cant explain how they just are better.Almost 20 yrs into this,had a Premier to start...not bad heads seemed like we were adjusting,fixing,replacing parts quite often :blink: my tapetech heads have NEVER been fooled with,,peerrrfect every angle.It also feels like you cant pump an angle wrong,the wheels help keep you square :thumbsup: Hadnt heard about DM til I found this site,sound like a new company,also it sounds like they require alot of customer service. I prefer to not have to call a rep about tools,we pay enough $ for them they shouldnt need much repair if any at all
Thanks, Chris.
History I found on DM:
HISTORY
Behind Drywall Master Tools Drywall
Master Tools was started by Larry
D’Souza, a seasoned veteran of the
automatic taping tool industry.
Prior to founding Drywall Master Tools,
Larry and his partners helped shape the
industry in 1980 by starting one of the
first companies to sell a complete set of
automatic taping tools... By 1987, they
were selling more automatic drywall
taping tools than all other manufacturers...
with dealers in the US, Canada, United
Kingdom, France, South Africa, Australia
and New Zealand.
Twenty-three years ago, Larry and his
colleagues transformed the industry
from almost a pure rental market, to a
market where contractors could own
tools at a lower total cost of ownership.
In this tradition, Drywall Master Tools is
continuing the commitment to provide
contractors with the ability to own the best
quality taping tools.
How old are your TapeTech heads? Pics of their latest wheeled heads look different in some ways from your pic:
http://www.all-wall.com/Categories/Angle-Heads/TapeTech-EasyRoll-Angle-Head1
Maybe their latest ones are even better. Or maybe not. Maybe they're still the same, operation wise. Lots of maybes.
I'm thinking if you haven't tried DMs, hard to say if TT's are the Cadillac. Or if they were, that they still are.
One concern I have about some of the newer stuff coming out from some companies is that they're moving to different suppliers - eg. China. What once was, quality wise, might no longer be from some companies. Or if they're still making them or having them supplied from the same outfits, they've downgraded the quality requirements to maybe boost profits. Harvest what they can, while they can, from a well established name.
When I was doing tree work, I bought a pair of loppers that were great. Bought another pair a couple years later - same name, same model #. They weren't so great.
Heard the same about some drywall finishing tools. What was, no longer is.
And then there's some tools and companies that seem to be getting better in ways than they once were.