The cheap taping knife that cost me 3 hours of rework last week

Picked up a $5 taping knife from the big box store for a quick bathroom job and the blade flexed so bad on the butt joints I had to sand and retape the whole corner. Has anyone else had luck with those mid-range stainless knives or is it worth saving for a high-end one?

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the_riley1d ago

Yeah I just got a mid-range one with a stainless blade and it never flexed on me once.

faith2722h ago

The stainless ones hold up way better than the coated ones once you get past the first few sharpening jobs.

jana50920h ago

Agree with @faith27 on this, stainless is just more reliable over time.