Help.. Wet Banjo Or Dry Banjo

BigF350

How's it going! I'm looking into buying a Banjo but not sure which one I should buy. I don't do a bunch of drywall but I thought it would be nice for when I do, to make it faster than what I usually do. The store that I went to said to get the wet banjo. What is the difference. As you can tell, they did not help much. I know that one has a separation between the tap and mud, and the other does not. Help.. Any input would be great. Thank

precisionbuild

Neither.

But if you insist...wet.

I'd give you mine if you lived nearby.

If you're trying to pick up speed taping, get a bazooka.

BigF350

Thought about it, but I don't do that much drywall. Thanks

Tim0282

Doesn't the wet banjo put the mud on both sides of the tape? Messy... I used to use the dry. Haven't used one except fire taping in attics. Bazooka is more consistent, but I understand the cost. I would lean to the dry banjo.

Capt-Sheetrock

Get the dry tape, no-one uses a wet anymore. The wet is messy as heck and if you stop for awhile, you will have to remove the tape thats left and start over, it gets soaked. I used one for years before I got a bazooka, the guy that taught me, used a wet, he suggested I get a dry, which I did, he also switched to a dry tape. To sum it up, anyone that uses a wet tape banjo will switch to a dry tape banjo, so save yourself the hassle and exspense and just start with a dry tape.

I prefer the Marshal town, check with all-wall for the best prices imo

BigF350

Thanks for the input.

Darren@Partners

By wet I guess you mean a water bath-type. No one uses those anymore (that I know of). We use a "Denver" style -- has top handle & strap on side for your right hand. Puts the weight closer to your body than one w/ top handle only. Be sure to load proper w/ tape on TOP of mud inside. Maybe overstating the obvious, but just last week GC's laborers firetaped behind my hangers & he loaded his wrong and had mud on wrong side of tape. Probably didn't matter but was really messy and slow. Check your local pawn shops before you give new price.