Tapepro Mud Box Pro

Description

The Tapepro Mud Box Pro is an innovative improvement on the original model, the WMB-L Mud Box. This tool is the perfect fusion of an automatic taper and a banjo but has the advanced functional features of the automatic taper.

The Mud Box Pro is the easiest taping tool to learn to use and also remains the easiest to clean. Eliminate man hours and operator fatigue by simultaneously applying paper tape and joint compound to flat and internal angle joints. Reach high ceiling joints with ease as well. This tool can be used with 250 or 500 ft. rolls of paper tape and can be used with chemical setting compounds.

Design Features:

Separate creaser wheel/cutter, each operated by rear controls
Cut tape by pulling a handle – no need to take the tape wheel off the wall
Feed roller allows you to continue taping after cut-off
Longer tape arms for increased reach
New tape spool spring design to prevent bending
Same simple mud bath operation
Simple and robust design

Mud Box Pro has the same polycarbonate body as the WMB-L Model, but it also features:

1 lb. lighter design, reducing operator fatigue
Clear section on side plates to see compound level
Cable sleeves to protect cables and reduce exposure to compound, and to allow a reduction of arm length/weight
Bracing in lid for side plate rigidity
Better lid sealing along top side plate edge

So why choose the Tapepro Mud Box Pro over a traditional banjo or automatic taper?

This tool is for the professional contractor who requires the functional features of an automatic taper without the need to invest in a compound pump, gooseneck, and repair kit.

Benefits over Banjo: Larger capacity, larger tape wheel, crease and cut tape, more reach

Benefits over Automatic Taper: Less parts to maintain or repair, can be filled by hand without a compound pump or gooseneck, easy to clean, no dry tape, can control mud flow

Delivering Premium Automatic Taping Tools Worldwide

Tapepro proudly offers contractors the finest automatic taping tools on the market for drywall installation. Each tool is designed to deliver a professional finish while greatly reducing work fatigue and increasing productivity to work 3 to 4 times faster than setting by hand. Tapepro incorporates innovative design research and expertise across its collection, providing the contractor with the greatest reliability and durability.

Better Than a Banjo, But...

Posted by Patrick on Dec 2nd 2020

I purchased this tool after seeing it in action in the hands of numerous outfits on Youtube and finally one of the local finish crews I sometimes partner with had one. I'm going for 2/5 stars with 0 stars being the experience I would expect from a Home Depot metal banjo for $60 (USD) and 5 stars being the experience of using a well maintained Columbia, TapeTech or similar bazooka.
Pros:
-easy to load compound into
-carries more mud than standard banjo, maybe about as much as a bazooka
Cons
-lever action jams easily: the cutting tool lever tends to remain free and smooth while the inside corner tool jams without regular inter-use cleaning (i.e., while I am taping) and requires copious amounts of cleaning & lube.
-guide roller (black roller located "under" toothed drum) limits angle of application such that I find it difficult to start from an inside corner without hand feeding tape
-*********Tape drags along the joint behind you, requiring a significant learning curve to basically guess how much tape to pre-feed before you pull. This is damning as it costs me 2 - 3 minutes per joint
-Every time the cutting tool is used you're left with about 1" of tape sticking out that you need to manually feed back into position before pulling the next joint.
-compared to a bazooka you need to run soup in the box to allow the tape to pull through the tool smoothly. Double-edged sword however as if you are running standard paper tape the higher water content quickly compromises the tape's strength. If you are not running very quickly the tape sogs out and breaks inside the tool, which brings us to...
-tape loading is horrible. The first time: load the reel, drop it into it's cradle, pull the tape into the feed at the roller and then press tape down into bottom of tool while holding the end at the roller, then you load mud and go. Every subsequent refill the mud (with standard tape) you need to first pull out a tool's -length of tape, then load, then pull tape again to avoid the tape sogging out and tearing inside the tool. Additionally, the standard 2-5/16" tape used here in the US does not "scrape" the inside walls of the tool so between 10 - 20% of the mud never leaves the box and you must embed the tape into this floating waste mud prior to refilling.
-Tape Tear. As mentioned above, standard tape tends to get overwet and tear. Sometimes this happens just inside the mouth of the tool and the tape "falls" back inside, forcing you to stop work, open the tool, stick your hands inside and rerun the tape.
-lack of versatility: the tool's design forces you to hold it in such a position relative to flats on the wall that a significant amount of mud runs from the feed mouth onto your floor/boots or when working overhead the mud leaks out of the tape entry slot.

My personal comparisons are based on tools I have used. With a standard Homax banjo I can run about 5ft/minute solo, with this tool I average about 10ft/minute solo and with a bazooka I average 35ft/minute solo (this includes loading the respective tools, pulling tape and cleaning the joints afterwards. Cleanup time for tools disregarded). Ultimately the profitability provided by renting a bazooka, pump and gooseneck (about $18(USD)/day where I live) allowed me to purchase my own bazooka, pump & gooseneck ($1,700, $450 & $80 USD, respectively. $2,230 total) after 10 jobs or about 7 weeks.

