can you remember how much a trowel was in 1969?

[Micilin]

Same here on the hawk, although I have used an Ali one for years now.
Also we used to make our own plungers by bending reinforcing steel and tying mesh on, f we didn't have a bike sprocket to weld on .


Pirana pine float.

I would like to see one of those homade wisks mich

You wouldn't like to use one though!

It was either that or just a stick, a bit of 2x1 . Then maybe a bit of hosepipe on the handle to save your hands

You could bend the rods by sticking one end in a scaffold tube.

The sirapite wasn't too bad for mixing, but carlite finish was a beggar to get the lumps out of with a stick.

For a hawk the trick was to have one screw to fix the handle and one oval nail to stop it spinning. Both off centre, and countersunk slightly to keep the trowel safe. That way the handle didn't split , and a bit of pva left overnight to glue it was good. And a sponge for comfort.

The thought of buying a hawk on those days was madness, when ply was laying around. Same for spot boards.

I still use the plunger if I only have a bucket or two to do in a private house and it's too much hassle to get tranny and whisk out.

I know some lads who go home if the power on site is off , as the whisk doesn't work!

 

[stevethespreader]

Yes I've used a stick as well but on privates I prefer to take a small drill with me to stop me getting tranny out. On heavy jobs like f&s I would use an mm30 and for normal skim I would use mm22 I also had a result today I bought this Bosch for a mere £15 at the booty I've got it sold already for £50 to a dry liner mate who had his two mm stolen last year and the other week he had his site box broken into and cleared out I could get more for it there's one on e bay at the mo for £150 but I'll settle for quick profit about time I had some luck

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