cristiano

Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of buying a automatic taper but it looks complicated to operate. I work by myself and tape everything by hand(super taper and corner flusher), it looks to me that when you use the automatic taper you add one more step(automatic taper, corner roller and after that you have to go over with the angle head). I was wondering could use the automatic taper and after that use the corner flusher or do you really have to go through the 3 steps that I mentioned. How long do one needs before he gets the hang of the tool. Thanks.

silverstilts

There are those among us that will say it is the only way to go ... they will take some getting use to and are not complicated maybe just a few minor headaches at times ... Flats butts are easy , angles can be a little more difficult at times for a beginner. I would compare to 2nd & 3rd coating with the boxes to hand finishing there is no comparison to speed and the quality will depend on your technique and abilities.. I wont lie there will be times you will want to take the bazooka and throw it out in front of a big bus , but with patience it will all work out.

JustMe

If you use a roller, it should cut down on your time spent flushing. I would also think you should potentially create less problems to your tapes by doing it with a roller first, which can also save time by not having to fix things so much.

tapingfool

I always use a bazooka and the rest of the tools, it's best to use a roller and glazer for corners, always remember to go a little wider each coat!! good luck.

Al Taper

Call ames tools And they will give you a lesson on their tool rental. Iam like yourself a one show. Iam doing a job right now and have the ames tool. It sooo much faster.

here the link:

http://www.amestools.com/

D's

I also use the the super taper but I bought a tapetech bazooka on ebay recently for just under 400 bucks and I'm very happy with it. It's definitely faster and more ergonomic especially for ceiling corners as you don't need stilts. Learning curve was longer than other tools but by the end of the second day I stopped swearing at it. You still need to roll and flush same as for the super taper. No saving time there but bazooka puts way more mud behind the tape so it is possible after you roll to 1st coat the corner rather that just flushing.

The only downside is cleaning it and the pump so I only pull it out for bigger jobs (4 or more rooms), the rest of the time you can't beat the super taper for simplicity. If you're only doing 1-3 room renovations I'd stick to the super taper until you get into doing larger jobs.

Do you have direct flushers and an applicator tube? If not, that might be a better place to start.

D'S

tapingfool

forget ames tools, I will give you a lesson..And I won't outsource my work to china like they do..

Bevelation

^But you'll probably suck the guy into buying a 5.5" box.

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