difference in tools between the pond

[Barry Carlton]

Nick Arrera said I use a little roller . white plastic .

I think I have every profile of roller made, square both edges, round on the inside square on the outside, and round on the inside square on the outside.

Square square is used when I cove so I can roll all the way to the top edbe under toekicks,

I even have one that is only used on white material.

But I do use a hammer on Marmo seams to 'iron' them. It seems to help ensure that the seams are completely level and have no ledging.

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[mcbrides]

Yay, a new sub-group: LEFTIES.

The only tool I find a little uncomfortable to use are the napping shears. The tin snips we use to cut door metals kinda piss me off, too. I'm sure there are left-handed versions of those tools available, but other than the duplicate set of tools we have, the single tools won't be duplicated - Dave is too frugal to do something like that. The day we did berber on the boat, Dave in the bow cabin, me in the aft, the customer ran the napping shears back and forth to each of us all afternoon. I strongly suggested on the way home that he should really open his wallet and buy another pair, of course, that fell on deaf ears ...

[Barry Carlton]

mcbrides said Yay, a new sub-group: LEFTIES. The only tool I find a little uncomfortable to use are the napping shears. The tin snips we use to cut door metals kinda piss me off, too. I'm sure there are left-handed versions of those tools available, but other than the duplicate set of tools we have, the single tools won't be duplicated - Dave is too frugal to do something like that. The day we did berber on the boat, Dave in the bow cabin, me in the aft, the customer ran the napping shears back and forth to each of us all afternoon. I strongly suggested on the way home that he should really open his wallet and buy another pair, of course, that fell on deaf ears ...

I have NEVER used a pair of left handed scissors!!!! And I agree the duckbill napping shears are waaaaay uncomfortable!!!!!

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[Nick Arrera]

barrycarlton said I think I have every profile of roller made, square both edges, round on the inside square on the outside, and round on the inside square on the outside. Square square is used when I cove so I can roll all the way to the top edbe under toekicks, I even have one that is only used on white material. But I do use a hammer on Marmo seams to 'iron' them. It seems to help ensure that the seams are completely level and have no ledging. b

Can you post a picture of them Barry . I would like to see them .

[Barry Carlton]

Sure Nick,

But you can just as easily look up the crain catalog.

All mine are the long handled ones.

If you really want a pic, I will need to clean up my coving roller (it's always the dirtiest as the adhesive oozes out the top of where the flooring meets the top of the toekick, always making a mess)

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[Nick Arrera]

Don't put yourself out Barry . Just curious what a cove roller looks like .

[Barry Carlton]

Nick Arrera said Don't put yourself out Barry . Just curious what a cove roller looks like .

Not sure what you mean by 'cove roller'. If you mean what I use on the toe kicks it is the roller on the left with both edges square.

I did not get my other rollers out of their respective boxes.

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[Nick Arrera]

barrycarlton said Sure Nick, If you really want a pic, I will need to clean up my coving roller (it's always the dirtiest as the adhesive oozes out the top of where the flooring meets the top of the toekick, always making a mess) b

Works for me . i have the little black plastic handle one with the white roller for the run of the mill vinyl .