23 yr old trowel here, can barely read or right haha, my dad a bricky got many towels , so I do love buying them been let down by W rose with the horrible lift , clean my trowels with your second method stick the sanding wheel bit if wd40, bit overkill but What a result , great vids Andy love watching and learning you’ve mastered a trade learning new stuff week by week , keep uploading mate helping me out a lot thanks again J
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 back in my day the labourers would never have allowed me to let my tools get so dirty lt must be a sign of the tlmes it makes me despair. Now please report yourself to health and safety for using untagged power tools without the correct guards or ppe. I have decided a fitting punishment must be 30 seconds waiting time between receiving your next beer and taking the first sip. Any arguments must be taken up with. Di Burnside 😄😄😄
Here’s my low tech method Andy . Bang the flat of the trowel flat onto a concrete block , that will take most of the mortar off it .then scrap the remaining bits of mortar off with a rounded tipped pointing trowel . Hone it down to a finish with a margin trowel . Sand it then if you want to with a light grade sand paper. Any mortar in around the tang area I use the pointy corners of a Philadelphia trowel to chip it of . If it’s just rust I’m dealing with I just hand sand them . I’ve seen a good number of lovely trowels for sale on eBay that were butchered with those very hard grinding wheels . Even the first grinder you used I thought the sand paper on it was a bit coarse .
Nice job on that trowel Andy day off mate .finished that stone job having a week off then looking for a start .might have few days in the pub mate it's tuff in the spoons
The older whs trowels with the metal end cap, do you know if the cap is connected to the metal shaft of the handle in any way or can it be removed without loosening the handle ?. Thanks. 👍
The cap is connected to the through tang in the handle, not sure if removing it will loosen the handle, probably not.You could put a rubber cap over it if that's the problem, Rose make them.
Hi Andy, just wondered if i could get your opinion please. I'm starting a landscaping job, which includes a low level wall to retain the patio area. The wall will be 500-600mm high at one end and runs to nothing over 9 metres as the lawn below is on a massive slope. I will be using dense concrete blocks for the back skin and F1 clay facing brick to match the house. With it being 9 metres, would you be sticking an expansion joint in there? Thanks, Joe
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 thanks so much for taking the time to reply, really appreciate it mate. I didn't think it would be necessary, but I've not got nowhere near as much experience as you. 👍
I tried cleaning an old trowel with 12 inch petrol cutter ! Had to get the labourer to hold it steady but didn’t end well cut 3 of his fingers off below the knuckle ! True story
being a left hooker andy with pain ine left arm all day long can't use a big trowel 11 inch feels like shovel now can't use a rose don't like the lift keep buying different trowels .tomorrow going to try a 10 inch london narrow pattern see.if that helps mind you won't need it if I'm the pup mate
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 many thanks for the offer of a trowel andy. It's much appreciated. your a gentleman sir .but I've just bought a marshalltown 10 inch narrow london ill see how I get on .many thanks mate you take care
Why ? When mine get worn down I just buy another one . I'd love to know how many I've bought in over 45 years of laying .... And how many bricks I've laid . A few million I reckon . 👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I’ve went and dug out a few old trowel from my lockup after watching your first trowel cleaning video Andy, just need too get the time too do it👍🏻. Fishing seem too get in the way of everything 🎣🎣🎣 Lomond for 3 days this week😉
23 yr old trowel here, can barely read or right haha, my dad a bricky got many towels , so I do love buying them been let down by W rose with the horrible lift , clean my trowels with your second method stick the sanding wheel bit if wd40, bit overkill but What a result , great vids Andy love watching and learning you’ve mastered a trade learning new stuff week by week , keep uploading mate helping me out a lot thanks again
J
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Must be a slow day Andy messing around with old trowel, down to the pub mate 😜
Waiting for paint to dry👍😁
Get geof the rude engineer to drive it in and out of the sand pile. After all he's not doing anything else and might need the exercise😄😄😄
@@markmaddison5312 😁
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 back in my day the labourers would never have allowed me to let my tools get so dirty lt must be a sign of the tlmes it makes me despair. Now please report yourself to health and safety for using untagged power tools without the correct guards or ppe. I have decided a fitting punishment must be 30 seconds waiting time between receiving your next beer and taking the first sip. Any arguments must be taken up with. Di Burnside 😄😄😄
@@markmaddison5312 He likes me he dosent like you 😁
The trowel came up a treat top tips Andy 👌🏻
Here’s my low tech method Andy . Bang the flat of the trowel flat onto a concrete block , that will take most of the mortar off it .then scrap the remaining bits of mortar off with a rounded tipped pointing trowel . Hone it down to a finish with a margin trowel . Sand it then if you want to with a light grade sand paper. Any mortar in around the tang area I use the pointy corners of a Philadelphia trowel to chip it of . If it’s just rust I’m dealing with I just hand sand them . I’ve seen a good number of lovely trowels for sale on eBay that were butchered with those very hard grinding wheels . Even the first grinder you used I thought the sand paper on it was a bit coarse .
