ameijers wrote:
not-quite-finished firebreak drywall job previous
owner did.

aems sends....


Mud is best put on with two knives.
One large one small. The small one is the helper, it is constantly
moving mud on the large knife. Each knife is always keeping each
other's blade clean.

It can be alot of fun once you get a groove going.

For the main stretcher joints, I put a ball of mud on the large blade.
Relax the arm and pull with the body. You get long clean sweeps.
don't expect any load of mud to go very far, you gotta move the mud
from the bucket to the wall.

I know A guy who had a machine that would put mud on the tape.
It's very common, in the trade. He would travel to taping competitions,
it's amazing what some of those guys can do. )stilts and all.