What is Dispensing Gun?
1K2K’s one component caulking guns are a range of hand held sealant applicators from medmix® (formerly Sulzer Mixpac®) MK and Cox brands. Designed for professional users to dispense sealants from both cartridge and sausage foil packing. From manual and air operated to battery powered caulking guns,users have a wide variety of products to choose from.
Choosing the Right Caulking Gun
One Component Manual Caulking Guns
Our one component manual caulking guns are a range of hand operated sealant guns for 300ml cartridge and 600ml foil sausages. One component bulk applicators are also available for handling 20Kg Pail. Choose caulking dispensers from a variety of thrust and advantage ratio to suit both DIY and professional applications.
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One Component Pneumatic Caulking Guns
Our one component pneumatic caulking guns are a range of air operated sealant dispensers for both 300ml cartridge and 600ml foil sausage packaging. You can choose dispensers from a wide range of products to suit every possible sealant dispensing applications.
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One Component Battery Powered Caulking Gun
One component battery operated caulking gun at 1K2K Dosing and Dispensing includes li-ion battery dispensers for 300ml cartridge and 600ml sausage packaging. Users can pick between 10.8V and 18V battery options with complete spares support for dispensing sealants based on their viscosity and extrusion rate.
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How to choose the correct
sealant dispensing gun?
Considering the wide range of sealants available for every end use applications, sometimes selection of the right sealant applicator can be a daunting task. But with our step-by-step guide on a few important selection criteria for caulking guns you cannot go wrong. Read on to learn all about selecting sealant dispensers.
Adaptability to the
packaging type
Adhesive and sealants are formulated in either one component or dual component (Pat A-Resin, Part-B Activator) format. While one component sealants cure by moisture, dual component adhesives and sealants cure by mixing of Part A and Part B. This is the most basic and obvious selection criterion. Choose “One Component Caulking Gun” for “One Component Sealant” and “Dual Cartridge Dispenser” for “Two Component Adhesives”
Adaptability to the
Length of Cartridge
Sealants are generally packaged in 300ml and 400ml one component plastic or metal cartridges or 600ml aluminium foils sausage. Select the applicator gun according to the length of the barrel to fit the packaging size of the sealant. It is important to note that some hand-held sealant dispensers are manufactured to accommodate both 300ml and 400ml cartridges. Combi dispensers are manufactured to accommodate both Cartridges and Sausages. So if you use both cartridge and foil packed sealant in your facility it is generally a good idea to use a Combi gun.
Viscosity
Viscosity of the sealant is an important criterion for selection of right sealant gun. If viscosity of the sealant is not known, look for the extrusion rate. Higher its extrusion rate, lower is the viscosity. Ideally for a high viscous product you need a sealant dispenser having higher thrust value and vice versa. For all our Mixpac and Cox dispensers thrust values are declared in the specification.
Nozzle Type
and Opening
Thin nozzles with small openings create backpressure in the sealant making it more difficult to extrude the product and needing extra force and vice versa. Choose a caulking gun with high thrust for thin nozzle. For an increased nozzle size and opening sealant guns of lower thrust values can be chosen.
Design and
Weight
For large projects and continuous use, it is important to consider dispenser that are ergonomically designed and light weight. This creates less effort on part of the operator and improves the sealant finish without lumps and bulges in the bead formation. Selection between a manual dispenser or powered gun can also be made based on power source availability, cost and carbon foot print criterions. Read our blog on the comparison between different types of caulking guns.
Anti-Drip
It is always a good idea to go for a dispenser that has anti-drip feature. Most of our manual dispensers come with PRD (Pressure Release Device) that permits a small backward movement of the plunger while releasing the trigger. This releases the pressure built up in the cartridge and sealant oozing stops instantly saving material and eliminating messy clean up.
Plunger Type
It is always a good idea to choose a smooth rod plunger over a ratcheting plunger. Smooth plungers allow more control and make smoother beads of caulk. Ratchet type guns with notched plungers usually have very low thrust to push the caulk out and can leave hands sore after even a small job. Ratcheted plungers are OK for a small one time job or DIY applications but not for professional use.
Reliability
For high end professional jobs or onsite project work it is important to choose a high end dispenser that are reliable and undergo heavy duty work load. High thrust ratio, powered dispensers, ergonomics are some of the factors that will improve the reliability of a dispenser.
Frequently asked Questions
A caulking gun is a hand tool used for dispensing sealants and adhesives from sachets or cartridges. It is commonly used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, shipbuilding, aerospace, and various other industries to seal gaps and fill cracks.
A caulking gun typically consists of :
a) Frame
b) Trigger mechanism
c) Cartridge/Sachet holder.
When the trigger is pressed, it pushes a plunger into cartridge/sachet forcing the caulking material out through a nozzle.
Broadly there are two types of caulking guns.
a) Manually operated
b) Powered
While manually operated caulking dispensing gun require hand pressure, powered caulking guns can be pneumatically driven or battery operated. Powered applicator guns are more user friendly and are preferred where productivity and user fatigue are of concern.
Please watch this video to understand the standard process of using a manual caulking gun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS-QJudtPBk
It might be interesting to know that our findings prove that more than 90% of the applicator repair problems can be solved (can be avoided) just by ensuring that glue dispensers and applicators are cleaned after every use.