Kent Bedke likes to use microfiber cloths for tacking floors because of their grab, so he created this device, which he appropriately dubbed the "Handy Happy Tacker." He used a dovetail router bit to make the slot, covered the slot with the microfiber towel, inserted a piece of spline and twisted it to lock it in. When one part of the cloth gets dirty, he simply rolls it to a clean part; there are three clean parts available on each side of the cloth. Now, he says, his tacking is easier and his floors are cleaner, creating a better job.
Kent Bedke likes to use microfiber cloths for tacking floors because of their grab, so he created this device, which he appropriately dubbed the "Handy Happy Tacker." He used a dovetail router bit to make the slot, covered the slot with the microfiber towel, inserted a piece of spline and twisted it to lock it in. When one part of the cloth gets dirty, he simply rolls it to a clean part; there are three clean parts available on each side of the cloth. Now, he says, his tacking is easier and his floors are cleaner, creating a better job.
Thanks to Kent Bedke of Skamokawa, Wash.-based BDK Hardwood Flooring for his tip. Do you have a Trick of the Trade to share? Email it to WFB.
