Grease gun (tool)

Grease gun (tool)

A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease fitting. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is needed. The aperture may be of a type that fits closely with a receiving aperture on any number of mechanical devices. The close fitting of the apertures ensures that lubricant is applied only where needed. There are three types of grease gun: 1. Hand-powered, where the grease is forced from the aperture by back-pressure built up by hand cranking the trigger mechanism of the gun, which applies pressure to a spring mechanism behind the lubricant, thus forcing grease through the aperture.

2. Hand-powered, where there is no trigger mechanism, and the grease is forced through the aperture by the back-pressure built up by pushing on the butt of the grease gun, which slides a piston through the body of the tool, pumping grease out of the aperture.

3. Air-powered (pneumatic), where compressed air is directed to the gun by hoses, the air pressure serving to force the grease through the aperture. Russell Gray, inventor of the air-powered grease gun, founded Graco based on this invention. Graco remains one of the major producers of pneumatic grease guns. [ [http://www.graco.com/Internet/T_Corp.nsf/Webpages/History Graco corporate history] ]

The grease gun is charged or loaded with any of the various types of lubricants, but usually a thicker heavier type of grease is used.

It was a close resemblance to some types of grease guns at the time that gave the nickname to the World War II-era M3 submachine gun.

Hypodermic injection accidents

There have been accidents in repair garages where some sorts of high-powered lubricant gun has unintentionally acted as a hypodermic jet injector. See here for external links about this sort of accident.

External links

* [http://www.wades.net.au Grease Gun and Parts List]

References


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