Bulk
How To's
How to Maintain and Rebuild Bulk Caulk Guns (by Joe Shiffler)
To properly maintain your bulk gun, we’re gonna show you how to maintain it today. First, take off the front cap, you’ll see a conical ejector, a 7/16″ nut driver, or a wrench. Undo the conical ejector, 29-G28. Here you’ll see a lock nut, same size, undo. Turn the gun upsi...
How To's
How to Load a Bulk Caulk Gun (by Wayne Belcher)
I wanna say good morning to all of our friends at Albion Engineering. We’re gonna show you and demonstrate how to fill properly a bulk caulking gun without the use of a follow plate or any other assistance. So, whether it be a large one like this or a small one, first, we’re going to ...
How To's
How to Load a Jumbo Bulk Gun (by Wayne BelCher)
This is Wayne BelCher with United Professional. We’re going to demonstrate how to successfully load a bulk caulking gun with self-leveling silicone sealant. We’re in a SR-99 Seattle tunnel installing firestopping as our first joint, followed by Dow 902 over the top. So, here’s h...
NEW Flexible Rubber Bulk Loading Sleeve
Introducing an update to our classic bulk caulk loading sleeve that will save you time and hassle. Download: Bulletin 337_web.pdf The new flexible rubber sleeve #33-10 keeps the end of your bulk gun clean while loading – including the threads! Just slide this solve...
News
NEW 18V Cordless Tools
Albion is proud to introduce its 3rd generation of cordless battery-powered tools. Featuring an improved heavy-duty drive system and an 18 volt lithium-ion battery, these guns take dispensing technology to new levels. Download: Bulletin 280G.pdf Many Albion bulk, sausage & cartridge gun...
Tidbits
Grouting and Pointing
Many bulk caulk guns can be used to dispense grout and mortar. 20 oz capacity guns seem to be the most popular for this application, but larger and smaller guns work equally well–just c...
Tidbits
Bulk Loading Low Viscosity Material
It is not difficult to load very liquid materials into a standard bulk gun. The biggest issue is that once loaded, removing the tool from the pail quickly enough to minimize material loss results in a mess. Loading low viscosity sealants and adhesives, often referred to as self-leveling or pour g...
Tidbits
Hot Pot — Cold Weather Means Thick Sealant
Winter hit the east coast this week, the upper west and Midwest almost a month ago. Sealants packaged in cartridges, sausages, or in 5 gallon pails stored in a cold warehouse or trailer or even the back of your pickup truck gets really thick. Some people warm the sealant up by putting it next to ...
Tidbits
Barrels – So what? Does it really make a difference?
It all depends on what you want to achieve with your tool. Consider:1. How much do you use the tool? Is it something you make a living with or is it something you use only use on occasion?2. What type of material are you dispensing; Is it sticky, thick, thin… those types of characteristics play a...
Teflon® Industrial Coating Improves Bulk Gun Dispensing
We have discussed loading a Bulk Gun….now if the inside of the barrel was coated with Teflon® what would happen? Material won’t stick to the barrel and it would remain cleaner and be easier to clean…. AND it would be reduce the friction between the piston and the barrel whichA. ...