Finally gave in and tried those automatic taping tools after years of hand taping

I've been hanging and taping drywall for about 12 years now and always thought those automatic taper and banjo setups were just expensive gimmicks for rookies. Last month I borrowed my buddy's tape gun and bazooka on a 30-room hotel job in Nashville and finished the tapered joints in half my usual time with way less mud waste. Has anyone else made the switch later in their career and found it worth the investment for smaller residential jobs?

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kim_davis5d ago

My dad used a hand plane for 20 years before trying a power planer, same story.

waderamirez5d ago

Bet the hand plane guy was way better at reading grain and adjusting on the fly though. Power planer just lets you make mistakes faster in my experience.

nancyramirez5d agoMost Upvoted

Man, I read somewhere hand planers teach you patience you just can't get any other way.