The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:37 pm**

Can anybody reccommend a quality pointing gun to use with products such as easipoint?

Cheers

London Stone

Posted: **Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:15 pm**

the one that easipoint sells has done the job fine for me so far
LLL

Posted: **Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:58 pm**

i use the one made buy faithfull tools same as in most builder merchants tool stands, which is the same as the easipoint gun just different colour, they are on ebay for prices from Â£12 to 18 depending on the sellar i paid Â£12.5 last week for one, also the model made by durgun is a very good choice too, i have 2 of them myself and my assistant was pointing last week that why i have 2 guns....... its not greed.........

MSH

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Posted: **Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:41 am**

Thanks for that guys

LLL someone told me that the one supplied by easipoint was a bit on the pricey side so I avoided that one. Just what i was told. Correct me if I'm wrong

MSH I like the look of the Dragun too. Its got some brilliant reviews on the NET.

Ordered a Dragan so will let you know if it does the business

Cheers

Posted: **Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:15 pm**

i think all of them use a 68mm tube so you can always cut downpipe to make new tubes
i think easipoint's was 25 quid, but i have done 3 grands worth of brickwork pointing with it and it still works
as a side note these pointing guns are so fast at pointing brickwork compared to conventional methods,15m2 a day is easy with a pointing gun
using 2 trowels its more like 5-7m2 per day
LLL

Posted: **Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:39 pm**

Only draw back with durgun is they are custom tubes,but its a quick change system, MSH

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:06 am**

I feel a bit stupid asking this question cause I am sure that the answer is going to be bloody obvious but anyway here goes:

Whats the problem with custom tubes?

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:28 am**

the easipoint gun and the faithfull gun both use 63mm downpipe as tubes so easy and cheap to replace the durgun ones are made by durgun only and only fit there gun, but its no a problem if you look after your tools....MSH

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:03 pm**

i used to use the durgun gun from screwfix but the hand pump is not the best. it would last 2 or 3 jobs. now use the easypoint guns and wont use anything else. pointing brickwork and paving a doddle.

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:28 pm**

Cheers Guys. Great info!

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:59 pm**

msh paving wrote:the easipoint gun and the faithfull gun both use 63mm downpipe as tubes so easy and cheap to replace the durgun ones are made by durgun only and only fit there gun, but its no a problem if you look after your tools....MSH

think its 68mm mark??
LLL ???

Posted: **Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:01 am**

has anyone tried this gun, according to the video you can use grit sand and even small stones in the pointing mix and it will still get through the nozzle

pointmaster

Posted: **Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:39 am**

its in one of tony's blogs from one of the trade shows a few years ago

near the bottom of the page

tony's new page

tony's summation

"So: it will work for some, and I can see the mortar-phobic DIYers being quite taken with it, but at 20 quid a pop, how many contractors will be tempted?"

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Posted: **Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:14 pm**

I notice this gadget has a push handle rather than a sealant gun type ratchet mechanism.
So I would guess the trigger type versions can generate a lot more pressure than a push handle, but is a push handle the key to a more controlled flow than a ratchet device?
If this is the case then to get it to flow the mixture for the Pointmaster would have to be absolutely right.
So without using Easipoint has anyone got an ideas what would make the perfect mix?

Website says this
http://www.pointmaster.co.uk/umix.html
Surely it can't be a simple as that?

The saying 'If it's too good to be true..........' comes to mind

Posted: **Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:50 pm**

tried the mastic type guns, not with easipoint but with normal mortar and ended up pushing all the water out and leaving a solid block in the gun then threw it in the workshop never to see the light of day again, i'll stick with romex for patio work.

as tony says in his review you have to use lots of plasticiser and get it like sloppy cream

the mix on the video looks limey

The Brew Cabin

Gun for pointing paving