I need a new grease gun!

[berettafan]

I like the pistol grip as well but would consider a powered gun for future use.

have had bad luck with generic brands btw.

[GH85Carrera]

If I used my grease gun a lot I would think about an air powered unit. But the 4 times per year use on less than a dozen zerks just is not a challenge for me with a manual unit.

[RWebb]

oil leakage means the grease is getting old - just think of it as synovial fluid...

IIRC, you can now buy a canister of grease that fits into a caulk gun

[rusnak]

I've got some grease that won't separate, and will stay in place for a ridiculous amount of time. But if you spill it, you can't clean it up with normal solvents.

I'd say stay with ordinary grease, use an ordinary grease gun.

[sammyg2]

Just to re-inforce a little tool safety, can anyone tell us how much pressure an average grease gun is capable of putting out?


That's right, a cheapo can put out 3500 psi, a decent one can go 5000#, a really good one can hit 10,000 psi.

That's enough to make metal parts go boom, to sent a zirk fitting across the room like a 22LR, and to make grease shoot out a leaking zirk at a velocity capable of creating an entry AND an exit wound.

Don't take them for granite, always wear eye and face protection, gloves, etc.

[sammyg2]

Amazon sux.

A couple of weeks ago I bought some flea stuff for the dog for $25 through amazon because he started scratching.
A week later he was driving everyone crazy and I couldn't wait anymore. I went to wally-mart and bought the zact same stuff fer $18.95
5 days later the stuff from amazon showed up.

Wally-mart is cheaper than amazon and way faster. Gonna remember that.

[greglepore]

Don't even try the Harbor Freight air one, its the only tool of theirs that I've had that flat out didn't work at all, and I tried 3...