rubi 45 degree trowel

[nybor62]

just wondering has any one tried one out ,my mate has just informed that he has ordered

one why i dont know , i would have though they would be clumsy to use , and why is it not round notch

 

[Gazzer]

Yes I have 2, Raimondi or Montolit do a similar trowel with a swivel handle. I cant see it taking over from a standard trowel though, I certainly wouldnt buy another but thats me.

 

[merlecollins]

Just got one of these from Mapei yesterday (as part of a prize) - looking forward to trying it out next week

Along with the Rubi coffee mug:smilewinkgrin:

 

[White Room]

I've got one and hardly use it, seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

[johnryan]

i got one from ctd the other day as they were on special. haven't used it yet though, but will post on how i find it when i do. can't see myself going over to using it all the time though, it feels a bit odd, but thought i better get one all the same. looks nice though, another trowel for my bucket i suppose.

 

[Spud]

I have the 2 of the raimondi slant notch trowels just another gimmick in my honest opinion

 

[White Room]

How many tools I've bought because they seemed a good idea but stick to the old faithfulls.

 

[mastertile1]

just a ploy by adhesive companies to get you to buy more glue i bet they use shedloads !!!

 

[DHTiling]

just a ploy by adhesive companies to get you to buy more glue i bet they use shedloads !!!

Why is that then, the trowel is simply designed to get the teeth at the right angle and depth..??? 10 mm trowel hence 10mm adhesive bed depth before compression.. no deeper than what the tooth is..

 

[nybor62]

spot on dave,

 

[mastertile1]

but when you use a normal trowel dave you always use that at an angle so a 10mm actually spreads a depth of 5mm
get my point !!!!

 

[DHTiling]

but when you use a normal trowel dave you always use that at an angle so a 10mm actually spreads a depth of 5mm
get my point !!!!

Then you need to use your trowel properly then :lol: because using the correct angle gives more depth than that.

The trowel above rubi is just designed to give the full bed depth with less stress on the users wrist, so
My comment was in reply to yours about adhesive comps.

So how can you back up your remark?

 

[Gazzer]

but when you use a normal trowel dave you always use that at an angle so a 10mm actually spreads a depth of 5mm
get my point !!!!

More like 8mm I believe.

Having used these trowels I am still undecided. I dont actually like spreading adhesive with one or cleaning it afterwards but I do like the fitting the tiles onto the adhesive spread on the floor when using one.

 

[DHTiling]

More like 8mm I believe.

Having used these trowels I am still undecided. I dont actually like spreading adhesive with one or cleaning it afterwards but I do like the fitting the tiles onto the adhesive spread on the floor when using one.

But would you say it is a ploy by adhesive comps to sell more adhesive , even though rubi don't make tile adhesive

 

[Gazzer]

Of course its not a ploy. Just another way of applying the correct amount of adhesive you and the tile being used requires.

Some people believe the world is out to get them !