I have, surplus to requirements, a brand-new unboxed hand-operated mortar
gun from Toolstation: http://tinyurl.com/mfgetqz .

Anyone who could use it is welcome to have it for the cost of delivery: say
£5. Just let me know.

On 07/02/2014 19:52, Bert Coules wrote:
I have, surplus to requirements, a brand-new unboxed hand-operated
mortar gun from Toolstation: http://tinyurl.com/mfgetqz .

Anyone who could use it is welcome to have it for the cost of delivery:
say £5. Just let me know.




I could find a use for that Bert.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:14:42 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:


I could find a use for that Bert.

WHat are they actually used for specifically?

WHat are they actually used for specifically?
/

Gunning mortar stupid.

Jim K

On 08/02/2014 08:43, Jim K wrote:
WHat are they actually used for specifically?
/

Gunning mortar stupid.

Jim K


Good luck with that, as they say. Unless your mortar is whisked to a
yoghurt-like consistency, doomed to failure IME

On Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:31:40 +0000, stuart noble wrote:

Good luck with that, as they say. Unless your mortar is whisked to a
yoghurt-like consistency, doomed to failure IME

Well, quite. Failing that degree of viscosity, they'd need some kind of
power assistance, surely!

stuart noble wrote:
On 08/02/2014 08:43, Jim K wrote:
WHat are they actually used for specifically?
/

Gunning mortar stupid.

Jim K


Good luck with that, as they say. Unless your mortar is whisked to a
yoghurt-like consistency, doomed to failure IME

Then that's how you mix it.
I've used mine for pointing newly laid patios etc, it does take some
fiddling around with the mix, but it's entirely possible.
I've found the mix to use is 3:1 sand/cement, very little water and lots of
plasticiser, this starts off very dry, but with *lots and lots* of mixing
ends up like whipped cream, this is then slopped into the gun and used like
a silicone applicator.

Pros; it's quicker than doing it by hand with semi dry mortar.
being 'wet' it goes all the way down the joint

cons: it can't be used if there's a possibility of rain
The nozzle blocks at the end of each tube used with dried mortar

I pointed my front flags (180 2X2's) using a semi dry mix, I raked
everything out, soing about 10m at a time, then went over each joint with my
'Henry' to remove any loose crap that had fell back in, then filled each
joint with crumbly 3:1 mix before rounding with a piece of 22mm copper pipe.
Doing it on warm summer days a bit at a time was no trouble and even a
little rain 4 hours later had no effect on the joints

On 08/02/2014 10:31, stuart noble wrote:
On 08/02/2014 08:43, Jim K wrote:
WHat are they actually used for specifically?
/

Gunning mortar stupid.

Jim K


Good luck with that, as they say. Unless your mortar is whisked to a
yoghurt-like consistency, doomed to failure IME

I'm sure that there is a technique involved!

When I had my drive re-surfaced a couple of years ago, I had a border of
paving bricks all round the outer edges. The workmen laying those used a
mortar gun to point them - and made it look very easy! ISTR that they
used two guns and that one was being re-filled whilst the other one was
being used. The whole process was very quick. I tried to find out
exactly what they had put in the mortar to make it flow, but they
weren't all that forthcoming. I think they said something about using
plastering sand (is there such a thing?) rather than builder's sand or
sharp sand.
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On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:14:42 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:


I could find a use for that Bert.

WHat are they actually used for specifically?

Pointing brickwork.

The Medway Handyman wrote:

I could find a use for that Bert.

Great. If you'll let me have your mailing address we'll sort everything
out.

You'll find my contact details at:

http://bertcoules.co.uk/contact_me.php

Bert