AMES Bazooka Manual Del Usuario

Bazooka
®
Automatic Taper
1-800-241-2771
Operation
Bazooka® Automatic Taper
The Bazooka® Automatic Taper simultaneously
applies tape and joint compound to any joint: walls,
corners, and ceilings. It automatically dispenses the
correct amount of joint compound under the tape,
regardless of the tool user's speed.
The Bazooka uses tape 2 1/16 to 2 1/8 inches wide. Wider tape will not fit and narrower
tape will have a tendency to jam. Install the tape by removing the tape bail (retaining wire)
and placing the roll of tape on the spindle with the tape unwinding clockwise as you look at
the roll. Feed the tape through the tape guide with the back side of the tape facing down.
When correctly installed, the tape will curl over the drive wheel.
Fill the Bazooka with joint compound using the loading pump and the gooseneck adapter. Be sure that the gate control
lever is in the closed position. Place the Bazooka on the gooseneck with the filler nozzle firmly seated against the nylon
seal and move the pump handle to transfer joint compound from the pail to the Bazooka. Keep the mud pail full to avoid
air being pumped into the taper. To avoid overfilling, place your fingers in the open end of the tube while filling. Stop
pumping when the piston reaches your fingers (approximately 9 pumps when empty.)
After loading the Bazooka, stand it on end and move the gate valve control lever to engage the drive mechanism. Now
turn the key, located on the drive gear sprocket, until the joint compound covers the leading edge of the joint tape. This is
necessary after each loading.
The Bazooka should be held with one hand on the control tube and the other hand at the bottom of the mud tube.
Start taping with butt joints first and then sidewall and ceiling flat joints. For ceilings, use both drive wheels for the first 4 -
6 inches of tape to secure it to the ceiling, then tilt the Bazooka toward you at a slight angle leaving only one drive wheel
on the drywall surface. Walk backwards, leading with the head of the tool.
To tape vertical joints, place the taper at the bottom of the joint, parallel to and slightly above the floor. Lead with the
head of the taper, as soon as possible to make tracking easier. Remember to roll with only one wheel in contact with the
wall until about three inches from the top. Stop completely, cut the tape, by pulling the control tube toward you, and roll to
the end of the joint on both wheels. To start the next joint, move the drive wheels lightly against the surface of the wall,
starting the compound flow while advancing a new end of the tape with the control tube.
To tape horizontal joints, advance the joint compound and about 1 1/2 inches of tape by pushing forward on the control
tube while rolling the drive wheels on the wall. Place drive wheels on the wall and roll along the joint. Stop about 2 1/2
inches from the end of the joint and cut the tape. Roll out the last 2 1/2 inches of tape while feeding tape with the control
tube. This will apply compound to the beginning of the tape for the next joint.
To tape inside angle joints, both wheels must run in contact with the adjacent wall surfaces, bisecting the angle with the
Bazooka. Tracking must be in a straight line with the creaser wheel extended, using the trigger located near the trailing
end of the Bazooka. The extended creaser wheel secures the tape to the angle and eases the rolling operation. Avoid
twisting the taper as you move along the angle to insure that you bisect the angle correctly. Operating the taper at a 45
degree angle to the joint, as soon as it is practical, will aid in the prevention of the tape "creeping".
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