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These types of tapes have factory-built lengthwise crease so that when you apply the paper tape on the internal corner, you can fold in the middle to fit the tape into the corner. Folding can be done with your hand if you are not using any taping tool or a tool named corner applicator for taping in the corner.

Paper drywall tape is not that costly compared to other drywall tapes. Paper tape can be ripped easily with a knife. Remember to press the tape after applying the tape on a surface as there may exist some air bubbles underneath the tape. The air bubble is not a big issue when taping using an automatic taper or a banjo. Where paper tapes can be torn easily, fiberglass mesh tape comes with great strength and durability than paper tape.

Fiberglass mesh tape is built with fiberglass threads. These tapes are so strong that you will struggle to cut the tape; instead, you will need a scissor for cutting the tape. The good thing about this tape is the tape has an air bubble resistance feature making the tape easily stuck with the surface. This tape is hard to handle because of the stickiness of the tape. Fiberglass mesh tape is thicker than paper tape, so you may have difficulty folding the tape when applying the tape in a corner.

Ultra-thin fiberglass tape is the updated version of the fiberglass mesh tape where tape got thicker to thinner. The manufacturer claims that this tape is also lighter than paper tape. Ultra-thin fiberglass tape is built with more fiberglass threads and woven so closely that it looks like fine mesh-like fabric.

This mesh tape is stronger than other mesh tapes because of its build mechanism. This tape is expensive, and it makes sense because of its thinness, strength, and durability. Metal tape is a special type of tape used to tap into the inside corner. Metal cannot be used on a flat surface and outside corner.

The reason which makes the tape only used for a special purpose is how the tape is built. This tape consists of one paper and two metal strips. Metal tape lay on the paper tape side by side in a lengthwise manner leaving a small gap between the two metal strips.

So you can easily create the tape for taping into internal corners. You cannot use ordinary scissors or a knife; instead, you will need tin snips for smooth cutting. This tape is also expensive, like ultra-thin fiberglass tape. The body of the drywall taper can be made of metals like aluminum, steel, etc.

The body of an automatic taper is usually made of steel, and the body of a banjo can be made of aluminum or plastic. If you want your drywall taping tool to be lightweight, you can go for the banjo of the plastic body, but the plastic body will have less strength than other metal bodies. The aluminum body will have shock resistance and will not rupture that easily.

So if you want a durable drywall taper body, then you should go for an aluminum body. The automatic drywall taping tool, also called bazooka, is a modern-day drywall taping tool for making the taping more efficient. Bazooka is a long pipe-like tool where there is a tube for holding mud. The head part of a bazooka is the most complex because there are various mechanisms in the head.

Head consists of both flat applicator and corner applicator. Usually, there is a trigger for controlling the corner applicator. You will need a mud pump for pumping mud into the tube of the automatic taper. On the other hand, the banjo is the old-fashioned way of drywall taping. Drywall taper banjo can be of two types: a dry-tape banjo and a wet-tape banjo. The only difference between the dry and wet tape is that when you apply the tape, the tape stays dry for the dry-tape banjo, and the tape gets dry in the wet-tape banjo.

There is no performance difference between the dry and wet-tape banjo. Rather, working with wet tape banjo is messy as mud spreads so easily. Loading the banjo with mud is very easy. You only have to open the removable side and pour mud into the mud compartment. Now the question is bazooka or banjo, which is faster and more organized. In my opinion, the modern bazooka is much quicker than old fashioned banjo, and there are a couple of reasons.

The first one is, bazooka or the automatic taper can contain more mud than a banjo can. You can also tape your ceiling by standing on the floor, where for a banjo, you will need ladders or stilts to reach the ceiling. The taper cutter of an automatic taper is smoother than a banjo. Also, holding a banjo filled with mud can be heavy and tough to handle, but the automatic taper is much convenient in case of handling.

The complicated part of the automatic taper is filling the tube with mud. You will need an extra tool called a mud pump for pumping mud into the tube, and you also have to be careful not to pump air into the mud tube. Banjo is much efficient in filling mud as you only have to open the banjo and fill the mud. Most of the drywall taping tools out there have a built-in knife to cut the tape when necessary.

