Indlube
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Alemite 585 B-1 runs circles around most cordless grease guns
I'm in the UK and looking for a good cordless greasegun. HaviTtpng trouble with supply of Lincoln or Alemite over here and the price is crazy (they don't do 18volt Lincoln here either). I can get a 14 volt Lincoln on Amazon for around 100 Pounds (160 US dollars without shipping). But here in the Uk it is on sale for 294 Pounds (461 US dollars) ... anybody know of a USA supplier who is willing to ship to the UK at a good price? They do sell a Sealey cordless greasegun here but don't know the quality. Not willing to part with quite a bit of money without knowing the longevity.
I have three Milwaukee chargers any one know where to order a 12v grease gun only? I have tried Amazon the order timed out I tried AceTool it said it was in stock , it wasn't, my local wholesale shops have the whole kit.
I've always wanted to try one of those electric grease guns, but have been shy after three air powered guns died on me in about 3 years (2 Lincolns and one Princess Auto). Wasn't totally happy with the air powered, because you could never "really" know if the grease went in. All visual.
With a hand unit, you hear the grease "pop" and then you know you got er.
Now for several years, I have been buying 2 or 3 (probabally chinese) cheap guns every year, and when one dies, I have a new one on the shelf ready to go.
Errol---you can and will hear your ''pop'' when the grease comes out from under/around the pin for sure--it's no different than a manual gun.
As far as how much grease is going in,again ,no different than manual,I just observe what's oozing out.After about 8 years with both the 12 and 14.4 Lincolns,I can't even imagine hand pumping again with all the greasing I do.Just do it.
My understanding is Lincoln was sold out to a foreign country and is now being manufactured overseas. The quality has gone way down but the warranty is good. Still, you shouldn't have to have your equipment being repaired all the time. We have stopped carrying Lincoln for this reason. If my memory serves me correctly, I think we had like 60% of Lincoln products sold be returned on us the year before we dropped them.