Only thing i did different was put the plunger on the other way around with the flat of the plunger going in the tube first rather than the sides.. i just cut a bit off one side so it would pull all the way back to insert the tube. That way you dont have to cut the tube at all and youre able to squeeze out all of what you put in it as well as it going into the tube easier at first...
Great idea, love it , golden rule don't waste money, just one thing if you turn the plunger around it will fix in to the tube easier and you wouldn't need to cut the tube at all, but still top marks thirty quid saved.
Just used this technique for injecting structural non-shrink grout under my acrylic/fiberglass shower pan where it was flexing and creaking. Drilled 1" holes up through the sub-floor below and injected the grout through 1/2" PVC tubing. This stuff goes off pretty quickly so I had a series of empty 'caulk guns', with tubes attached, at the ready. Just one leaked on me - I think I damaged the plastic 'piston' when I first cleaned it out. Maybe injecting low-expansion polyurethane foam would have been easier but I think this was a better long term solution.
Excellent bit of DIY there! I recommended your video to a Dutch guy who is renovating two 100-year-old stone houses in the Italian Alps.
From Australia you mate are a bloody legend thank you for this great idea! 👍🏼
Genius. Thank you.
Only thing i did different was put the plunger on the other way around with the flat of the plunger going in the tube first rather than the sides.. i just cut a bit off one side so it would pull all the way back to insert the tube. That way you dont have to cut the tube at all and youre able to squeeze out all of what you put in it as well as it going into the tube easier at first...
Very helpful and as people below have said, the money saving aspect makes it a total winner
Thanks for tips, I’m off to clean up some old mastic tubes
Awesome! I’ll be using this trick! Thanks
Please let us know what mix you did and how long does it last before it sets in the tube
Great idea, love it , golden rule don't waste money, just one thing if you turn the plunger around it will fix in to the tube easier and you wouldn't need to cut the tube at all, but still top marks thirty quid saved.
Excellent mate, im going home to make one and save £25
Thankyou😊
A great idea.
Ingenious! Simple, yet effective.
Great I love it I wasn’t spending £30 on one just for a planter box. This worked great. Thanks bro 👍🏻💪🏻✊🏻
Glad I could help
Good job, cheers. Like the slippers!! 😀
Genius mate, well done!
Just used this technique for injecting structural non-shrink grout under my acrylic/fiberglass shower pan where it was flexing and creaking. Drilled 1" holes up through the sub-floor below and injected the grout through 1/2" PVC tubing. This stuff goes off pretty quickly so I had a series of empty 'caulk guns', with tubes attached, at the ready. Just one leaked on me - I think I damaged the plastic 'piston' when I first cleaned it out. Maybe injecting low-expansion polyurethane foam would have been easier but I think this was a better long term solution.
Coincidentally, I’m about to do the exact same thing! Did the grout do the job?
@@pancakefingers2889 Yes. That was two years ago and I've had no problems since.
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I use pointing guns all the time but never thought of doing this
good job from canada 👌
Brilliant and great presentation
Well done chap
He even did it wearing his slippers clever man!
Really good. But wouldn't it be quicker just to point the block paving up with the old fashion method.
Brilliant mate
Do you tidy the mortar once you have placed it in the gaps?
You will create a mess if you do. Allow it to dry but not yet too hard. Then you can remove the excess.
Awesome channel. You’re a legend
Ingenious!
You are genius
Great idea!
wonder if you could apply a bit of heat to the nozzle and then shape it into a flat spout which allows you to get into the brick joints🤣❤️
Your could use pliers on the nozzle. It doesn't cost you much to break it.
did you use a particular measure or type of mortar and would ANY mastic gun work?
4 sand 1 cement and dish soap worked for me in the paid gun. If I saw the video earlier, I would not have spent the money.
@@fungames24 thanks.
@@lastoftheurgents1965 Must be careful with the sand. Sharp sand won't work. I used plasterer's sand. It's extra fine.
@@fungames24 Thanks again. I was thinking sharp wouldn't be the right choice so thanks for confirming it
Thanks for this! cheers
Great hope this save me time do under step
Thanks
Like this programme and thanks
So clever!
Clever man
Smart guy 👍
Clever
Good video.
Glad you enjoyed it
good stuff
Thank yoooou very much
underated
Brilliant
Great vid.nick9toea