doobin
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Think I’ll try Milwaukee. Moving away from makita, Milwaukee outclass them in all the tools I’ve bought recently buy a long way.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
cartridges I use have a full ring around them to slide home against the body JamesReviving an old thread, but thought this was worth sharing.
Makita finally released the proper battery grease gun a few moths ago and I bought a couple. Honestly they’ve sat in the shed until last week when I finally got round to putting a cartridge in one and giving it a go. I put G Couplers on them both, for anyone doing the same they are M10 and not BSP, just for reference.
First impression was, it is a bit of an arse to get the cartridge in the barrel fully (enough to screw it in) without getting in a bit of a muddle, but once you know what’s going on then it’s ok. In operation it works brilliantly, very fast and if you really want a battery grease gun and run the Makita platform then it’s a good bit of kit.
BUT the joy soon turns to frustration and anger once you need to get an empty cartridge out of the barrel! Maybe not all cartridges are the same? But of the two brands I’ve got, both have small ridges around the end, I’ve noticed them before, no idea what the purpose of them is? I assume they are intended to keep the cartridge from sliding into the barrel, but every gun I’ve ever used let’s them go in past the end regardless. But whatever they are for, they are there. Anyway, once you get a cartridge in the Makita gun and screw it in, the cartridge gets pushed fully into the barrel. Due to what I can only assume is a manufacturing oversight, the cartridge gets pushed past a tiny ridge/lip around the edge of the barrel and it’s is a total PITA to get out! Cartridges can sometimes be a pain to get out at the best of times on any gun and messy too if your not careful, but this is just feckin ridiculous!
So......my advice for anyone choosing the new Makita battery grease gun, do it, it’s excellent, BUT before you get a cartridge anywhere near it, trim that bloody lip off from round the edge of the barrel! Five minutes with a de-burring tool and I had it sorted on the second gun, but I wish I’d have know that before I put the grease in the first gun!
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Shovelhands
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cartridges I use have a full ring around them to slide home against the body James
Interesting
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Giles
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HAd that issue With my dewalt had to get vice grips on it to get it outReviving an old thread, but thought this was worth sharing.
Makita finally released the proper battery grease gun a few moths ago and I bought a couple. Honestly they’ve sat in the shed until last week when I finally got round to putting a cartridge in one and giving it a go. I put G Couplers on them both, for anyone doing the same they are M10 and not BSP, just for reference.
First impression was, it is a bit of an arse to get the cartridge in the barrel fully (enough to screw it in) without getting in a bit of a muddle, but once you know what’s going on then it’s ok. In operation it works brilliantly, very fast and if you really want a battery grease gun and run the Makita platform then it’s a good bit of kit.
BUT the joy soon turns to frustration and anger once you need to get an empty cartridge out of the barrel! Maybe not all cartridges are the same? But of the two brands I’ve got, both have small ridges around the end, I’ve noticed them before, no idea what the purpose of them is? I assume they are intended to keep the cartridge from sliding into the barrel, but every gun I’ve ever used let’s them go in past the end regardless. But whatever they are for, they are there. Anyway, once you get a cartridge in the Makita gun and screw it in, the cartridge gets pushed fully into the barrel. Due to what I can only assume is a manufacturing oversight, the cartridge gets pushed past a tiny ridge/lip around the edge of the barrel and it’s is a total PITA to get out! Cartridges can sometimes be a pain to get out at the best of times on any gun and messy too if your not careful, but this is just feckin ridiculous!
So......my advice for anyone choosing the new Makita battery grease gun, do it, it’s excellent, BUT before you get a cartridge anywhere near it, trim that bloody lip off from round the edge of the barrel! Five minutes with a de-burring tool and I had it sorted on the second gun, but I wish I’d have know that before I put the grease in the first gun!
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I buy 'em by the box (36) off ebay ... cheaper than using their website for some reasonhttps://www.smithandallan.com/ very good prices, delivery and service ...... and stock Shell Rimula
..... least it used to be .... just looked and gone up a LOT
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Vinpetrol
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What price is good for the gum and what supplier ?
doobin
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I swear it was bloody £3 a pot last i bought! Peppermint, Wrigleys.
T whiting
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Don't screw the body of the gun in tight just a very gentle nip is enough so the lip stays on the outside of the barrel it makes pulling the cartridges out easy though admittedly some cartridges have a better lip than others
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Smiffy
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An old boy I knew would trim the lips of the cartridges with a Stanley knife or a file
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fred
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my dewalt gun is same, just cut the lip off.
Bri963
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I just had to buy some new ends for our Milwaukee grease gun, £7.00 an end, as it’s NPT rather than BSP. Not major cost in the grand scheme, but I couldn’t get them anywhere but from a dealer And worth keeping in mind. Our has only had Cat grease cartridges through it and never had an issue with cartridges, except sometimes it takes a bit of bleeding.
