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My old mud pan finally gave out on me last Friday
It was a 14 inch Marshalltown I've had since my first real job in 2008. The corner just cracked clean through while I was taping a ceiling in a new build. Had to run to the supply house and grab a new one, cost me 45 bucks. The new ones feel lighter, but the steel doesn't seem as thick as the old one. Makes you miss when tools were built to last a couple decades. Anyone have a brand they swear by now that still has some heft to it?
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chen.jade12d agoMost Upvoted
Check the handle on your new pan. My buddy's new Marshalltown snapped right at the joint where the wood meets the steel after only a few months. He said the old ones had a longer, more solid tang going into the handle. Now it feels like they just glue it in there. That's the real weak point, not just the steel thickness.
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beth_butler7511d ago
Always figured the steel was the main thing to watch. Hearing about that handle snapping makes me look at my own pans differently now. The tang design really does seem like a hidden weak spot if they cheap out on it.
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