lubricants

[ebnash]

Out of curiousity, why are you guys using grease guns.  I understand Alan is servicing tons of reels and has bearing packer cups with grease nipples, but don't most of you just use your fingers to apply grease?  I haven't found a need for a grease gun using a nipple or otherwise...  Granted, I only own about 10 reels that need servicing maybe once per year, just want to make sure I am not missing out on anything

Erik

[Nessie Hunter]

The bearing packer system will fully grease closed (or open) bearings.  The force of the Gun will go into the Shields and push out the old grease and replace with new...

Works wonders....   & keeps the shields on....
Saves a lot of time and messing around...

Thats all I use the Gun for.   
Everything else gets the brush or finger job... 

[ebnash]

Gottcha!  I didn't know Alan was selling those bearing packers to others.  I only live a couple miles from his area so maybe I need to put together an order and go say hi

[CoastieFlo]

if u have a vet store nearby, a mid sized syringe makes a great grease applicator........get a large gauge needle & dremel the end and you have a poor mans grease gun

[floating doc]

if u have a vet store nearby, a mid sized syringe makes a great grease applicator........get a large gauge needle & dremel the end and you have a poor mans grease gun

Yeah, I was going to try this. I'm a veterinarian, so I've got the basics. Another thing that I was thinking about trying was to take a syringe and remove the plunger, then drop a bearing into the bottom of it. Next put a dollop of grease in the barrel, re-insert the plunger and force the grease down and (hopefully) through the bearing.

To work, the bearing has to be only a bit smaller than the inner diameter of the syringe. I haven't done any test fits yet. I'm sure I'll end up buying one of Alan's bearing packers soon, but it was an idea.

[CoastieFlo]

That would probably work.....btw the local Ace and Napa both have needle adaptors for grease guns and all they are is a 18gauge needle pressed into a threaded nipple....so there u go lol.

Also this is good stuff, they make lube and also a grease.  http://www.corrosion-control.com/media/cms/pdf/cbgspecs.pdf
It not only dissolves corrosion but stops it and is non-conductive so a reaction cannot occur.  Here where I live is the largest beach dune riding area in the US and just about everyone uses it for their ATV's.

[floating doc]

Oh, Corrosion Block! I have a can left over from when I owned boats (prior to children ).

Good stuff.

[Keta]

if u have a vet store nearby, a mid sized syringe makes a great grease applicator........get a large gauge needle & dremel the end and you have a poor mans grease gun

18ga needles are too small and don't work and make sure the syringe is the kind that you twist the needle on or it flies off.

[alantani]

jim nomura uses one of these!

[floating doc]

jim nomura uses one of these!

What is it? It looks like an old oil can.

[Bryan Young]

jim nomura uses one of these!

I used these too, but wish I had a spring that pushes on the plunger where the grease is.  I often have to push it manually.  But, at least these will stand on the table.

[ebnash]

So I went and got the bearing packers from Alan and they work awesome.  Don't really care for using the needle attachment for greasing holes as it usually puts too much in there.  When I try to put the screws in, it hydraulic locks.  I actually put a dimple in one of my Avet frames when I bolted it back together cause it pushed the grease and stretched a thin part of the aluminum.

I find it much easier to dip a straight seal pick in the grease and swab it around inside the screw hole.  Leaves the perfect amount of grease to fill in the threads.

[LTM]

Does this grease gun have a screw nozzle to accept Alan's bearing packing kit?




Leo

[Bryan Young]

You have to buy a female to female adapter.  i got mine from Ace Hardware.

[mojocvh]

Hello, I'd like to say hi from Scotland 

Just jumped on-board today, great site indeed    and IF I may indulge the experts.....

I have been reading about TSI-301 from links in this thread and I have to ask, is this not similar to MILTEC 

http://www.militec1.com/

OK I have noticed a difference in the speed of the action of my Benelli shotgun since applying Miltec, the theory between TSI and MILTEC seems eerily similar [but with miltec you heat the metal first even a hairdrier will do] can anyone cast light on this?

And finally can you get hold of TSI in the UK??

thanks for taking the time to read this,

all the best

Mo.