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Has anyone seen or used this tool?
It is supposed to bevel the edges of adjoining butt seams, eliminating ridging and making a very flat taped joint posible without mudding out 2 feet in an attempt to hide the hump. Eliminates the work of placing the seam between studs or joists with the plywood and shim trick.
Write-up in “Walls & Ceiling”, Jan 2002, pg 85. No price or purchase info given.
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Ralph, while it doesn't roll the surface to give you a tapered end, it does push/curl the surface paper into the joint between the sheets. They didn't spell out the technique but I assume you roll that pizza cutter after install. When I tape a room myself I often push that edge down to avoid ridging which really telegraphs the butt and does make you finish thicker/wider. I think it would prove handy on a patch for sure. I've used the tail end of my knife, the edge of the face of a drywall hammer, most anything that's around that pushes that edge down. I'd be willing to try it, but I doubt the finishers I use would bother. Whether with taping tools or setting the tape by hand, those guys consistently provide a fine finish. Did you see any word on the cost of the tool?
*RalphI'm not sure that it has been in stores yet.I know that it has been given to some finishers to test.The guy that developed is a finisher, Stephen Henits. He hangs out at Walls and Ceilings online. If you scroll down a few threads, the ButtTaper is discussed. You can also do a search there for a little more info.http://www.i-boards.com/bnp/wc/
*This IS the tool for spackling a nasty plumbers crack!T
*New copy of Walls & Cs came today with an article on that buttcracker thingee. Read part of it & the phone rang so I don't know what they said. Since it was in there I suppose they said it was wonderful? Joe H
*Best butt taper? Charlize Theron.