Thread sealant dispenser questions

[dandeman]

Hey guys!

I feel sort of foolish asking these questions but this thing occurring does bother me each time I tie a jig. I use one of the small glue dispensers with the extended aluminum tube from the top of it when I seal the threads on my ties. What bugs me about it is the glue/sealant usually (99% of the time?) will not stop coming out of the tube until I replace the metal pin back in the tube, even when the dispenser is upright. I hate wasting the glue and the consequent mess it makes if I don't get the metal pin back in place to stop the flow in time and even then I have to wipe the glue from the tube.

Does this happen to everyone using this type of dispenser or am I just a really lucky guy? Is there a way to prevent this from happening or do I just need to accept it?

Thanks in advance for your input. - dan

[radtexan]

Not sure exactly what type tube your using....This is the applicator most of us use,,,never had a drip I didnt cause

[dandeman]

Not sure exactly what type tube your using....This is the applicator most of us use,,,never had a drip I didnt cause

Mine is exactly like that, maybe mine is faulty or something. All I do is turn it upside down to dispense and then it won't stop coming out till the pin is put back in.

[radtexan]

Must be the dispenser,,,I have to put a little squeeze on mine to flow.

[dandeman]

Must be the dispenser,,,I have to put a little squeeze on mine to flow.

I used to do that, but it wouldn't stop coming out so now I just hold it upside down till it flows and it still doesn't stop. Maybe I'll get another one and try it. I've considered just removing the cap and dipping the pin in the bottle to carry the glue to the thread.

[skiptomylu]

That sometimes happen if it's really full, but after mine goes down a little and has a little air on top it quits, also I tap the bottom of the bottle on my table after each use before I put it back down.

[canebreaker]

I use a glue with a brush.

[short grub]

mine does the same thing and is over half empty ........ oh I have the same bottle as in the pic

when my bottle was new i did not have this trouble I get in a hurry at the end of a tie with glueing and clean up for the next tie lol

[skiptomylu]

I use a bottle that is not round but more flat or oval shape. It also has a green cap/tip. It only does that if over 80% full or so.

[Bob/MN]

Mine is less than 1/4 full and still leaks. :-(