So, I've always used the cheap plastic syringes you get from the pharmacy or grocery store for measurements, but the numbers wear off pretty quickly. What do people use so the markings don't come off?
Better syringes?
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I have switched to Topol glass syringes recently.Very accurate and will last a very long time if your careful with them.A little pricey but worth it for me.I bought from Norther Technology & Testing Inc. which I highly DO NOT recommend. Over 2 weeks to deliver and wraped in bubble wrap not individual boxes like they should be stored in.
I just found a 5ml Glass Syringe at Grainger's for $10.70 hopefully they also have the Needles.
+1 on the nail polish. That also works good for those that want to keep there labels intact while hot water steeping or UC steeping.
Awesome, I'll have to swipe my girlfriends clear nailpolish.
Also, what's the benefit of a glass syringe? Easier to clean? Do you have multiple glass ones so you don't have to rinse it between flavors?
Also, what's the benefit of a glass syringe? Easier to clean? Do you have multiple glass ones so you don't have to rinse it between flavors?
Great idea "Clear nail polish or packing tape." Not sure I would go to glass because plastic is so cheap and the rubber of the plunger seems to go bad after a while.
No O-ring? Still they look to be good investment to me. I don't have any but they are not exactly conducive to my mixing style. I looked at them when I started. I grew up vaccinating cattle and have been around them all my life. Plastic is easier to hold you finger over the hole on the tip and pour into the syringe then let it drain into the bottle. I only put in a plunger if it doesn't run out on it's own. Glass would be clumsy for that because of size and weight trying to juggle 3 items in your hands at once.
Teflon plungers (at least on some of the syringes I've found).
I can see how that works for PG and VG, but how well does that work for flavors?
If it's small batch I use a 1ml syringe with a 28ga 1/2" for flavors. Needle holds so little juice it doesn't factor into the mix %. I draw 1ml at a time for anything under 2ml. 1mls are my most used with plunger in syringe. If your using lots of flavor in a bigger batch then it's just like base, pour it in.
Your right about that. I hold off on the juggling until I'm done mixing.
They are the company I odered from and waited and waited and then waited. Product is excellent the company is not great at getting your order shipped out on their mule. I have gotten things from Greece faster. Tomopal are the syringes I just won't recommend that company.
Monoject brand syringes' markings are heat-etched into the barrels so they can't be smudged or washed off
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Here's the place I used for 3, 6 & 12ml syringes: Monoject Syringes at drsfostersmith.com
They don't have 1cc Monoject syringes there.
Has anyone used them?
Are the 1cc Monoject syringes heat-etched or printed?
thanks
They don't have 1cc Monoject syringes there.
Has anyone used them?
Are the 1cc Monoject syringes heat-etched or printed?
thanks
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