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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but
I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig |
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SCraig wrote:
I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig There's a release on the plunger somewhere....press it, pull the plunger back. |
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"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... SCraig wrote: I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig There's a release on the plunger somewhere....press it, pull the plunger back. on some of them there's no button release. you twist the plunger 180 degrees and pull back. |
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"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... SCraig wrote: I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig There's a release on the plunger somewhere....press it, pull the plunger back. I also have a dripless from HD. The release is a real bear; you have force it. Maybe that is why it is dripless. Actually it does drip much less than my old one. |
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On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there
is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling back the slide with the other hand. Point the caulking gun in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on, and always treat it like it's loaded. Remember the NCA (National Caulkingun Association) safety rules. Due to following a few simple rules, the rates of accidental caulking have declined every year. But drive by caulking continues to be a problem. So, take your kids to an approved safety range, where they can learn the rules. Remember, caulk doesn't seal windows, people seal windows. Support the right to keep and bear caulk. -- Christopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. .. .. "Toller" wrote in message ... "Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... SCraig wrote: I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig There's a release on the plunger somewhere....press it, pull the plunger back. I also have a dripless from HD. The release is a real bear; you have force it. Maybe that is why it is dripless. Actually it does drip much less than my old one. |
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On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling back the slide with the other hand. Point the caulking gun in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on, and always treat it like it's loaded. Remember the NCA (National Caulkingun Association) safety rules. Due to following a few simple rules, the rates of accidental caulking have declined every year. But drive by caulking continues to be a problem. So, take your kids to an approved safety range, where they can learn the rules. Remember, caulk doesn't seal windows, people seal windows. Support the right to keep and bear caulk. "Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... SCraig wrote: I've got a 10 oz caulking gun with a 10 oz tube in it. The tubes empty but I can't see how to get it out of the gun. I know this is stupid but there must be some sort of release I'm not seeing. It a dripless caulking gun that I bought at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks, Craig There's a release on the plunger somewhere....press it, pull the plunger back. I also have a dripless from HD. The release is a real bear; you have force it. Maybe that is why it is dripless. Actually it does drip much less than my old one. ______________________________ Thanks to all who offered advice. I finally figured it out and I didn't shoot anyone's eye out. Craig |
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:33:58 GMT, "SCraig" wrote:
Thanks to all who offered advice. I finally figured it out and I didn't shoot anyone's eye out. Craig So you found the release on the back then. Expereince tips: First tip -- after each time you use it, hit that release and it will stop the pressure on the back of the tube and keep it from dribbling out several inches of caulk that makes a mess that you don't need. Second tip -- when you are finished, put about a 2 1/2 nail down the nozzle and next timne you use it you will not have to deal with a hardened plug of caulk in the end. a big headed roofing nail is great, most any old nail will work, but use galvanized or plated if you have one so it does not rust. Third tip -- if you use a tube which has a foil seal before the body of the caulk puncture it with a nail, ice pick or something because usually the tube seal will break at the back of the tube where it is being pushed Sbefore the foil seal breaks and then you have another mess you don't need. (Apologies if these tips are obvious, but then so is the release on the back. I think the first time I used a tube of caulk i finally started cutting the tube out and then noticed the slide rod going up the the middle of caulk tube "found" the release and pulled the slide all the way back at which time the empty tube fell out -- fancy that! :-)) FACE |
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Ah, you make us proud.
-- Christopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. .. .. "SCraig" wrote in message . .. Stormin Mormon wrote: On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling ______________________________ Thanks to all who offered advice. I finally figured it out and I didn't shoot anyone's eye out. Craig |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling back the slide with the other hand. Point the caulking gun in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on, and always treat it like it's loaded. Remember the NCA (National Caulkingun Association) safety rules. Due to following a few simple rules, the rates of accidental caulking have declined every year. But drive by caulking continues to be a problem. So, take your kids to an approved safety range, where they can learn the rules. Remember, caulk doesn't seal windows, people seal windows. Support the right to keep and bear caulk. -- Christopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. . I'm a life member of the NCA!! |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
C & E wrote: "Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling back the slide with the other hand. Point the caulking gun in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on, and always treat it like it's loaded. Remember the NCA (National Caulkingun Association) safety rules. Due to following a few simple rules, the rates of accidental caulking have declined every year. But drive by caulking continues to be a problem. So, take your kids to an approved safety range, where they can learn the rules. Remember, caulk doesn't seal windows, people seal windows. Support the right to keep and bear caulk. -- Christopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. . I'm a life member of the NCA!! Do you have a source for a trigger lock for one? I have small grandchildren running around and even though I know better I keep mine loaded. Harry K |
