A banjo with wheels. Wow what a big difference that makes. I’ve never seen one been run at that pace. Really cool just a couple of wheels can be a game changer. Kinda sucks no blade to cut the tape tho but again still prolly much faster because of the wheels.
I think what this tool is missing is a hole on the very bottom so you could use a pump to pump mud into the bottom and should push the tape back to the top while filling instead of opening it all the time
I know this is an old question .... but yes you need a quality roll that is not easily torn. I tried with the local stuff and it just does not work. I will continue to work with this tool only with paper until I find a quality roll. And I only put the fiberglass cylinder manually.
Just got my first roll of it! bonds with mud much better than paper only thing is it can be kinda of annoying to rip but much easier to work with than paper
In europe here we are using fiber above tape, thing is fiber is really soft and you need to be carefull, especially if you go with corners, i would do tuff taoe corners and rest with fiber because it s actually really easy to work with
I prefer a bazooka ,, yet the banko is way better than nothing I guess ,I'm old school I've taped for 15 years w just a pan and knife note I was younger then , the bazooka is a life saver Indeed , to think I used to tape bed coat entire house with pan and knife and so many other people also hats off to yuall good information thanks for video
I have the oriinal delko banjo. This looks like a good improvement. Also do you have a video on second coat mud for inside corners. I struggle it seems getting a good coat. I started doing opposites, So as not to get the corner rough from the knife grabbing the fresh mud. Maybe I need a Flusher for the inside corners. That way I can apply mud to both sides. Great simple vids.
A roller and a couple flusher heads would be the greatest investment you've ever made. Look up the can-am nycor flusher set, very affordable but leaves a superior finish compared to anything that could be done by hand
Whaaa? Cordless mixer? I want, I want! How do you like? Do you find the fibafuse wears out the Zunder? Mine has little grooves in it from only a couple rolls of fibafuse. Love that stuff for patches though, fantastic stuff!
No cutter. The tape gets stuck no matter how runny it is. Hot garbage. You gotta carry around knife then the handle of the knife gets messy. If you mess up the cut the tape gets cut inside the banjo then you gotta open it and leaves a huge mess. Way too much work for what it's work.
Hi Sir, I am using banjo or this machine but I am wondering why when we use this machine we don't use glue just fanatura. But If I plaster with hand first code is going to be glue and second code is fanatura?
@@stephenc4161 that’s his opinion on where he’s from. Why you hating old head? 😂😂 don’t know about different climates, different mud, compounds (WHATS IN THE MUD)? Learn new things, always. Don’t be so stuck in your own ways. Smfh.
I have this banjo, a bazooka, and a super taper. The the banjo is slow but clean. The super taper is the fastest, fast but messy on hands and clothing, But when no ones looking, fast is all that matters.
Do yourself a favor don’t use fibafuse for angles. It does ok for flats but you make sure there are no gaps in the hanging or you will get air pockets where paper sucks into smaller gaps when compound dries. The fibafuse is more ridgid. And wear a dust mask if you’re using the Fibafuse you can see the fiberglass floating around in the air. Also 500 foot roll won’t fit on your banjo it’s about 12 inch diameter.
I've used mine a couple times and while it does save me some times, I'm actually struggling with the tool, I can't use rolls of paper that are 250' feet long because pulling it is simply too hard so I have to use 75' rolls which isn't nice. It seems to be easier with the FIBA tape but I still struggle pulling the tape. I do mix my mud fairly soupy, so I don't think that's that's problem. Maybe someone can give me a trick. Like I'm literally fighting with the tool and the paper sometimes.
Try mixing your mud a little thinner and don't cut the tape so close to the mouth so that even if it does pull back a bit you're not loosing it into the banjo
@@drywallnation It’s the overhead cut offs I find the tape is hard to rip off. I have to say for 75 bucks it does worth pretty good. I’m in the Reno biz. So bathroom and Kitchens its got its place. I luv to have a 10 inch box. But having a pump is just to much of an investment and cleanup after use. I’m not going from job to job taping.
Prefilling is must, otherwise it will shrunk in itself, i use Uniflott from Knauf ,top material, and dry fast if you have 60m2 roof when you finish it you can go and do 2nd coat
@@1988josip 2year later I've kind found my equilibrium with fibafuse. It's my go to for patches since it's so thin. Most of the time I use it for buts and flats. Still use paper tape for angles. I do still have some reservations on just how strong it's vs paper, but haven't had any problems yet
I purchased this tool and I was very displeased. Mabey with the FIBA fuse it's better but we don't use that product in the st Louis region it's not at all reliable and honestly don't know why anyone likes it but I guess with heavy texture you can get away with it. Anyone who tapes every day at a very high level of production will instantly regret this tool. Can't do small tabs or really short runs
