DELKOtaper drywall taping tool - the Delko Taping Tool and Internal Corner Attachment Package enables contractors to finish flat joints, internal corners and square set with one taping tool.…

Wasn’t sure at first, but this thing really came through. Made my first drywall taping job way easier than I expected. It applies mud and tape together smoothly and saves a ton of time. I liked how clean the finish came out without bubbles or messy joints. Worth every penny.

This is the second banjo I have used. My last one was metal, very heavy, and leaked everywhere. I am a carpenter and remodeler by trade and typically like to sub out my rock jobs. This job was borderline sized so I chose to do it myself. Considerd a bazooka, but just too expensive. So I tried this banjo. It was a night and day difference from my last one. It worked great. Anyone who complained just doesn't know what they are talking about and should just not do drywall. Yes, it's messy. But drywall is messy! Can't avoid it. But not as messy as tape and a knife. Yes it pulls off wall. But all banjos do. It's called tension. You have a full hopper of mud pulling against your tape. Just put your finder on the tape as you start and jump your hand along for about 6 or 8 feet and then it will stay. Completed a job that would have taken about 12 hours by hand in about 6! Definitely worth it. And the inside corner tool is a huge bonus!!

So let me first say it does save time when used properly. By that I mean though it works well with quick set compound but you must make sure it is thoroughly mixed. It can’t be contaminated with bits of dried mud. It will stiffen up the flow and jam up the tape feed. I do recommend it but if you’re a novice or DIYer like me stick to using premixed joint compound and thin it out with a small amount of water. Mix what will fit in the hopper at a time. Be sure you thoroughly clean the unit between uses even between loads. I can’t emphasize this enough that there can’t no be any hardening compound left behind. The tape will not slide smoothly and it will poss you off. Definitely beats mudding, applying tape and scraping off an over abundance of compound. Also, I feel it is more oriented towards right handed people being that the strap is on the right side. Of course I’m pretty uncoordinated with my left hand. I hope this review helps prepare you for a better user experience.

Doesn’t feed the tape out as smooth as other devices similar to it.

This DELKO taper works exactly as I had hoped it would especially with the corner attachment. The size is just right not to big or to small , it’s perfect for a diy’er or sub contractor that does drywall every now and then

This tool is simply amazing. I had been working and wrestling with tape for weeks by hand, got half way through the job and found out about this tool. Got it in the mail and was able to finish the entire rest of the job in less than 4 hours. Im using this for a commercial office and it does the job well. As another reviewer noted, there are no instructions, but Youtube has great instructional videos. To get it going good you need to run the tape through the middle of the banjo and put your watered down mud on both sides of the tape. This enables a nice coat on the bottom and top of the tape for when you go at it with a knife to smooth the paper out. I set my guage to 4 to allow enough mud to flow out and found that to be a good number to work with. Also, it does get a little more messy than with a knife, but the job is also faster. I wore gloves to cut down on cleanup and also used a sponge with a brilo pad attached to clean the banjo afterwards. Very quick to clean.

I have used many drywall tools and thought this might make it a little easier and faster, but nope unless you use something to hold it when you put it on the wall it pulls it off. I even put it on its lowest tension setting and still pull off the wall. You will need to hold the start until the end then ripping it off or cutting it is a whole another problem. Your best bet is to not buy this. Much easier to just do it the old fashion way. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON THIS. You have been warned

Worth $85 for the DIY'er with occasional drywall jobs. Wouldn't pay much more and definitely not for the pro that has a lot of drywall to do. Be sure to dilute your compound when using this. I filled a 3.5 qt pale (small bucket at Lowes/Home Depot) 2/3 full of Plus3 compound (from a larger 4 gal pale) then added 8 oz of water and mixed with a drill/mixer. Could possibly have used a little more water but this did the job. Overall Recommended, definitely saved time!!

Très pratique Outil solide et facile d’utilisation

Sehr gute

Works great. I like the size very easy to handle. I have not used it on flat joints but used it on the corner and worked great. It take a bit of getting used to it but on first try I had no issues. I have to figure out a way to cut the ends a bit easier.

Ok

Banjo fatto malissimo con il porta rullo che nn è compatibile con i nostri diametri di carta o rete , bisogna modificarlo per usarlo. La rete nn prende la giusta quantità di stucco anche riempiendo al massimo la cassetta e nn la distirbuscie bene , sopratutto cambiando angolo di applicazione cambia la quantità di stucco che si va ad attaccare sulla rete. Il risultato dopo qualche ora di lavoro e pre prendere la mano e che ci si mette di piu di farlo a mano con normale spatola e sporchi da per tutto e perdi un sacco di tempo a lavarlo a fine lavoro