Would anyone like a mortar gun?

[Bert Coules]

I have, surplus to requirements, a brand-new unboxed hand-operated mortar gun from Toolstation:

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Anyone who could use it is welcome to have it for the cost of delivery: say £5. Just let me know.

[The Medway Handyman]

I could find a use for that Bert.

[Cursitor Doom]

WHat are they actually used for specifically?

[Jim K]

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Gunning mortar stupid.

Jim K

[harryagain]

Pointing brickwork.

[stuart noble]

Good luck with that, as they say. Unless your mortar is whisked to a yoghurt-like consistency, doomed to failure IME

[Bert Coules]

Great. If you'll let me have your mailing address we'll sort everything out.

You'll find my contact details at:

Bert

[Cursitor Doom]

Well, quite. Failing that degree of viscosity, they'd need some kind of power assistance, surely!

[Stephen]

adding a plasticiser will help a lot..... :-)

[Roger Mills]

I'm sure that there is a technique involved!

When I had my drive re-surfaced a couple of years ago, I had a border of paving bricks all round the outer edges. The workmen laying those used a mortar gun to point them - and made it look very easy! ISTR that they used two guns and that one was being re-filled whilst the other one was being used. The whole process was very quick. I tried to find out exactly what they had put in the mortar to make it flow, but they weren't all that forthcoming. I think they said something about using plastering sand (is there such a thing?) rather than builder's sand or sharp sand.