what exactly is a tipped trowel?

[Brad]

just another quick question guys......

what exactly is a tipped trowel?

[sWe]

Never heard the expression tbh, but I'd imagine it's a form of brick trowel, most likely a pointing trowel or repair trowel, such as these Marshalltown - Masonry - Pointing Trowels or these Marshalltown - Masonry - Brick Trowels

The names of tools can vary regionaly, and even locally, to the point that you have no idea what it is until you actually see what it is people are talking about. "WTH, that's a tile cutter, not a cutting machine" is one example...

[grumpygrouter]

It is a trowel made by/for BAL specifically for their fastflex adhesive. it has longer 3mm "teeth" at each end of the trowel to attempt to give a solid bed with Fastflex.

[Dave]

A tipped trowel is a thinbed solid fix trowel...it has small teeth in the main body of the trowel and then a bigger welded tip at either end..

These tips will give a sold bed of adhesive with a toothed comb effect without the combed effect tooth touching the substrate thus leaving a solid bed of adhesive.....they are mainly used for elastomeric adhesives on timber floors...

[grumpygrouter]

A tipped trowel is a thinbed solid fix trowel...it has small teeth in the main body of the trowel and then a bigger welded tip at either end..

These tips will give a sold bed of adhesive with a toothed comb effect without the combed effect tooth touching the substrate thus leaving a solid bed of adhesive.....they are mainly used for elastomeric adhesives on timber floors...

Thats wot I said....

[sWe]

There you go, I know what that is, but I didn't know that it was called that too... I'dve called that a flat bed trowel, or a solid surface trowel.

[wetdec]

It is a trowel made by/for BAL specifically for their fastflex adhesive. it has longer 3mm "teeth" at each end of the trowel to attempt to give a solid bed with Fastflex.

They are actually quite common Grumps bal cant take the credit.

They have a hardened metal ball at either end of the blade which regulates the adhesive depth and supposidly doesnt wear down.

Great on a flat floor but of no use on those you generally come across as it wont bring the adhesive to level goes with the contours............

[grumpygrouter]

They are actually quite common Grumps bal cant take the credit.

They have a hardened metal ball at either end of the blade which regulates the adhesive depth and supposidly doesnt wear down.

Great on a flat floor but of no use on those you generally come across as it wont bring the adhesive to level goes with the contours............

Cheers Tony, only ones I have ever seen were BAL ones, hence my assumption they were a BAL thing.

[theyomper]

One of these

[wetdec]

Cheers Tony, only ones I have ever seen were BAL ones, hence my assumption they were a BAL thing.

your welcome, you were right tho dont let that big guy get you down now he's got his big bro to look after him.............

[grumpygrouter]

your welcome, you were right tho dont let that big guy get you down now he's got his big bro to look after him.............

Who Dave....get me down, nah! We are like 2 peas in a pod!!!

[wetdec]

Bloody big pod then......................

[grumpygrouter]

Bloody big pod then......................

Only his end........

[Brad]

It is a trowel made by/for BAL specifically for their fastflex adhesive. it has longer 3mm "teeth" at each end of the trowel to attempt to give a solid bed with Fastflex.

thanks for that grumpy

[Brad]

A tipped trowel is a thinbed solid fix trowel...it has small teeth in the main body of the trowel and then a bigger welded tip at either end..

These tips will give a sold bed of adhesive with a toothed comb effect without the combed effect tooth touching the substrate thus leaving a solid bed of adhesive.....they are mainly used for elastomeric adhesives on timber floors...

thanks dave......appreciate that info

[Brad]

One of these

good pic.....thanks for that

[doug boardley]

not to be confused with a trowel tipped Brad

[Brad]

what do you mean, mate?

[doug boardley]

a trowel tipped is when you deviate the angle that your notches contact your substrate, say you hold your trowel at 90 degrees to the wall, your ribbed notches are going to be fuller and deeper than if your trowel was nearing 180 degrees if that makes sense!