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TAPER AND FLOATER

Specialty Definition: TAPER AND FLOATER

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Occupations

Seals joints between plasterboard or other wallboards to prepare wall surface for painting or papering: Mixes sealing compound by hand or with portable electric mixer, and spreads compound over joints between boards, using trowel, broadknife, or spatula. Presses paper tape over joint to embed tape into compound and seal joint, or tapes joint, using mechanical applicator that spreads compound and embeds tape in one operation. Spreads and smooths cementing material over tape, using trowel or floating machine to blend joint with wall surface. Sands rough spots after cement has dried. Fills cracks and holes in walls and ceiling with sealing compound. Installs metal molding at corners in lieu of sealant and tape. Usually works as member of crew. May apply texturing compound and primer to walls and ceiling preparatory to final finishing, using brushes, roller, or spray gun. May countersink nails or screws below surface of wall prior to applying sealing compound, using hammer or screwdriver. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TAPER AND FLOATER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-e-e-f-l-n-o-p-r-r-t-t"

-5 letters: alternated, alternator, parenteral, perforated, prefrontal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TAPER AND FLOATER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 41 50 45 52      41 4E 44      46 4C 4F 41 54 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01000001 01010000 01000101 01010010 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01000110 01001100 01001111 01000001 01010100 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#65 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#32 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#32 &#70 &#76 &#79 &#65 &#84 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0041 0050 0045 0052      0041 004E 0044      0046 004C 004F 0041 0054 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54355039522354838240464935543952

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