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I put a fairly large nail in the end, then wrap the tip of the tube and nail with some fairly thick plastic, like a small piece of plastic drop cloth. I use a twist tie to hold it on rather than a rubber band that might dry out and fall off. I've been able to save a partial tube at least a year or so. Beyond that I'd prefer to use fresh caulk rather than something that has been opened that long and might have lost it's strength.
Sounds good, but, what is a "plastic dip"?
I use a screw that fits snugly and turn it in until the smooth portion is filling the opening. Works well. Nothing will make it last like beofre it's opened, though. Once outside air gets in, ... .
I used to use electrical nuts, but now I use a fresh square of duct tape. No more dried cartridges.
on 11/21/2008 6:10 PM Walter R. said the following:
The biggest problem with those tapered nozzles is that the product solidifies in the tapered nozzle and the 'plug' cannot be pulled out through the smaller hole in the end. If lucky, you wind up pushing the plug, or pieces of it, into the cylinder where it could interfere with the flow of the contents. I don't remember what brand I purchased one time, but the whole nozzle unscrewed off the tube, so that the entire plug could be pushed out through the larger end. I have had good results with wood or plastic plugs rather than metal plugs. Golf tees, pieces of doweling, plastic pen caps. The best way to seal the nozzles is to pump a small amount out of the nozzle, release the trigger pressure, plug the hole, then remove the cylinder from the gun. That way, less air will be captured in the nozzle and tube.
fought this problem for years. Finally found a fix in a home repair magazine. Give it 9 out of 10 stars....
take a small pill bottle and fill with vasoline. When done with the calking tube simply cram the open nozzle into the vasoline filled bottle. Done - ( the bottle stay with the tube) Cramning the tube into the vasoline forces enough of the vasoline into the tube and makes an air tight seal!
Next time you go to use the tube, the first 1/2 inch or so out will be vasoline.....
paul
Having threads I seriously doubt they will seal properly to prevent drying out. Then again, yanking it out *might* pull out the dried chalk. Something more like this would work well
The first link looks like the tube condoms others were talking about. The vacuum caps are also good to slip over the protruding ends of screws to protect the threads and skin.
TDD
"Walter R." wrote in news:gg7f58$jfh$ snipped-for-privacy@news.motzarella.org:
You'd think they'd have a caulk for that :-)
Just store them in a nitrogen dry box along with you other urethane adhesives and cyanoacrylates, etc. I got tired of finding hardened glues every time I needed to use them and solved the problem.
Boden
Hey, I have N2 in a couple of Q size cylinders. I also have some ammo boxes. Humm, I can install a Schrader valve equipped 1/4" refrigeration type fitting on the box and presto, a sealed container that can be N2 filled.
TDD
Almost. The object isn't to pressurize the container, rather to purge it of moisture and O2. Add a second port and valve so that you can purge the box and you're good to go. Mine isn't tight, it leaks a bit By design for a continuous purge. Add to this an O2 monitor for the shop air and you're also safe.
Duh! An ammo box isn't exactly hermetically sealed. It has a good seal but all I would have to do is to leave the lid a bit loose whilst filling with N2 and blowing the air past the rubber gasket. I also have CO2 cylinders but I think the CO2 is more likely to have moisture in it than the dry Nitrogen. The supplier does test the CO2 cylinders with pressurized water. The 20lb CO2 cylinders are great for inflating tires, blowing out condensers, clogged pipes and running air tools. Pressurized CO2 is a lot of fun to play with.
TDD
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My hubby is the founder of Gadget Freaks of America; sounds like you qualify for membership :o) How much caulk do you guys have to store? Do you leave room for wife's lipstick and nail polish supply? ;o)
Unfortunately I can't find a grown woman I can stand for more than ten minuets at a time or is it the other way around. It could be the drooling and the crazy eyes.
TDD
Just ask her for help cleaning and organizing your workshop.....it makes my hubby CRAZY!!!!!
We have a sacred shelf in the media cabinet reserved, in perpetuity, for the Commodore 64 computer - I think that means it has 64k of memory :o) Got a printed manual for every version of Windows, too. The contents of the gun cabinet have never been seen by any other human being. :o)
One of the problems I have with women is, they touch my stuff. DON'T TOUCH MY STUFF!! Don't clean it up, don't rearrange it, don't throw anything away! That seemingly empty box had the instructions and spare parts in it! DON'T TOUCH MY STUFF!!
TDD
When he cooks and does dishes, he always puts away stuff in a different place........his prized brass hose nozzle is on the shelf in the front hallway. "Where did you put my ____?" "Where did you LEAVE your freaking ____?" :o)
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