Overall we run as much Makita as Milwaukee, and I’m all Makita at home. taking the 1/2” and 3/8” impact guns, we’ve found nothing in it reliabilty wise, we’ve had both makes fail early and last years. Same with the drills. The 1/2” Mil is supposed to be better than the Makita, but I’m afraid I haven’t seen it. We had a 1” Makita which didn’t last long at all, but the Milwaukee that replaced it was good for a very short time, but soon seemed to lose some of it’s grunt. We have a 1” Kobe air wrench which the Milwaukee was supposed to be a match for. Not in a month of Sundays.
It’s like the Stihl/Husqvarna arguments. None of them have an across-the-board better range, as we found when our Milwaukee fanboys told us once we’d used red, we‘d never use green again. Some of the Makita tools are just better ergonomically when you’re a heavy user.
Overall we run as much Makita as Milwaukee, and I’m all Makita at home. taking the 1/2” and 3/8” impact guns, we’ve found nothing in it reliabilty wise, we’ve had both makes fail early and last years. Same with the drills. The 1/2” Mil is supposed to be better than the Makita, but I’m afraid I haven’t seen it. We had a 1” Makita which didn’t last long at all, but the Milwaukee that replaced it was good for a very short time, but soon seemed to lose some of it’s grunt. We have a 1” Kobe air wrench which the Milwaukee was supposed to be a match for. Not in a month of Sundays.
It’s like the Stihl/Husqvarna arguments. None of them have an across-the-board better range, as we found when our Milwaukee fanboys told us once we’d used red, we‘d never use green again. Some of the Makita tools are just better ergonomically when you’re a heavy user.
Lancs Lad
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Stihl Vs husky! That can get messy!
One thing I'd say for Milwaukee is their M12 stuff is ace...wish I'd had the lil M12 ratchets years ago...love em. So light and handy and some very usefull tools in the range.
Bri963
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Can it Ever! The only thing both camps agree on is that neither company’s quality is what it was 25 years ago.Stihl Vs husky! That can get messy!
Lancs Lad
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Yeah...had one of the old school last of line core drills from Makita...Ruddy awesome deffo not changed for 30 years...till some twat nicked it.
doobin
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Right, so I tried Milwaukee. M12 first. Utter dogshit. Snails pace. Then M18. Better speed but still not as fast as my Makita drill operated model. Easier to bleed/airlocked less however. But both MIlwaukee guns have a fatal flaw. They keep oozing out for a second or so after you take the couple off the nozzle, even if you wait before removing, which drives me mad.
So yesterday the new Makita cordless turned up. First impressions are much better. Hellishly quick even on 'slow' speed- the second setting is apparently automatic, where it matches the speed to the resistance of the nipple. Sure pisses out without being attached. It's heavy- and the speed setting does something in the pump rather than change the motor speed, so lookes like a ground up redesign of the pump system.
The bleed screw is nice and easy to use. Still seemed a bit airlocked though (first catridge), but it has a lock for the trigger. If you leave it locked and pumping then walk away, it's guaranteed to start flowing!
Everywhere. At the rate it pumps, it didn't take long to fill the hose.So does anyone want a second hand M12 or M18 grease gun?
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rossandson
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I love my makita one. 
It’s a good tool and I feel it’s built well. Only thing I’ve done is change the nozzle to a G coupler..
It was a long wait for them to release it but I’m glad I waited. Also already have makita kit, didn’t really want another battery system.
It’s a good tool and I feel it’s built well. Only thing I’ve done is change the nozzle to a G coupler..It was a long wait for them to release it but I’m glad I waited. Also already have makita kit, didn’t really want another battery system.
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Monkeybusiness
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I have the new Makita and it’s pretty good, but I was expecting it to blow my mind after the wait (and the price!).
It is massive for one thing, but that is what it is I suppose. I find that it can sometimes be difficult to get it to release from the nipple (particularly on recessed nipples that a G-coupler can’t get onto) as it holds so much pressure once you stop.
I also wish it had been designed to take the screw-in cartridges as they are so much better/less messy than the traditional jobbies it takes.
Better than a manual one, but hasn’t transformed greasing into the mess-free enjoyable exercise I was hoping for sadly!
It is massive for one thing, but that is what it is I suppose. I find that it can sometimes be difficult to get it to release from the nipple (particularly on recessed nipples that a G-coupler can’t get onto) as it holds so much pressure once you stop.
I also wish it had been designed to take the screw-in cartridges as they are so much better/less messy than the traditional jobbies it takes.
Better than a manual one, but hasn’t transformed greasing into the mess-free enjoyable exercise I was hoping for sadly!
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rossandson
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I might be wrong but I thought you could use the screw-in cartridges but you need an adaptor.
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Monkeybusiness
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I haven’t looked into it tbh, I assumed you couldn’t as the screw-ins are larger diameter and the cartridge passes through the body of the gun.
I hope I am wrong though!
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