The cutting mechanism is easy in an automatic drywall taper where there is a sleeve which by pulling down you can cut the tape, but in a drywall banjo taper, a knife is installed on the tip of the banjo, and you have to give a little bit of pressure for cutting the tape. There are also taping knives or also called joint knife you can buy for cutting the tape. A taping knife is a wide knife that is used to spread the joint compound or mud. These knives can be of 6-inches or greater.

Usually, the 6-inches taping knife is widely used among professionals. A taping knife can be used not only for cutting the tape but also for applying mud, finishing, laying tape, and much more. So whether your drywall taping tool has a built-in knife or not, you must own a taping knife as there are so many things a taping knife can do which a drywall taper cannot.

A corner applicator is a tool that lets to taping on the inside corner in a more organized way. The corner applicator does this after applying tape with the coating of the joint compound, and the corner applicator bends the tape at a degree angle so that the tape can easily fit on the corner. Without the corner applicator, applying tape on the inside corner is difficult as taping will be more time-consuming. The corner applicator works well with paper tape as the paper tape can be bent easily, but other tapes like fiberglass mesh tape may not bended that easily with a corner applicator.

The pre-built corner applicator in the drywall taping tool is usually a big creaser wheel that creases the tape when taping on the inside corner. In the automatic drywall taper, there is a trigger to control the corner applicator. But with the banjo, the corner applicator comes as an attachment which you can attach when you need taping inside the corner. You can also buy a corner applicator attachment for your banjo at a fair price if your banjo has that mechanism of attaching a corner applicator.

A flat applicator is for applying tape to flat surfaces and butt joints. This applicator applies tape and joint compound simultaneously in a perfect way so that the tape stays in a straight line and is applied in the right place where tape needed to be laid. A flat applicator is the default applicator for all drywall taping tools that means if you own a drywall taper, you will not need to buy a flat applicator attachment. In the drywall taping tool, the flat applicator is the two small wheels.

Both roll simultaneously for rolling out the tape and applying the tape on the flat surface smoothly. Among all the drywall taping tool features, the mudflow controlling feature is the most efficient feature of a drywall taper.

When you are repairing a crack between two drywall joints, you will not need that much mud coating on the tape. So just by using the controller, you can make the mud coat on the tape thinner. And when you need to fill joins, mud coating should be thinner. Except for old-fashioned drywall taper, all modern drywall taping tools have mud-controlling features. Usually, mud control exists on the front portion of the drywall taper, where tape gets the mud coating. The mud controller may be a control switch or just a knob so that you can fix how much mud gets out from the drywall taping tool.

A joint compound that is widely recognized as mud is used with tape to cover two drywall seams or repair cracks between two drywall joints. There are various types of mud-like quick-setting mud or hot mud, all-purpose mud, pre-mixed mud, etc.

Hot mud is the powdered mud that, in contact with water, mud starts to harden. As hot mud gets complicated pretty quickly, you have to work fast with this mud. Hot mud is used for filling large gaps and smoothing finishes. All-purpose mud is suitable for a lot of applications. All-purpose mud has excellent holding power, and the mud is used with tape when bedding the drywall seams. Pre-mixed mud is that type of mud that is already thinned to a smooth consistency using water and ready to be applied.

When bedding is in tape, you might have to make the mud thinner using water. You can always make the mud thinner according to in what application you are using the mud.

You will need a banjo or automatic taper for taping joints, ladders or stilts for taping on the celling, corded drill, or cordless drill for drilling, but the corded drill is recommended. It is more powerful, mixer for mixing mud, mud pan for carrying joint compound, putty knife for applying compounds, sanding block for holding sandpaper, taping knife for spreading the mud.

Tin snips for cutting metals, mud pump for pumping mud into the tube, drywall trowel for hiding joints and seams of drywall, and utility knife for cutting drywall. For taping drywall, various tools are used, like mentioned above. Joints and seams need to be filled with joint compounds to make a smooth drywall surface, and tape is used over that compound to give the compound more strength.