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Old 04-30-2009, 08:40 PM   #61
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What I thought. But it's fun watching them try.

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Old 05-06-2009, 10:40 PM   #62
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Never tried a ball pean for misses yet. I don't know what condition some of the drywall would be like after - sometimes ~6 misses in one small area. Board sometimes harder than in the past (so they say), steel framing that's thinner than in the past (so they say), new boarders, helps cause it.
To be honest the times I have used the ball pean I did have a little trouble with the paper tearing at the perimeter of the indents...even when I genlty tap them....
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There used to be a company that had changeable box sizes, it was a while ago, and I forgot what company, but they were simply snap on and off..you changed the top part only..where the mud flows from..

Also, as for the nails the newest way is with a 2in-3in-then finish with the new 5.5 box by drywall master:
http://www.all-wall.com/acatalog/Dry...ty_Box_fb.html

I recently did a small commercial job, there were 2 "laid off" union guys there. Well to make it short we had some big and small rooms, no to brag but I consistently out paced them..they were definitely jealous..they were old skool hand tapers, there you go.....good luck...
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There used to be a company that had changeable box sizes, it was a while ago, and I forgot what company, but they were simply snap on and off..you changed the top part only..where the mud flows from..

Also, as for the nails the newest way is with a 2in-3in-then finish with the new 5.5 box by drywall master:
http://www.all-wall.com/acatalog/Dry...ty_Box_fb.html

I recently did a small commercial job, there were 2 "laid off" union guys there. Well to make it short we had some big and small rooms, no to brag but I consistently out paced them..they were definitely jealous..they were old skool hand tapers, there you go.....good luck...
I just put an order in for that same set up. Spots are my only weak link at this point. I'm all geeked up to spot screws now! I'm going to be soooo fast!
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I tried out my new nail spotters today at work,WOW! I can't believe that I waited so long to get them. They are very easy to control and are so much faster.
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I had bought a used tapetech 2" nail spotter and it was hell trying to use the thing. I tried using on three different jobs and gave up and sold the thing. But may be It was junk to begin with?
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