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I have been considering a cordless caulking gun and was wondering if anybody has any constructive criticism

I have both dewalt and Milwaukee stuff so I would like to stay with either one of them if possible

I would mostly use the for exterior polyethylene sealer application, I figure the battery powered guns would be a lot nicer than manual guns for this thicker material

I am leaning towards the Milwaukee m12 model since it uses the smaller battery making it a tad lighter and would still be good for several tubes at a time before a recharge

Thanks for your professional input!


David
 
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Windycity said:
I have been considering a cordless caulking gun and was wondering if anybody has any constructive criticism

I have both dewalt and Milwaukee stuff so I would like to stay with either one of them if possible

I would mostly use the for exterior polyethylene sealer application, I figure the battery powered guns would be a lot nicer than manual guns for this thicker material

I am leaning towards the Milwaukee m12 model since it uses the smaller battery making it a tad lighter and would still be good for several tubes at a time before a recharge

Thanks for your professional input!


David
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Just got the Milwaukee. Hard to be precise, hard to use sealant sparingly. The trigger delay is LONG. Lots of waste, i’m sealing end caps, outlets and gutter corners … I can’t move fast enough to reduce waste cause I only have so far to go. The battery lasts longer that any m12 tool yet. It’s heavy and the hook doesn’t fit around a ladder rung unless you force it. The hook also can’t spin. PM me your address and I’ll send it to you tomorrow. It’s gonna cost me more in Geocel 2320 than it’s worth.
 
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Half-fast Eddie said:
Cordless caulk guns are gadgets. Expensive gadgets. Go to a good supplier, you can get a wide variety of guns. This site has 3 different squeeze ratios and a gun designed for cold weather.
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OH MY! Choices galore, fraction’s abound, too much for Windy the dumb bricky. (His words I swear!)

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You may find my reply uh, lacking that.
 
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WBailey1041 said:
Just got the Milwaukee. Hard to be precise, hard to use sealant sparingly. The trigger delay is LONG. Lots of waste, i’m sealing end caps, outlets and gutter corners … I can’t move fast enough to reduce waste cause I only have so far to go. The battery lasts longer that any m12 tool yet. It’s heavy and the hook doesn’t fit around a ladder rung unless you force it. The hook also can’t spin. PM me your address and I’ll send it to you tomorrow. It’s gonna cost me more in Geocel 2320 than it’s worth.
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It's really that bad? Being fundamentally lazy, I'm always looking for anything that makes the job easier. I thought an electric gun would be good for siding work, and was going to buy one, but if it's really that bad I'll skip it and say thanks for saving me two hundred bucks.
 
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I only have experience with a Ryobi some years ago, but from what I've seen they're all pretty similar.

You definitely don't have the fine control you do with a decent manual gun. The advantage is when you're running beads in yards rather than inches, just to keep from developing claw hand. I wouldn't use one for a window, door or shower enclosure--too sloppy, and yes you'll have more waste.
 
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I have the dewalt 20v.
After we had it a couple weeks, I forbade the guys from using it on anything that needed to look nice, ie. caulking smartside or Hardie.
It takes quite a bit of finesse to get a decent looking bead, and wastes caulk by the case.


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Yes they are useless for that type of job.
We have an older Ridgid cordless that uses the large cartridges. That type is very useful for laying down large quantities of glue (subfloor to joists, drywall glue on studs, etc) much faster than you could manually and with nearly zero effort. The key is quantity, not quality of bead. But if you need quantity, you need the larger gun.
 
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I've got the Milwaukee M12 one and it's been great for putting down adhesives. I've used it a few times for caulking, but unless you dial it all the way down, it's tough to be detailed with it.
 
Discussion starter · #10 ·
Thanks for the input but You guys are not giving me a lot of hope that this would be a wise investment!

I could see them being difficult to lay a nice bead, fortunately most of my caulking is for expansion joints and sealing up masonry stuff so the “perfect bead” isn’t really necessary

My understanding is that pneumatic guns are the chit in regards to controlling and stopping the bead but that would be a little much for what I need

Wbailey I would be willing to give you some money for your gun plus shipping if you want to get rid of it, I’ll PM you to work out the details if you want to dump it


David
 
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Never tried the battery ones but used air caulking guns before. As all others have said, hard to control.

Great to have around when rough framing and doing drywall. Applying butyl to the excavator rops for new glass. Otherwise useless to me.



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