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Ultimate Cake Off: Circus Spectacular & Caulking Gun Goto page 1, 2  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Author Message Polkadot79 Regular Member Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 124 Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:02 pm  Do any of you use a caulking gun as a fondant extruder like the team in the episode does? If so, can you explain the different parts. I didn't rewind since it takes the episode forever to load again. __Jamie__ Forum SuperStar! Joined: Aug 16, 2008 Posts: 5361 Location: The less seriously you take me, the better off we'll all be! Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:16 am  Caulking gun? A real honest to God caulking gun. I doubt that was what you saw. I don't remember the specifics of that episode, but I'm pretty sure it was an extruder. Like this:http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/11f/4/AAAAAjgEWXIAAAAAAR9K7A.jpg Or like this: http://www.baileypottery.com/images/C-090-IKEG.jpg arosstx Forum Addict Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 1126 Birthday: Sep 28 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:36 am  I saw that episode, and it really was a caulking gun. The only reason I know is because he was so proud of it, and they did a short spot on how he was using it. I want to re-watch it next time it's on because I thought that was such a great idea! arosstx Forum Addict Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 1126 Birthday: Sep 28 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:39 am  Thinking about it more, I remember he used a length of pvc pipe about the size of a tube of caulk, had probably a screw-on cap for the end, and some type of ring or fitting on the front so that he could put disks in that would change how the fondant comes out. Not sure that made sense, but I can "see" it in my head. Kind of like those squeezy cookie makers where you put the dough in the tube and squeeze out cookies through different shape disks. Probably best to see the episode again! sadsmile Forum Fanatic Joined: Jun 22, 2008 Posts: 2289 Location: The Treasure Coast Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:45 am  I saw that and it was a PVC tube and end caps in a real caulking gun. They had drilled a hole in the end cap and said something like it had way more power then a normal extruder and you can make your own and try drilling different size holes for different size ropes. __Jamie__ Forum SuperStar! Joined: Aug 16, 2008 Posts: 5361 Location: The less seriously you take me, the better off we'll all be! Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:46 am  Oh wow! That's cool then! Enchantedcakes Junior Member Joined: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 49 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:27 am  here is a short video on how to make one for use with clay, just replace the clay with fondant. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ce.....-extruder/ Polkadot79 Regular Member Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 124 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:17 pm  Yes, it was a caulking gun with PVC. Thanks for the link to make one...I'm gonna get my brother to get onto that lil' project. =D BlakesCakes Forum Fanatic Joined: Aug 01, 2005 Posts: 2929 Location: Cleveland, OH Birthday: May 14 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:58 pm  For $35, you can get a nice, large extruder that comes with multiple disks. You can also get extra disks. http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_.....truder.htm I'm guessing that by the time you invest in all the stuff for the caulking gun rendition, the costs would be about the same. You can buy blank dies and drill them for any shapes or # of holes that you require. Rae arosstx Forum Addict Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 1126 Birthday: Sep 28 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:03 pm  Caulking gun is about $3 at home depot, 2 ft length of pvc pipe to cut is less than $2, and the test caps are about .25 cents each! The most you would pay to put this together is around $10. Polkadot79 Regular Member Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 124 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:07 pm  I have one of the lil small green clay extruders, but it takes so much effort at times to push the fondant/gumpaste out. On the show, he was boasting about how much stronger the caulking gun was so I thought that sounded pretty great (and even better if it's cheaper!). BlakesCakes Forum Fanatic Joined: Aug 01, 2005 Posts: 2929 Location: Cleveland, OH Birthday: May 14 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:20 pm  For a smaller clay gun--I very rarely need the really large one--I prefer the Makins Ultimate Clay Extruder. It's green aluminum with a "T" twist handle. You can find it online if you use google to search. It comes with tons of disks and you can buy extras. It's very easy to use and clean. No matter what type of small extruder you use, you need to knead in lots of crisco to get it to work well. If the fondant is the consistency of chewed chewing gum, you'll have easy work and a nice product. As for making a larger gun, my logic is simple--I value my time at no less than $10/hr., so if it will take me 2 hours to make and fine tune something & the raw materials are about $10 vs. a pre-made product for $30-$35--I'll buy it and save myself the time and aggravation. This thinking extends to fondant, too--with the mess and time involved in making it, I buy it. Rae HamSquad Regular Member Joined: Jun 26, 2008 Posts: 193 Location: Illinois Birthday: Sep 24 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:45 pm  Hey, For some you who have a old Wilton Cookie extruder for sprintz cookies, it works about the same. That is what I have been using since trying that small metal one. I have bad wrists from years of typing at work . This has been great for occassional use and something else to use my cookie gun for! Just a Thought Hammy Polkadot79 Regular Member Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 124 Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:20 pm  I have a Pampered Chef cookie press. I had the idea last week to try and use it with fondant, but wasn't sure it would work...will definitely try it now! Adding Crisco to my fondant/gumpaste worked wonders this week with the lil green clay extruder I have (bought for about $5 off ebay). moydear77 Forum Fanatic Joined: Jul 20, 2005 Posts: 2602 Location: Minnesota Birthday: Sep 22 Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:13 pm  Yep! It was a caulking gun. I saw it with my own eyes during the competition Roland is a cake genius and I am so glad to have met him! I remember looking over while we were shooting the episode and thinking how clever! 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