Was dead set against those automatic taper tools, now I get it after a job in Phoenix

I always thought the $400 automatic taper was a waste for residential work, you know, too much cleanup and setup time. But last month on a 32-room hotel in Phoenix, the foreman made me use one, and I finished hallways in half the time, no joke. The trick is keeping the mud at the right consistency (like mayo, not peanut butter) or it jams up. Anyone else come around on a tool they swore they'd never touch?

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torres.jason24d ago

Man, I felt the same way about those automatic tapers. I was dead set against them too (like you said) until I got dragged onto a big apartment job in Austin where we had to do like 40 units in two weeks. The foreman handed me one and I almost walked off. But once I got the mud consistency right, which is the whole trick you mentioned, I was flying through those long hallways. It's a pain to clean, sure, but seeing the speed on a big commercial job made me totally eat my words. I still don't use one on small houses though, those little drywall patches just aren't worth the setup.

victor21924d ago

Nah 40 units in two weeks is brutal even with the taper.