the apla system i have to admit the pump works good for filling up the bazooka super fast and u don't have to bend over just count the pumps that go into it.... they do make different sizes i use the 15 gallon works good not mixing up so much so it wasn't a complete waste of $$$$

alaska123 · 03-13-2009, 12:59 PM

I dont think so, I apply the mudd to the seams and of course have to wipe it down but this is better then going to the bucket. The main reason I bought this was cause I have alot of back problems and man this is easy in the corners. Also only had the system for about a year and still figuring some things out. Totaly agree with it sucking for coating cornerbead though. I found that mixing the mud real thick for butts and beveles works alot better on first coat. I still like my drywall master tools alot, and I didnt buy the bazooka with a hose still use me drywall master and wouldnt trade it for anything. also have a concord bazooka but its very tired.

alltex · 03-13-2009, 08:35 PM

I like the pump too fo filling my good old tape teck bazooka and boxes.After 3 years of fighting tangled hoses i went back to bazooka. the canon was o k if you pay attention,but if tou don,t you get too much mud on the wall and have to think too hard about the crown.

big george · 03-13-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joepro0000

Mesh tape you need to use durabond for the first coat, so in a way, your wasting time mixing it up.

I use all paper tape,but how much more time does it take to mix a pail of bond than mud.

alaska123 · 03-14-2009, 09:31 PM

definitely hate the hoses they tangle fater then you can untangle them. But I never have tried the apla-tech bazooka looks hard to adjust the mudd to the proper amount.

brdn_drywall · 03-15-2009, 01:52 PM

for taping i use the tape tech and Columbia tapers, only use tape tech boxes because got a deal on 3 sets about 8 yrs. ago and they don't break so i don't fix em,i also modified an older set of Columbia boxes that were collecting dust by drilling a 1" hole and getting an apla tec box handle to run through my cfs system, use only Columbia heads for corners again mostly with a apla tec corner handle with the cfs.

03-11-2009, 12:39 PM	#1
alaska123 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gustavus alaska Posts: 19	what are the favorite tool methods? Is there many people using alpa-tech out there? I really like the way you can save time with the self adheasive mesh method. Ive been stuck on paper for taping though and still am. But this system rocks. Last edited by alaska123; 03-11-2009 at 12:54 PM.

03-12-2009, 08:48 PM	#7
Drywall Tycoon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South West Michigan Posts: 166	When I die they can pry the bazooka without a hose out of my stiff decrepit, arthritic hands. I give you credit for trying them Silver. Last edited by Drywall Tycoon; 03-12-2009 at 08:50 PM. Reason: incomplete

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03-11-2009, 12:58 PM	#2
alaska123 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gustavus alaska Posts: 19	well, Better get to work or probably get teased if I type to many things eh. Hope you boys dont mind me bugin you I need somthing like this to learn from you older folk haha thanks guys.

03-11-2009, 03:13 PM	#3
Whitey97 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Twin Cities Mn Posts: 941	never heard of it

03-11-2009, 06:03 PM	#4
joepro0000 The Drywall King! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 394	Mesh tape you need to use durabond for the first coat, so in a way, your wasting time mixing it up.

03-11-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
silverstilts Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern MN Posts: 634	The system as far as coating flats & beads suck.... gets mud on fast but H.S job ,,,,angle head works good , pump is good for pumping text , knockdown and for pumping up the bazooka and boxes.... the outside corner applicator works ok if using to put mud on for paper faced tape..

03-12-2009, 07:43 PM	#6
joepro0000 The Drywall King! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 394	Imagine, 4 grand and they suck!

03-12-2009, 10:17 PM	#8
silverstilts Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern MN Posts: 634	Back to the apla system i have to admit the pump works good for filling up the bazooka super fast and u don't have to bend over just count the pumps that go into it.... they do make different sizes i use the 15 gallon works good not mixing up so much so it wasn't a complete waste of $$$$

03-13-2009, 12:59 PM	#9
alaska123 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gustavus alaska Posts: 19	I dont think so, I apply the mudd to the seams and of course have to wipe it down but this is better then going to the bucket. The main reason I bought this was cause I have alot of back problems and man this is easy in the corners. Also only had the system for about a year and still figuring some things out. Totaly agree with it sucking for coating cornerbead though. I found that mixing the mud real thick for butts and beveles works alot better on first coat. I still like my drywall master tools alot, and I didnt buy the bazooka with a hose still use me drywall master and wouldnt trade it for anything. also have a concord bazooka but its very tired.

03-13-2009, 08:35 PM	#10
alltex Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 150	I like the pump too fo filling my good old tape teck bazooka and boxes.After 3 years of fighting tangled hoses i went back to bazooka. the canon was o k if you pay attention,but if tou don,t you get too much mud on the wall and have to think too hard about the crown.

03-14-2009, 09:31 PM	#12
alaska123 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gustavus alaska Posts: 19	definitely hate the hoses they tangle fater then you can untangle them. But I never have tried the apla-tech bazooka looks hard to adjust the mudd to the proper amount.

03-15-2009, 01:52 PM	#13
brdn_drywall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: brandon manitoba canada Posts: 214	for taping i use the tape tech and Columbia tapers, only use tape tech boxes because got a deal on 3 sets about 8 yrs. ago and they don't break so i don't fix em,i also modified an older set of Columbia boxes that were collecting dust by drilling a 1" hole and getting an apla tec box handle to run through my cfs system, use only Columbia heads for corners again mostly with a apla tec corner handle with the cfs.