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0TOMO	Home boilie makers - Please help!	Lead	[-]
Posts: 284 (08/07/08 22:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hi, I'm having trouble when extruding my boilie mix thru a caulking gun via air compressor. When extruding, after a good extruded run of 10 inches or so, air begins to splatter out the nozzle, pebble dashing the inside of my shed with fishmeal! I've tried increasing/decreasing pressure, wetting the mix, using more oil in the mix, all to no avail. Have I wasted £120+ on a compressor/air gun/hose or am I missing something? I hope someone out there has experienced the same thing, if so, how the hell did you get round the problem, pleasse help. Thanks in advance, Tomo
gabby14		#1	[-]
Posts: 190 (08/07/08 22:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	sounds like you need to refil try making all your sausages 10 inches Kipper Bait 08............applicate presentate obliterate (in my own little world bill )
0TOMO	Home boilie makers - Please help!	#2	[-]
Posts: 285 (08/07/08 22:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The trouble is, when the air starts to spill out the nozzle, I have to unscrew the tube from the gun & push the mix hard into the nozzle end of the tube. It's a proper pain the the ass, and not how it should work.
gabby14		#3	[-]
Posts: 191 (10/10/88 20:15) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	sounds like your mix is too wet then Kipper Bait 08............applicate presentate obliterate (in my own little world bill )
Jonny Fairweather		#4	[-]
Posts: 310 (09/07/08 08:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The key is the consistency of the mix, it needs to be that of soft paste. Have you ever made bread? Similar to that. Otherwise, get hold of the Up close and personal DVD by Robb & Morgan, and watch John Baker do it.
dazza		#5	[-]
Posts: 143 (09/07/08 08:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	0TOMO wrote: The trouble is, when the air starts to spill out the nozzle, I have to unscrew the tube from the gun & push the mix hard into the nozzle end of the tube. It's a proper pain the the ass, and not how it should work. The last time I looked you can get electric/battery powered guns that are alot less hassle and quiet,also I have a 3 sausage nozzle attachment that means if you use a hand gun you squeeze 3 sausages through at once which makes it loads easier and really quick...
nicktmg4558		#6	[-]
Posts: 288 (09/07/08 10:56) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Tomo, I agree with previous comments about the consistency of the mix, it has to be on the soft side as it will not extrude from the gun. If the mix is too hard, air will just build up behind the mix and find the easiest route out of the gun......... through the nozzle !! Cranking the pressure up will not solve the problem only make it worse. You have to balance the consistency of the mix with a reasonable pressure and you should get a nice even flow of bait from the nozzle................ However there could be something wrong with the gun itself. Which type is it ? Does it have a plunger seperating the air from the mix ? If it does then air could be leaking past the seal on the plunger, check this first. I personally do not bother with guns any more, I roll my finished bait out flat with a rolling pin so it looks like a big burger ! then slice it into long sections, cut the sections into cubes and boil. If I want round baits I just hand roll them. I have it down to a fine art now and I think it is quicker than messing about with guns and tables............. although I am only making a kilo or two at a time .................... if you are making 30 kilo then that is a diffent matter all together !! Feel free to pm me if you do not have any luck solving the problem. Nick
horsesnipples		#7	[-]
Posts: 698 (09/07/08 12:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i hand roll mine too, but unlike nick, i roll mine into long 10-12mm sausages (about 2ft) then boil the whole thing, after its dried chop it then. cheers john
Gary Newman		#8	[-]
Posts: 40 (09/07/08 13:37) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I used to roll my mix into a sausage roughly the same diameter as the barrel of the gun, this way there was very little space for any air, although you still got some. As has already been said it could be due to the consistency of your mix, if it is the right consistency it is more likely to just fire a sausage out of the nozzle when it hits an air pocket rather than splattering everything with base mix!
John Whit		#9	[-]
Posts: 108 (09/07/08 17:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I love these people who find a photo and build an identity from it... EDIT the post I was reacting to has gone...back to the Dark Side... Last Edited By: John Whit 09/07/08 22:19. Edited 1 times.
Gary Newman		#10	[-]
Posts: 42 (09/07/08 17:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Also depends on your mix, milk protein are almost impossible to do through a compressor, one minute they're too sticky then the next they have dried out too much to roll. Must admit i now buy freezer bait, other than if I'm using milk protein which I'm a bit fussy about and prefer to do myself and roll by hand, luckily don't use too much of it!
0TOMO		#11	[-]
Posts: 286 (09/07/08 17:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Jonny F, I have seen the dvd, and make the mix until it's not too sticky. This makes me think the consistency is right. Dazza, I like the idea of 3 nozzles. Don't want to spend any more money if poss. Out of curiosity, where did you get it from? Nick, I have a Draper tools caulking gun. It does not have a plunger between mix & air. I may have to resort to rolling by hand with pin as you say. I'll give it one more try next week with a softer mix (more egg less powder) just in case the consistency is still too stiff. FST, I found hand operated guns a real pain & too difficult. The compressor will help when painting my fence (90 foot) so all's not lost. Gary, I also roll the bait to match tube dia. There isn't mush trapped air, it's definitely compressed air flowing thru the bait mix. I think i'll re-watch JB on the up close & personal vid again & keep on trying. Thanks all
nicktmg4558		#12	[-]
Posts: 289 (09/07/08 22:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	pm Tomo
Robbopike		#13	[-]
Posts: 85 (17/07/08 00:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I have a hand gun from the "old" days so I cannot help with the compressor side of things BUT I did find that if I made a load of mixes first, THEN tried to extrude the sausages it was a nightmare and the mix had gone hard. So perhaps it is the same. Therefore I then made the sausages from the fresh mix and they were a treat to deal with, they could then go as hard as they liked after they were rolled, while they waitied to be boiled OR not bolied and air dried as a rather hard "paste". John
rizla kc		#14	[-]
Posts: 1 (17/07/08 20:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	otomo, What make of gun is it? Check the plunger on the gun? Mine was a blue plunger with a slit from centre to outside edge, this slit is fine for extruding dow corning/silicone sealent etc. to release trapped air, but useless for bait, bloody bait splatters eveywhere. Quick phone call to supplier (cox sealents) in my case, and they sorted out a new plunger with no slit. Now it's working pefectly. Hope this helps regards riz

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