Columbia Facebook page

ColumbiaTechSupport

Columbia Taping Tools has created a Facebook page to keep you up to date on our new tools, tool updates and events. If you are on Facebook take a look, there will be posts coming soon.

Saul_Surfaces

and he works all hours too! 2 am Sunday morning. Good on you.

2buckcanuck

better odds of the wife not catching you watching the p@rn

Hammy

Dear Tech Support,

How do I find jobs in my area?

Thank you,
Hammy

Mudstar

lockup the forum

ColumbiaTechSupport

Here's the link,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Columb...36562456385955

Capt-sheetrock

Gee guys, I understand that the NEW generation is in love with facebook, but the old dinosaurs like me, don't have a clue!!!!

Facebook is problly a good thing for you'll to get hooked up with, but if you want opinions from folks that have years of experience,, I tell my kids" I am never going to use facebook, it takes way longer to access than email" ,,,, So my point is, If I am not going to facebook with my kids, chances of me facebooking with you guys,,, is slim to none.

Again, JMO as an old sckool, hard-arse drywaller.

DSJOHN

I,m with you Capt,,,,aint ever happening,,probably some old honeys will find me and my 30 year marriage will be doomed!!!!!!!!

Capt-sheetrock

I hear ya,,, here's a funny one that they might like to put on their facebook page.

Yesterday, I was taping a house with a guy that finishes but never run tools before. Okay, I was taping along and I got to a window where the hangers had screwed up a butt and had another short butt 10" away under the window. It also had a busted place that had to have a small piece of tape before the butt was run. I was concentrating on this when the tube frooze up (columbia). I said "^%&$*" and stuck the tube head first in a bucket of water and went and got my DM tube. ,,,,,,,

Well, it hadn't been cleaned out properly and mud was stuck under the inlet valve, so I stuck it head fisrt in the water next to the COL. I knew what was wrong with the DM.

So My helper says"what we gonna do now?" I said, well I got to clean the COL to see what's hanging it up. So he grabs it and takes off running to the water hose. He's freaking cause we got two tubes down,,lol. He hoses it abit and I walk over and grab it and stick the hose down the throat,(I got a heck of a hose nozzle, designed just for this). After blasting it I said "aw SH*T", he says "what?",,, I guess he was expecting the worst,,,,,,

Well,,,,,

AHH,,,,

I said, "you see this pin with the cable wrapped around it? " he said "yeah, did you brake the cable",,,, I said,,,,,

No man, its out of mud !!!!!!!!!!


I know that I am getting too old, when I do some dumb sh*t like that !!!!!!

rhardman

Yea, the whole "social media" seems to be the latest PR effort that is very questionable as far as providing anything valuable. It's an inexpensive billboard so more and more companies are trying it. We did all that and will probably do more but in the short term it turns out to be sales people talking to other sales people trying to drum up business for themselves. Very few dollars are realized for the amount of time that goes into it. Seems nobody wants to get away from their desk. Making money (expecially for mfrs and suppliers) has to be done face to face. For "in your eye" feedback, nothing beats DWT! Most companies don't want that though.

On a personal level, Facebook is great for keeping in touch with family and friends.

That's been our experience anyway...


(...being totally respectful to Columbia...they've done a great job getting to where they are today! )

ColumbiaTechSupport

Your thoughts on the page are completely understandable, it's not for everyone. For us it's a quick and easy way to get new products/updates introduced into the market and communicate with our customers.

We're are always looking for ways to get feedback, that's the best way to improve on our tools.

ColumbiaTechSupport

And yes face to face communication is the best way. I've spent years with my family driving jobsite to jobsite promoting our tools all over North America, that what Columbia was built on an we still hold those values today.

rhardman

I remember the first time I heard about you guys...

I was at the Tigard store of Knez Bldg Materials in Oregon (late 70's or early 80's) and they opened up a notebook with typed pages with your pricing. You've come a long way! Since then I met someone that worked with you in the early days. You've always had the reputation of very good people.

Personally, from a quality of person standpoint, I hold you and Drywall Master at the top of any list. Certainly, you're both much more oriented to the contractors needs than any of the other mfrs out there.

Good luck and best regards...

D's

Here's my experience with some of the manufacturers of my tools,

Tapetech... can't even find a phone number on they're website

Northstar... here's the number of our repair center

Columbia... hold on while I transfer you to the guy who designed that tool..

Fantastic!

Capt-sheetrock

I agree 100% Columbia tools will actully run you down to fix their stuff,,,,, thats refreshing!!

Tim0282

You guys are just trying to make me spend more money!!! But I already have Tape Tech, Blue Line and Tape Worm. Sounds like I'm gonna need to get Columbia.

DSJOHN

Tim if you are wanting to spend some money burning a hole in your pocket I have an Apla-Tech system for sale!!!!!

Ames Tools

Hello All,

I just joined the forums. A lot of interesting subjects and it is great to read your ideas, opinions and experiences in the drywall business. I am very pleased to meet you all.

My name is Hakan and I am the Coquitlam BC. rental station manager for Ames Drywall Tools which serves the entire BC region and Yukon Territory.

My utmost respect for every drywall finisher, contractor and manufacturer as it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice to be successfull in what you do.

As a quick response to D's' post: Here is the contact page address on our TapeTech website for his reference: http://tapetech.com/Contact-US.aspx

I look forward to reading more of your post in these forums. And if you ever decide to rent one of the best tools in the industry you can find a location near you on our website: www.amestools.com. Sometimes it just gives you a peace of mind knowing that you don't have to worry about your tools breaking down on the job and you spending time and money to get them back at work. Please keep in mind that Ames also have a tool trade in program for rental credit for your working or not working tools.

All the best for now and take care.

Tim0282

DSJohn, I forgot to mention Apla Tech. That set has been drawing dust for a long time. It is my least favorite of all.

rhardman

"I am the Coquitlam BC. rental station manager for Ames Drywall Tools which serves the entire BC region and Yukon Territory."

Ames, get your A$$ off of Columbia's thread. Have the decency to at least start your own. How a $300,000,000.00 company can screw itself into the ground is beyond the belief of any serious business person.

I have the utmost respect for the Ames brothers, even Bliss & Laughlin in its early days (know who they are?). But the corporation doesn't have the intention to support the end customer as you are showing by your new hose fed taping system. You have the reputation for profits first, profits second and profits third. With your financial reserves you could have long ago made better systems to give the contractors a safer system to use (I know about your court cases/ http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/99/06/982324P.pdf) or at least charged lower rental rates.

Columbia and the other mfrs picked up the ball when you guys refused to.* If you ever cared about the contractor you would have offered the tools for sale, lease or rental beginning in September 1962 when you bought the rights from Belmont Manufacturing (Robert and Stan) for $5.2 million. Instead, you chose to bleed the industry dry for as long as you could. It wasn't until 1977 that the other mfrs like Columbia were able to serve the drywall contractor by offering the tools for sale.

KMA Ames!

Also, your statement, "My utmost respect for every drywall finisher, contractor and manufacturer as it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice to be successfull in what you do." admits you are not a tradesman so other than sales puke, what do you have to offer these guys?

Do you know what a "Drywall Screw" is? I hear it's the name for your new marketing plan as you crawl out of bankruptcy.

Rick
*And don't insult my intelligence by talking about Tape Tech. They were taking away your market so you bought them and shelved their proactive support to the contractors.


SOMEONE NEEDED TO SAY IT!