Greese Gun

[GMCAMARO]

How do you store yours?

I store mine in plastic a bag else it drips. But getting it out of the plastic bags is not all that clean.

 

[Mike F]

In a capped off piece of PVC pipe with a notch cut into it for the trigger. Don't glue the cap on and you can clean it out every once in a while if you wish.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I store my GREASE guns in an empty kitty litter tray. They can leak all they want to. I usually pull the plungers and lock the plunger back, this takes the spring pressure off the grease, and helps keep the grease from solidifying by having the liquids pressed out of them.

Charles

 

[Defender Chassis]

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...?storeId=6970&productId=200316719&R=200316719

http://cgi.ebay.com/Grease-Gun-Cadd...1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

 

[Defender Chassis]

http://www.greaseguncaddy.com/

 

[PAToyota]

I store my GREASE guns in an empty kitty litter tray.

Funny, that's where mine are too. It wasn't really a conscious decision, but I had one laying around and ended up with it on the shelf with the guns in it to keep things clean.

 

[nobrakes]

I use the handle to hang mine in an old metal 5 gallon bucket. Put a scrap of heavier metal (for weight) and floor dry in the bottom. Not something I spent time thinking about, just kinda worked out that way.

 

[e-tek]

In a capped off piece of PVC pipe with a notch cut into it for the trigger. Don't glue the cap on and you can clean it out every once in a while if you wish.

Great idea - like the GreaseGunCaddy - but nearly free!!!

 

[yhprum]

I keep all my grease stuff in a plastic container like you'd find at Wally World. I put a few pieces of cardboard down to absorb the drips. Wolrks well and keeps the mess contained and dust free.

Steve

 

[brownbagg]

I just throw it on the shelf, its a garage for god sakes

 

[Jbullfrog]

I have a grease gun clamp mounted to the back of my toolbox. They are available at equipment dealers and farm supply stores.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...10551_10001_36396_-1______?rFlag=true&cFlag=1

 

[Junkman]

I have a grease gun clamp mounted to the back of my toolbox. They are available at equipment dealers and farm supply stores.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...10551_10001_36396_-1______?rFlag=true&cFlag=1

Damn..... that sure is pretty. Now, I know what to get the wiffee for Xmass...

 

[Torque1st]

I hang all three of mine from nails on the edge of a shelf.

 

[bmwpower]

http://www.greaseguncaddy.com/

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...?storeId=6970&productId=200316719&R=200316719

http://cgi.ebay.com/Grease-Gun-Cadd...1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

I need something for 2 of my guns, but I don't see how these would work....what do you do when the plunger rod is all the way extended out?? Clamp the gun low on the barrel? Seems like it would want to fall off.

 

[Jay H 237]

Stays in a small plastic tray on the shelf. Occasionally the tray gets wiped out.

 

[Brad54]

I found an old clam-lid tote tray that I store my two grease guns and tubs of bearing grease in. I took an old piece of grill or oven rack, trimmed it to fit, set it on a couple of 2x4 pieces of wood in the bottom of the bin, and put a layer of Absorb-All in the bottom of the bin. The grease guns sit on top of the rack and can drip into the Absorb-All.

For me, it wasn't so much the grease dripping out the ends, as the weeping and migrating of the oil in the guns and the tub of grease. It seems they always end up getting covered with a thin layer of grease on every external surface, which ends up migrating to the shelves and anything else that might happen to touch them, but it also collects dust. They're just dirty tools, and there's no way around it.

Closed in the bin, they sit on a shelf easily enough, the bin stays clean, and everything else in the shop is protected from getting greezy.

Cost me nothing... Found the bin on the road, recycled the rack from a piece of grating I picked up somewhere.

-Brad

 

[bgarrett]

my grease guns hang on a 6" peg on one of my pegboard walls in my machine shop

 

[Defender Chassis]

I need something for 2 of my guns, but I don't see how these would work....what do you do when the plunger rod is all the way extended out?? Clamp the gun low on the barrel? Seems like it would want to fall off.

My grease gun has a feature that allows the stem to be pushed back after the plunger is released. Its a Lincoln I believe.

 

[bmwpower]

My grease gun has a feature that allows the stem to be pushed back after the plunger is released. Its a Lincoln I believe.

Oh, wait, maybe that's my problem.

So you're saying that once you put a new tube of grease in the gun and the plunger rod is completely out, you can push the plunger rod all the way in the gun even though the gun is full of grease??

I have 2 Lincolns as well and never noticed this feature.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Oh, wait, maybe that's my problem.

So you're saying that once you put a new tube of grease in the gun and the plunger rod is completely out, you can push the plunger rod all the way in the gun even though the gun is full of grease??

All grease guns are that way, once you release the plunger, you push the plunger rod fully up into the gun (and into the grease). On some guns, you might have to twist or turn the rod to disengage it from the plunger piston.

I think that what he is saying is that he can lock the plunger/piston back, to the bottom of the gun, and still be able to push the rod up into the gun. Of course, to use the gun, you would have to pull the plunger back out, and twist/turn the plunger piston to unlock it and allow it to push the grease.

Charles

 

[bmwpower]

All grease guns are that way, once you release the plunger, you push the plunger rod fully up into the gun (and into the grease). On some guns, you might have to twist or turn the rod to disengage it from the plunger piston.

I think that what he is saying is that he can lock the plunger/piston back, to the bottom of the gun, and still be able to push the rod up into the gun. Of course, to use the gun, you would have to pull the plunger back out, and twist/turn the plunger piston to unlock it and allow it to push the grease.

Charles

Why would you have to pull the rod out and re-engage it to push the grease? There already would be pressure on the grease because of the spring loaded action of the plunger. I'm thinking you could just leave the rod inserted. In other words, the rod only comes out when you are first replacing the the grease cartridge.

Just thinking out loud since I obviously never had this working.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

He is pulling out the rod and piston/plunger and locking the piston/plunger in the pulled back, not pushing on the grease, position, then pushing the rod back into the gun. Thats what I get out of it, and I vaguely recall seeing at least one grease gun that did this. This keeps the grease from being pressurized by the spring, and squeezing out all of the oils (grease is essentially oil of some sort with a thickener of some sort, such as clay or lithium). When he wants to use the gun, he would have to pull the rod back out to catch the piston/plunger, and use the rod to twist and unlock the piston/plunger and allow the spring to push it up to the grease, then he could stow the rod by pushing it all the way in. The rod is not rigid to the piston/plunger, but rather slides thru it.

Easy to show, hard to describe.

Charles

 

[dreamingmuscle]

In a old metal tool box. I store the gun on the bottom and the grease tubes in the top tray.
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how to roll a joint

 

[Spookrider]

Lincoln 1134 very nice grease gun. Also, my rod slide or hides when not in use.
It hang on the handle of tool box like every one else.