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"Harry K" wrote in message oups.com... C & E wrote: "Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... On the back of the gun (where the grip safety would be on a colt 45) there is a release, you push forward wtih one thumb. While pulling back the slide with the other hand. Point the caulking gun in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on, and always treat it like it's loaded. Remember the NCA (National Caulkingun Association) safety rules. Due to following a few simple rules, the rates of accidental caulking have declined every year. But drive by caulking continues to be a problem. So, take your kids to an approved safety range, where they can learn the rules. Remember, caulk doesn't seal windows, people seal windows. Support the right to keep and bear caulk. -- Christopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. . I'm a life member of the NCA!! Do you have a source for a trigger lock for one? I have small grandchildren running around and even though I know better I keep mine loaded. SNL did a skit on caulk last week. Sometimes you have to use your finger to force the caulk into the crack, etc. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote:
Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...out-35665-.htm |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Sat, 06 May 2017 21:14:01 GMT, Ann Marie Pernai
m wrote: replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 5:24:25 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! Every time i read a post by sm i smile. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 4:14:11 PM UTC-5, Ann Marie Pernai wrote:
replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...out-35665-.htm Another dunce from HomeMoanersHub. Can't read, doesn't know she's reply to a 12 year old thread and also replying to a dead person. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On 5/6/2017 5:24 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 06 May 2017 21:14:01 GMT, Ann Marie Pernai m wrote: replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! Lets hope his batteries don't give out. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 4:14:11 PM UTC-5, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...out-35665-.htm Another dunce from HomeMoanersHub. Can't read, doesn't know she's reply to a 12 year old thread and also replying to a dead person. but at least she doesn't look like an idiot to her neighbor, just to usenet : ) |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On 05/06/2017 03:24 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 06 May 2017 21:14:01 GMT, Ann Marie Pernai m wrote: replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! It's the special Mormon connection. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On 05/06/2017 06:03 PM, ChairMan wrote:
but at least she doesn't look like an idiot to her neighbor, just to usenet : ) The neighbor figured that out long ago... |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Sat, 6 May 2017 19:01:52 -0400, Frank "frank wrote:
On 5/6/2017 5:24 PM, Oren wrote: On Sat, 06 May 2017 21:14:01 GMT, Ann Marie Pernai m wrote: replying to Stormin Mormon, Ann Marie Pernai wrote: Thanks! I have been messing with this for an hour! You saved me from going to my neighbor and looking like an idiot Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! Lets hope his batteries don't give out. When he hid under his bed, the flashlight died because the batteries from Harbor Freight had corroded. IIRC. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On 5/6/17 8:01 PM, Oren wrote:
Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! Lets hope his batteries don't give out. When he hid under his bed, the flashlight died because the batteries from Harbor Freight had corroded. IIRC. I wonder how many of the cheap little flashlights he has used up by now. He must have close to an eternal supply. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Sat, 6 May 2017 20:15:06 -0500, Dean Hoffman
wrote: On 5/6/17 8:01 PM, Oren wrote: Good for you. Chris is using Usenet from Heaven and still helping people. What a guy! Lets hope his batteries don't give out. When he hid under his bed, the flashlight died because the batteries from Harbor Freight had corroded. IIRC. I wonder how many of the cheap little flashlights he has used up by now. He must have close to an eternal supply. He even gets 20% coupons sent to him by Heaven Mail. No way will he run out of lights. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
replying to Stormin Mormon, Cookie wrote:
well, it's almost 13 years later and don't know if this will get to you Stormin'... but, you cracked me up! Plus I got my empty tube out. Thanks! -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...out-35665-.htm |
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On Friday, February 2, 2018 at 9:44:06 PM UTC-6, Cookie wrote:
replying to Stormin Mormon, Cookie wrote: well, it's almost 13 years later and don't know if this will get to you Stormin'... but, you cracked me up! Plus I got my empty tube out. Thanks! -- Unfortunately, Chris passed away not long ago. It's no joke, he was found on the roof of a pharmacy after having a heart attack. He is missed. 8-( [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster |
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replying to Duane Bozarth, Dana wrote:
No release button help -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...out-35665-.htm |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
On Mon, 06 May 2019 17:44:02 GMT, Dana
m wrote: No release button help Un cock it. |
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On 5/6/2019 1:44 PM, Dana wrote:
replying to Duane Bozarth, DanaÂ* wrote: No release button help Pull back the push rod all the way. Slide the tube back so it extends beyond the front lip/rim. Take it out. |
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Caulking gun - how do you get the tube out?
Oren posted for all of us...
On Mon, 06 May 2019 17:44:02 GMT, Dana m wrote: No release button help Un cock it. That will give release. -- Tekkie |
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On Mon, 6 May 2019 15:04:16 -0400, Tekkie® wrote:
Oren posted for all of us... On Mon, 06 May 2019 17:44:02 GMT, Dana m wrote: No release button help Un cock it. That will give release. The pressure release early will stop the caulk from dripping. Ever have a tude explode on the back end from too much pressure. I have. Caulking is an art form. |
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Oren posted for all of us...
On Mon, 6 May 2019 15:04:16 -0400, Tekkie® wrote: Oren posted for all of us... On Mon, 06 May 2019 17:44:02 GMT, Dana m wrote: No release button help Un cock it. That will give release. The pressure release early will stop the caulk from dripping. Ever have a tude explode on the back end from too much pressure. I have. Caulking is an art form. No I have not, thank goodness. Yes, if you want it to be nice. I am a slob and can prove it ~~~Please release me and let me go~~~ -- Tekkie |
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