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5
Great investment well worth it

Posted by Willie Martin on Apr 11th 2024

I will be purchasing other tools this is a game changer for me great job thanks.
5
This thing is amazing! I have used banjos for years but this takes it to a whole another level.

Posted by Michael Williams on Mar 11th 2024

So glad that I made a decision to buy this. Can tape 300 boards in 4 hours. Use all 90 minute mud. Easy to clean and maintain.
5
Tape pro Mudbox Pro

Posted by Aric on Oct 19th 2023

Excited to use this. Got a lot of whole house jobs coming up and this will save my shoulder and my sanity. I have 2 banjos but this is a game changer.
5
Tape Pro

Posted by Hernan Figueroa on Feb 16th 2022

great product it do a great job!!!!
2
Should have gotten a bazooka

Posted by James Harrison on Aug 15th 2021

See other review "Better Than a Banjo, But...
Posted by Patrick on Dec 2nd 2020" . 100% right.
5
Nice tools

Posted by Tony on Jan 18th 2021

This is very good tools, I like it
5
Mud box pro

Posted by brandon luna on Dec 6th 2020

This tool is where it's at. The other taping tools for applying mud and tape at the same time seem a bit complex and maintenance and repair seems a bit more involved than this tool. Clean up and repair on this item look pretty straight forward. Haven't used it yet but looking for in working with it
2
Better Than a Banjo, But...

Posted by Patrick on Dec 2nd 2020

I purchased this tool after seeing it in action in the hands of numerous outfits on Youtube and finally one of the local finish crews I sometimes partner with had one. I'm going for 2/5 stars with 0 stars being the experience I would expect from a Home Depot metal banjo for $60 (USD) and 5 stars being the experience of using a well maintained Columbia, TapeTech or similar bazooka.
Pros:
-easy to load compound into
-carries more mud than standard banjo, maybe about as much as a bazooka
Cons
-lever action jams easily: the cutting tool lever tends to remain free and smooth while the inside corner tool jams without regular inter-use cleaning (i.e., while I am taping) and requires copious amounts of cleaning & lube.
-guide roller (black roller located "under" toothed drum) limits angle of application such that I find it difficult to start from an inside corner without hand feeding tape
-*********Tape drags along the joint behind you, requiring a significant learning curve to basically guess how much tape to pre-feed before you pull. This is damning as it costs me 2 - 3 minutes per joint
-Every time the cutting tool is used you're left with about 1" of tape sticking out that you need to manually feed back into position before pulling the next joint.
-compared to a bazooka you need to run soup in the box to allow the tape to pull through the tool smoothly. Double-edged sword however as if you are running standard paper tape the higher water content quickly compromises the tape's strength. If you are not running very quickly the tape sogs out and breaks inside the tool, which brings us to...
-tape loading is horrible. The first time: load the reel, drop it into it's cradle, pull the tape into the feed at the roller and then press tape down into bottom of tool while holding the end at the roller, then you load mud and go. Every subsequent refill the mud (with standard tape) you need to first pull out a tool's -length of tape, then load, then pull tape again to avoid the tape sogging out and tearing inside the tool. Additionally, the standard 2-5/16" tape used here in the US does not "scrape" the inside walls of the tool so between 10 - 20% of the mud never leaves the box and you must embed the tape into this floating waste mud prior to refilling.
-Tape Tear. As mentioned above, standard tape tends to get overwet and tear. Sometimes this happens just inside the mouth of the tool and the tape "falls" back inside, forcing you to stop work, open the tool, stick your hands inside and rerun the tape.
-lack of versatility: the tool's design forces you to hold it in such a position relative to flats on the wall that a significant amount of mud runs from the feed mouth onto your floor/boots or when working overhead the mud leaks out of the tape entry slot.

My personal comparisons are based on tools I have used. With a standard Homax banjo I can run about 5ft/minute solo, with this tool I average about 10ft/minute solo and with a bazooka I average 35ft/minute solo (this includes loading the respective tools, pulling tape and cleaning the joints afterwards. Cleanup time for tools disregarded). Ultimately the profitability provided by renting a bazooka, pump and gooseneck (about $18(USD)/day where I live) allowed me to purchase my own bazooka, pump & gooseneck ($1,700, $450 & $80 USD, respectively. $2,230 total) after 10 jobs or about 7 weeks.
4
Game changer

Posted by Donald Baldwin on Aug 1st 2020

Easy transition from A banjo. And it’s better in a lot ways. Holds more compound, thus you apply more tape with one fill up and more productivity.
Easy to clean after using. Very Happy