It was mate, I couldn't find my finer one 👍
Still can't find it, just ordered a 120 grit,
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I might give your method ago Andy with the finer sand paper the trowel did come up very nice . 👍
Nice job on that trowel Andy day off mate .finished that stone job having a week off then looking for a start .might have few days in the pub mate it's tuff in the spoons
Lol, enjoy sa few beers Brad👍
The older whs trowels with the metal end cap, do you know if the cap is connected to the metal shaft of the handle in any way or can it be removed without loosening the handle ?. Thanks. 👍
The cap is connected to the through tang in the handle, not sure if removing it will loosen the handle, probably not.You could put a rubber cap over it if that's the problem, Rose make them.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 ok thanks.
Hi Andy, just wondered if i could get your opinion please. I'm starting a landscaping job, which includes a low level wall to retain the patio area. The wall will be 500-600mm high at one end and runs to nothing over 9 metres as the lawn below is on a massive slope. I will be using dense concrete blocks for the back skin and F1 clay facing brick to match the house.
With it being 9 metres, would you be sticking an expansion joint in there?
Thanks, Joe
I wouldn't bother with a wall that high that diminishes to nothing. For reference on a free standing wall every 6 metres the first one 3 metres in 👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 thanks so much for taking the time to reply, really appreciate it mate. I didn't think it would be necessary, but I've not got nowhere near as much experience as you. 👍
I bet blondie have her bangers out later 👍
Trowel came up a treat pal nice job 👍
Came up lovely that Andy ! 🤩.
I used the multi tool to bring Rodian’s trowels back to life 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Yea the multi tool does the job well👍👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 🧱👍🏽
What was the name of the plastic handle you fitted to the whs trowel, the plastic clear blue 1
Bon mate,but I don't think they are available last time I looked.
My whs wooden handles way to short and my marshal town is way to fin to half me bricks. Anything longer in the plastics market do you know
@@ianbarker1506 Not that I know of mate, Scott Chalinor was making bespoke wooden handles don't know if he still does them.
How many trowels you got Andy ?
30 maybe
Like a mirror that Andy
I tried cleaning an old trowel with 12 inch petrol cutter ! Had to get the labourer to hold it steady but didn’t end well cut 3 of his fingers off below the knuckle ! True story
Better with a 9inch, more control you normally just clip the little finger with that👍
Jack of all trades master of alot of them. actually learn stuff from ur channel rather than the others just bitching about each other 👍
Thanks👍
I’ve defo seen some of your whs’ on eBay 😅😅
I don't sell on ebay 👍
where do you sell your trowels Andy ?
Top tip 🧱👌
being a left hooker andy with pain ine left arm all day long can't use a big trowel 11 inch feels like shovel now can't use a rose don't like the lift keep buying different trowels .tomorrow going to try a 10 inch london narrow pattern see.if that helps mind you won't need it if I'm the pup mate
That's all I use, still get as many down with a small trowel, I might have a 10 inch WHS lying about if you want to give it a try.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 many thanks for the offer of a trowel andy. It's much appreciated. your a gentleman sir .but I've just bought a marshalltown 10 inch narrow london ill see how I get on .many thanks mate you take care
@@bradleymcdermid3744 👍
Why ? When mine get worn down I just buy another one . I'd love to know how many I've bought in over 45 years of laying .... And how many bricks I've laid . A few million I reckon . 👍
It was a new trowel just been laying about in a shed for 30 plus years and needed a clean up👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I’ve went and dug out a few old trowel from my lockup after watching your first trowel cleaning video Andy, just need too get the time too do it👍🏻. Fishing seem too get in the way of everything 🎣🎣🎣 Lomond for 3 days this week😉
@@Marshalltoon Nice one,tight lines 👍
What do you mean did you not keep count😀