3 Things You Can Make From Caulking Tubes

If you like to fix things yourself, there is a big chance that you have come across a caulking tube or a caulk tube.

Fillet with a silicone, glue, wall filler and other materials, its simple yet ingenious design is perfect for many DIY jobs.

In this Instructable, we'll have a look at 3 thing you can make from empty caulk tubes.

We'll make a:

• Water Gun
• Secret Safe
• Confetti Launcher

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I used a wooden stick to get out the plunger.

Alternatively you can get it out with a pump.

I only reuse caulking tubes that were filled with a water based product as it's much easier to wash them out.

I drilled a hole in the plunger and swapped it with the one in the caulk gun.

I tied the tube to the gun with cable ties.

The only thing left was put on the nozzle and fill the tube with water.

We have made a powerful water gun.

I drilled a hole in the plunger and put in an eye bolt.

That's it!

We have made a secret safe in a caulk tube.

I pushed the plunger into the tube.

Then I covered it with confetti.

I glued a very thin napkin (1 ply of the napkin) on top of the tube to close it.

Now all we need is a pump.

A little bit of air and the plunger will shoot out with a "bang" and a confetti cloud.