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Aston
Tools - You don't need to spend as much as you think and you don't need as many as you think.
What tips have saved you time or money?
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WetSaw
Don't you let my wife hear you say things like that, I've spent the last 34 years telling her the exact opposite!!
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Aston
I didn't write that post, my wife did lol
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Time's Ran Out
Should be password protected and don't use her birthday!😉
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SJPurdy
regularly reading the forum!
Had I not read of such a thing as anhydrite screed when they started to appear then I might have just thought the first one I came across was just normal screed and not prepared it correctly, etc.
So check on the forum and any other relevant data sheets etc. to keep up to date with techniques, products, tools etc. etc.
Had I not read of such a thing as anhydrite screed when they started to appear then I might have just thought the first one I came across was just normal screed and not prepared it correctly, etc.
So check on the forum and any other relevant data sheets etc. to keep up to date with techniques, products, tools etc. etc.
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LM
That's what it's all about SJPurdy, the whole point of this forum is to improve the trade accross the board, or am I wrong?
Anyone that says they haven't been bettered by reading this forum is in my book a liar!
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hmtiling
Using a speed skim for slc
I've got a EZE spat it's like the speedskim but metal
vinegar for epoxy?? what is the use of that mate? i guess some chemical reaction?
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Italy
for final cleaning and keep equipment clean.
dissolve epoxy
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WetSaw
Vinegar is used a lot over here for general household cleaning as well. Floors, windows etc.
ah right of course
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lizzardtong
Switching to sigma cutter that saved me a lot of time. Marking cuts on tile with pencil without using mesure tape saved me a lot of time as well. Keeping workspace tidy and organised saves a kot of time as well. Using braces saves you time on pulling your trousers up. Few seconds here and there thats in some cases 1 hr a day.
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Time's Ran Out
Not changing from a Rubi has saved me a lot of time and money!!
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LM
Come on John, have you ever tried a Sigma? 😉
Some people just don't like change my dads a rubi guy through and through he bought a sigma and hated it he just couldn't get used to the sigma way but I think it's great so It now lives with me lol
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WetSaw
Not having someone who says he can tape up the joints in plasterboard do it for me would have saved me loads of time and money. Why say you can do something when it's bleedin' obvious you can't? I've now got to do it all again..... It's also reminded me why I generally work alone.
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Old Mod
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Time's Ran Out
Yes I used one just last week to cut a tile - one go was enough. Couldn't see the marks and too much adjustments.
Give me my pin hammer and chisel any day.
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Billy Hunt
Never come down the stairs empty handed , there's always summat to take down.
I was going to say that one!
Get 2 identical tape measures and keep one in the room your working in and one where you're cutting.
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SJPurdy
This is a good tip but beware some identical tape measures can read slightly different! The bent bits on the end can vary a bit. This drove me mad when it happened to me - my cuts didn't fit until I realised why.
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WetSaw
An oak framer I know told me to always use the same tape to measure and cut. It's something I've always done since and it certainly sharpened up my accuracy.
A metal rule is always more accurate 😀
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WetSaw
Indeed and an essential part of any tool box!
I recommend the ones from Tradetiler - very consistent. I must get through 6 or 7 a year and love the fact they're metric only!
The only problem with my tip is that I go to measure and still can't find a tape because they're both sat by my cutter outside!
Never do work for an engineer !!!!
They think they know everything !!!!
And will drive you nuts !!!!
Seriously....if you see one coming towards you hold a sheet of graph paper..RUN !!
They think they know everything !!!!
And will drive you nuts !!!!
Seriously....if you see one coming towards you hold a sheet of graph paper..RUN !!
I worked for a aircraft engineer he went over everything with a magnifying glass at ome point he pulled me over 1mm discrepancy over a 10tf span I had to stop him and say Mr burgess this isn't a aircraft wing it's tiling and to be fair he did let me do what I do after that
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MTiler
You put a cup of it in a bucket of water, then final wash down with plain water. A British mosaic installer based in Aus told me about it.
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