On Jul 4, 5:28*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've filled the little cartridges with an old spoon. Works reasonably
well, for me. Put a ring on the plunger handle, and leave the grease
gun hanging, nozzle down. So the air (slowly over a period of years)
goes up to the plunger.

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"zxcvbob" wrote in message

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I just bought a Plews mini grease gun that takes 3 ounce cartridges.
Can it be loaded with bulk grease instead of using those expensive
little cartridges? *(Yes, I'm a cheapskate. *Tell me something I don't
know.) *The instructions don't say anything about it, and I don't see
a
good way to bleed the air out. *Thanks.

Bob

"leave the grease gun hanging, nozzle down. So the air (slowly
over a period of years) goes up to the plunger."

Stormin's got the right idea.

I determined that it takes 6 years for the air to evacuate itself, so
6 years ago (2004) I bought a grease gun, hand-filled it and hung it
on a hook.

Then 5 years ago I bought another one, hand-filled that one and hung
it up.

I did the same thing for the next 4 years and finally, starting this
year, I have a grease gun (the 6 YO one) ready to use.

I'll use it this year, re-fill it (by hand of course) and hang it on
it's hook. Next year I'll use the 2005 model, and so on until 6 years
from now the 2004/2010 gun will be ready again.

I just hope I don't lose track of which gun is which.