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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:35 pm
by London Stone Paving
DNgroundworks wrote:I thought the durgun was shit?
It cant really be shit, its only a mortar gun with not too much to go wrong.
We had easipoint down at our place before christmas giving product demo's. The easipoint rep was slating the durgun gun even though he had never used one before. Anyway, we got a durgun out and the easipoint rep had a go with it. He changed his tune pretty quickly after he had used the durgun and the pointing he did with the durgun looked better than when he used his own gun.
Steve
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:35 pm
by msh paving
The durgun is the most user friendly gun on market, so easy to take tube off and reload, no frame to get in the way,
i own 2 durguns and 4 tubes, i would put it against any cox manufactured gun for ease of use or the easypoint gun,in my shed there is another type as well ,
the only draw back with durgun is the special tubes required,but wash out after each use refill is no problem,
MSH 
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:24 pm
by lutonlagerlout
as with all tools for cement work,cleanliness is the key to longevity
after each load the tube gets thoroughly cleaned with clean water
makes life easier
LLL
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:18 pm
by meany
LLL,
Do you use the Durgun for brickwork pointing ?
How does it perform against traditional pointing with pointing trowel ?
Ah,just looked through previous postings.
you use Easipoint all the time.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:57 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i have only used faithful and the easipoint guns for brickwork pointing
1 thing to watch for is the gear goes off far more quickly in brick work than paving
3 man job on brickwork really
1 mixing and filling
1 squirting
1 pointing
LLL
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:20 pm
by meany
14 linear metres per bag at £20.88 plus vat per bag.
Not sure if its worth it at the mo.
Plus,1 mixing and filling,1 squirting,1 pointing.
Sounds like its for Local Authorities who love over specifying works.
And an 80 mile round trip to Chorley to pick up.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:10 pm
by DNgroundworks
ive got both the durgun and faithfull guns, i couldnt get on with the durgun! i think i may have cut the nozzle wrong?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:46 pm
by Pablo
I just couldn't be arsed with all that although if someone could come up with a presurised feed system from a ready mixed tub that meant continuous flow and no pumping I'd be interested. Weather over here is so unpredictable that sort of spend being ruined would happen to often.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:55 pm
by London Stone Paving
DNgroundworks wrote:ive got both the durgun and faithfull guns, i couldnt get on with the durgun! i think i may have cut the nozzle wrong?
Was that the plastic or metal nozzle? The plastic nozzle is a no no for exterior work as its to thin. All you need to do with the metal nozzle is squeeze it with a pair of pliers to get the correct joint width
Steve
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:36 pm
by Thepinkpavingco
How many m2 does one bag of easipoint cover on a sandstone patio with joints ranging from 10-20mm cheers.
And is it mixed like plaster with a paddle or in a mixer ?
Dan
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:17 pm
by Carberry
Thepinkpavingco wrote:How many m2 does one bag of easipoint cover on a sandstone patio with joints ranging from 10-20mm cheers.
And is it mixed like plaster with a paddle or in a mixer ?
Dan
Has to be mixed with paddle. I think about 7m2 per bag, someone who has used it a lot more than me could probably give you a better estimate though.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:10 pm
by lutonlagerlout
7-10 m2 depending on width, depth, etc
they recommend the joints to be twice the depth of the width so 10mm joints= 20mm deep
on setts a bag did a bout 10 lineal metres of a double row
cheers LLL