Boden wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
Boden wrote:

Red Green wrote:

"Walter R." wrote in
:

I often find myself with half a cartridge of expensive caulking
material in a cartridge. I am talking about the cartridge that has a
movable bottom and a spout and fits in a ratcheting dispenser.

I have tried sticking nails in the spout but, invariably, the darned
things dry out or congeal anyway.

Anyone have a workable solution to this problem? - Thanks



You'd think they'd have a caulk for that :-)


Just store them in a nitrogen dry box along with you other urethane
adhesives and cyanoacrylates, etc. I got tired of finding hardened
glues every time I needed to use them and solved the problem.

Boden


Hey, I have N2 in a couple of Q size cylinders.
I also have some ammo boxes. Humm, I can install
a Schrader valve equipped 1/4" refrigeration type
fitting on the box and presto, a sealed container
that can be N2 filled.

TDD


Almost. The object isn't to pressurize the container, rather to purge
it of moisture and O2. Add a second port and valve so that you can
purge the box and you're good to go. Mine isn't tight, it leaks a bit
By design for a continuous purge. Add to this an O2 monitor for the
shop air and you're also safe.

Duh! An ammo box isn't exactly hermetically sealed.
It has a good seal but all I would have to do is to
leave the lid a bit loose whilst filling with N2 and
blowing the air past the rubber gasket. I also have
CO2 cylinders but I think the CO2 is more likely to
have moisture in it than the dry Nitrogen. The supplier
does test the CO2 cylinders with pressurized water.
The 20lb CO2 cylinders are great for inflating tires,
blowing out condensers, clogged pipes and running air
tools. Pressurized CO2 is a lot of fun to play with.

TDD