Are you a spot board or a straight from the bucket kind of guy???

[Oli]

Just wondering the other day whilst plastering a bedroom as you do,

I wonder how many plasterers take addy straigh from the bucket to the hawk and how many use a spot board.

How do you do it?

[islandview]

Im a straight from the bucket man.

I used to use a spot board but i work on my own and its just another thing to set up and keep clean.

I also like my space and if im in a small room then a bucket on it own is perfect.

The only problem i have had just using a bucket is when i stepped down off my hop up and put my foot staight in the mix!!

[chancer]

havnt used a spot since i had my first paddle,simply no need!

[MrSpoon]

i much prefer to use spotboards but in domestic properties they'r mostly jsut in the way so digging out the bucket it is most of the time,but if theres chance for a spot and a large area to skim then ill make use of it as the benefits are well worth it

[Spreadboy]

I use both.Depends on what situation I`m in.Better to use bucket as long as you don`t leave excess go off inside it.It`s a pain scraping it out clean enough for the next mix.

[geordie_pride]

Straight out of the bucket for me. The main reason is usually space (or lack of it!!) in the room I'm working in. I would use spot boards if it was site work or a very large area as it is quicker than going back to the bucket all of the time.

[specialrider]

mostly use spot when possible,find using out of bucket slows you down.but on stairways no option really.

[Whitebeam]

Same as all the other guys, space is the key, haven't used a spot board in over a year. Like islandview says just another tool to load and unload.

[Oli]

Im going to make a folding spot board and a bath board out of some left over ply i've got when i get chance, mainly to see what a disaster they turn out to be, im hopeless at joinery.

[Whitebeam]

Spot board stands are so cheap Oli, just as well buy one rather cause injury with sharp tools