David Parker's top tip to make sure nothing goes to waste in the workshop
It’s often the case that you just want to use some sealant for a small project, which means of course that most of what you’ve paid for can get left in the cartridge, which then gets left in a locker on board or on a shelf in the shed and can cure before you’ve had a chance to use it.
It was in frustration one day at this happening that I came up with the method shown of getting at the locked in sealant in the tube.
A surprising amount of viable sealant can be salvaged this way and it saves another time consuming trip to the chandlers.
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The pilot hole acts as a start guide for the hacksaw to stop it sliding on the shiny plastic tube as you saw the end off
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Punch a hole in the base plug with a screwdriver and rip it out. Mind the sharp edges of the tube as you scoop out sealant
Originally published in PBO Feb19