How do I prevent bag wrap when dispensing sausages?
Sealants and adhesives packaged in sausage packs (AKA chubs or sachets)are more convenient and economical than cartridges and less messy than bulk. They are dispensed with a full barrel caulking gun similar to a bulk gun but with a plastic or Teflon piston instead of leather. Under normal circumstances, when a sausage is completely dispensed you remove the front cap to find a small compressed ring of the sausage skin that is easily disposed of. But sometimes you will find that the skin has wrapped, or gotten behind the piston and it is a mess to clean up. Following are the typical causes of bag-wrap: • Wrong Piston: We recommend either our #21-20 Teflon (white), #21-24 Hytrel (orange) #29-H25 Poly-Finger pistons for use with sausages. For Albion B-Line guns use piston #873-6. • Worn or damaged piston: Examine your piston inside the barrel. If it is nicked, bent or not tight against the inside walls of the barrel, replace it. • Dirty Barrel: Examine the inside of the barrel – it must be
