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Bought a cheap corner trowel that bent on the first job.
It was a $12 tool that cost me an extra hour fixing the bead. What's your go-to brand for corners that actually hold up?
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avery_flores6mo ago
I used to grab whatever cheap trowel was on the shelf. After a bad bend ruined a long inside corner, I switched to Marshalltown. Their corner tools are thicker steel and just don't flex the same way.
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young.michael6mo ago
My buddy had the same thing happen on a big fireplace job. He was using a flimsy store brand trowel and it just folded over on him mid-pull. Left a huge wave in the mud that took forever to fix. He swore off cheap tools that same day. Now he won't touch anything but a Marshalltown for corners either. That flex is a total job killer.
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fionafoster3mo ago
Oh come on, one bent corner trowel and now we're acting like it's some kind of tragedy? I've used cheap ones for years and yeah they flex a little but you just adjust your pressure and keep moving. Fixing a "wave in the mud" from a bent trowel sounds more like a technique problem than a tool problem to me.
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