As twas my birthday last week I treated myself to a new washboy and pair of kneelers















The washboy plastic seems equal to my Karl Dahm, but not too sure on the rollers set up - think the thin metal bar that retains the bucket sides together may well get lost in time. Built in wheels seem OK, but time will tell.
Knee pads are great - really soft and comfortable with a nice strap that wraps around the top of your calf rather than behind the knee
I'm keeping the washboy for use on light coloured grouts only, so won't be using till next week - will report back then.
Using the kneelers tomorrow, so will report back tomorrow night....

I agree on the rollers.. i am not a fan of plastic ones...

I had that washboy for a couple of years.i found that the tray sits way too high in it meaning you have to put a lot more water in there! Not nice if climbing stairs etc with it.real good quality though.i like the raimondi tools.great floats and trowels etc.not forgeting wedges too.

not forgeting wedges too

I've got the wedges Joe - best I've used

Well I've now had a couple of days using the Relax knee pads.......

Rubbish

Too narrow for my knees (no I haven't got fat knees) the side walls of the plastic front is far too narrow and consequently I am wearing them they keep twisting sideways and constantly have to be adjusted

I will persevere for now but can see them being relegated to the top shelf in the van

Yes...., I now know I should have gone for Alpro's Dave

And a karl dahm washboy

And a karl dahm washboy

Already got a KD mate, just fancied a change/new one for light coloured grouts - hoping the 'Skipper' will be OK but not holding my breath.....

On the plus side the Raimondi slant ridge serator I got is 'BRILLIANT' and is by far the easiest trowel I have ever had to clean

i agree with the slant ridge trowel far the easiest to clean

Just ordered a slant trowel, massive U notch trowel and a packet of wedges. I can see myself getting an unusual trowel fetish soon.

Originally Posted by Wingn

Just ordered a slant trowel, massive U notch trowel and a packet of wedges. I can see myself getting an unusual trowel fetish soon.

i already have this fetish i keep looking for them!!!

packet of wedges.

The Raimondi wedges are coolthey're all different colours of the Italian flag

Trendy wedges.....

Hope the green and white doesn't get me in trouble some day I'm working in a loyalist bathroom.

Originally Posted by Wingn

Hope the green and white doesn't get me in trouble some day I'm working in a loyalist bathroom.

Originally Posted by Wingn

Hope the green and white doesn't get me in trouble some day I'm working in a loyalist bathroom.

Don't worry wingn i'v done it

OK, used the Raimondi Skipper washboy for the first time on Saturday

Like Joe says the 'plastic' grill is really high up in the bucket, (I might end up replacing the grill with a custom made metal one) so there's a heck of a lot of water in there before you clear it However the dimensions of the bucket are not as long as the KD, so the extra height probably balances out the volume of water it carries in comparison to it's German competitor
I did feel a slight buckling to the handle when I picked the full bucket up, but that might be me just being picky
However it does have the wheels so once you are where you need to be it can be manoeuvred quite easily even when full
The rollers are also plastic and quite a bit thicker than the KD equivalents, but do exactly what they are supposed to with great success
The spongeboard supplied has a heftier handle than what I'm used to, but I will get used to the feel of that and I do like the idea of the clip on/off replaceable sponges which themselves are a lovely thick and soft sponge which really cleans off well

In summary:
Great bit of kit that I would recommend and does exactly what it is supposed to