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11-21-20, 04:05 PM
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Simple pleasures
I should have bought one of these years ago. Motorcycles and Volvo’s, but I guess it took a bicycle to put me over the edge.
11-21-20, 07:10 PM
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It's a handy tool; I have the same one, but with the long snout to reach into bottom brackets:
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c'mon, it's much more exciting to smear a wad of grease over the area & blast it with 120 PSI from an air blaster. Lubricates the latex painted walls too!
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They are great for bicycle repair and maintenance. I have a Harbor Freight gun and it works just as well as my more expensive one.
11-22-20, 04:56 AM
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Just got the Park Tool version for the shop last month and love it, I may look into a longer nozzle option as shown in #2 of this thread.
edited to add
I wonder if this would work on the Park Tool one
https://www.amazon.com/Dualco-4-5-Ne...DWMFTK869HQ3N7
edited to add
I wonder if this would work on the Park Tool one
https://www.amazon.com/Dualco-4-5-Ne...DWMFTK869HQ3N7
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11-22-20, 07:51 AM
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This one works perfectly with the Park Tool tubes of grease, just need to cut the nipple on the PPL-1 tubes down to the threads
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gives an amazing level of control, can put very precise amounts where it is needed.
Just noticed Park Tool sells a relabeled version of the same device you just bought.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gives an amazing level of control, can put very precise amounts where it is needed.
Just noticed Park Tool sells a relabeled version of the same device you just bought.
11-22-20, 08:21 AM
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The advantage of the grease gun over the similar head that screws onto a 3ox grease tube it you can refill it from a lower cost bulk grease container.
11-22-20, 12:23 PM
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This one works perfectly with the Park Tool tubes of grease, just need to cut the nipple on the PPL-1 tubes down to the threads
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gives an amazing level of control, can put very precise amounts where it is needed.
Just noticed Park Tool sells a relabeled version of the same device you just bought.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gives an amazing level of control, can put very precise amounts where it is needed.
Just noticed Park Tool sells a relabeled version of the same device you just bought.
11-22-20, 03:14 PM
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Here's one of mine; the short nozzled one belongs in the toolbox. Both are Astro Pneumatic and have performed flawlessly since new (this one's three years old; the short nozzled one is eight).
11-22-20, 08:23 PM
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Behold the variety of mini grease guns and accessories from Dualco: Dualco Push Type Grease Guns.
Check out the available accessories; pretty impressive.
I have one of their guns that mounts directly on a squeeze tube.
Check out the available accessories; pretty impressive.
I have one of their guns that mounts directly on a squeeze tube.
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