difference in tools between the pond

the english guy · July 5, 2009, 07:07 AM

I would to see pictures etc of the tools you guys use over there and i will defo get some pictures posted of my tools

Just to see what if any difference there is

I am just a curious guy haha

Nick Arrera · July 5, 2009, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by the english guy

I would to see pictures etc of the tools you guys use over there and i will defo get some pictures posted of my tools

Just to see what if any difference there is

I am just a curious guy haha

What floors do you install ?

the english guy · July 5, 2009, 10:16 AM

Anything and everything mate from stick down carpet to the durafit system, underlay and gripper carpet, carpet tiles,domestic vinyl (cushion floor) lino, marmomelum,saftey floor (turned up the wall) pvc skirting, real wood, semisoild wood laminate. Floor prep i screed ply dpm thats all i think lol bascily everything haha

DJ · July 5, 2009, 10:31 AM

mcbrides · July 5, 2009, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by the english guy

Anything and everything mate from stick down carpet to the durafit system, underlay and gripper carpet, carpet tiles,domestic vinyl (cushion floor) lino, marmomelum,saftey floor (turned up the wall) pvc skirting, real wood, semisoild wood laminate. Floor prep i screed ply dpm thats all i think lol bascily everything haha

We are all using the same basic tools, different manufacturers, some of us are inclined to have every tool made for this trade, others just have the tools needed to get the job done.

Robert Akin · July 5, 2009, 01:13 PM

I know they use some different tools over there to install lino and pvc sheet goods. I just cannot remember what they were.

Rob

Jon Scanlan · July 6, 2009, 02:44 AM

Most of the tools the guys use here are the same as yours. Most come from Roberts. We get the Roberts book here and it is the same as ones I have seen at Surfaces. One main difference is our rollers move to the left and yours go to the right

cproader · July 6, 2009, 12:23 PM

.........and yer hammers are on the wrong end, yer squares are backwards, and yer measurin sticks are really strange lookin.....

the english guy · July 7, 2009, 11:03 AM

Is this some joke that am not getting???

Are you guys taking the piss outa me haha???

barrycarlton · July 7, 2009, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by the english guy

Is this some joke that am not getting???

Are you guys taking the piss outa me haha???

Naw, they are just giving Jon a bad time. You see in New Zealand, everything is upside down and backwards........tomorrow.

b

the english guy · July 7, 2009, 02:22 PM

Are rite ha get it now haha

mcbrides · July 7, 2009, 03:03 PM

To us southpaws, our tools are backwards, too.

Don't even think about it, CP!

barrycarlton · July 7, 2009, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by mcbrides

To us southpaws, our tools are backwards, too.

Don't even think about it, CP!

Been here for a long time and I think this is the first reference to lefties I have seen.

Aren't right handed tools hard to use for us?

I am fortunate, as I am somewhat ambidextrous. But only some what.

I was using Armstrong's vinyl edge trimmer last week and the other installer I was working with tole me they were designed to be pulled. You can't do that with your left hand, I always have to puch mine.

b

barrycarlton · July 7, 2009, 03:13 PM

EG

Do you guys still use a seaming hammer to 'iron' your seams in lino and inlaid vinyls.

Most here do not even know what it is. I use one on Marmo all the time.

b

Nick Arrera · July 7, 2009, 03:20 PM

I use a little roller . white plastic .

difference in tools between the pond

This discussion, "difference in tools between the pond", in Tools, Equipment and Supplies (part of the category Public Forums for the Pro, DIYer & Consumer), begins, "I would to see pictures etc of the tools you guys use over there and i will defo get some ..."