Whoops again....

[KateJ]

Back tiling again after a long break and loving it!!! After mixing grout with a teaspoon - forgot to wash it and now it's caked and hard. Is there a nifty technique or do I just stab it with a veggie knife till it all comes off?

Please don't tell me what I should have done - I already know!

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[John Benton]

I'll have you know, I've got a set of cheese knives!

We're so uneducationed up here you no. Do you really need cheese knives for Dairylea triangles?

 

[Andy Allen]

We're so uneducationed up here you no. Do you really need cheese knives for Dairylea triangles?

You can borrow my butter knife..

 

[John Benton]

[/QUOTE]="Andy Allen, post: 850645, member: 19139"]You can borrow my butter knife..[/QUOTE]

I would but I don't like butter

 

[Old Mod]

I'll have you know, I've got a set of cheese knives!

Don't they bend when you try to cut something?

 

[KateJ]

Trevor the teaspoon now out of hospital (descaler). I actually made the same mistake the next day and caked another teaspoon(!) so had two of them soaking in there...
Finihsed my huge tub of readymixed adhesive today so it mixing me own from now on. Do I have to use it same day or can I store it in an airtight container for later? xxxx

 

[Spare Tool]

Trevor the teaspoon now out of hospital (descaler). I actually made the same mistake the next day and caked another teaspoon(!) so had two of them soaking in there...
Finihsed my huge tub of readymixed adhesive today so it mixing me own from now on. Do I have to use it same day or can I store it in an airtight container for later? xxxx

Afraid not Kate, powder adhesive goes off chemically so will set no matter what you store it in..just mix enough slowset for a few hours...rapid you got 40 mins maximum!

 

[KateJ]

40mins??? That's two tiles! Better read the label or buy some more readymix!
xx

 

[Spare Tool]

Have you got rapid or standard set adhesive...it'll say on the bag

 

[Italy]

katej careful.
This tiler, holds in hands a fish.

 

[KateJ]

Will have a look tomorrow. Watching youtube videos of pro tiling - you guys are so fast! Slap the tile on , get the spacers under it and it rests itself onto them - it's an art form! xx

 

[KateJ]

katej careful.
This tiler, holds in hands a fish.

Noticed that......xx

 

[Spare Tool]

katej careful.
This tiler, holds in hands a fish.

...but I'm not Mr Fish

 

[Italy]

...but I'm not Mr Fish

but your name is andy you too

 

[Spare Tool]

but your name is andy you too

Too many Andy's...only one Italian

 

[KateJ]

but your name is andy you too

My Italian teaspoon hasn't arrived yet... just saying.

 

[Italy]

My Italian teaspoon hasn't arrived yet... just saying.

It is not Italian, sorry.
is Chinese, 10 cents has chinatown milan. ;(

 

[bsc ceramics]

its only a spoon.....???

 

[Dan]

Don't mind me while I bump up some older but good threads. If you can contribute to the thread, go ahead. But if it's nothing for you then don't reply and it'll soon drop off the What's New page etc.
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