Cleaning syringes?
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I admit, this made me laugh, but I digress...
I also rinse with hot water and dry overnight.
I've found rinsing them and letting them dry works for a while, but long term they need to be replaced. Syringes when bought in bulk are cheap. Box of 100 for under $10 from petsupply sites like jefferspet.com They also sell them individually.
(I'm a vet tech so I go through quite a few anyway...you'd be surprised at the uses you can come up with for them
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I liked the needle exchange program option too
(I'm a vet tech so I go through quite a few anyway...you'd be surprised at the uses you can come up with for them
)I liked the needle exchange program option too
I've found rinsing them and letting them dry works for a while, but long term they need to be replaced. Syringes when bought in bulk are cheap. Box of 100 for under $10 from petsupply sites like jefferspet.com They also sell them individually.
(I'm a vet tech so I go through quite a few anyway...you'd be surprised at the uses you can come up with for them
I liked the needle exchange program option too
Would I need any kind of paperwork saying I could buy these or anything?
Juicy Liquid also has some glass syringes on their site, maybe you could go that route and you wouldn't have to worry about melting them while boiling. I'm a klutz so I know I'd break them
Nope, they have them listed more or less for livestock and farmers can get all this without prescription. I've never had a problem and ordered some syringes and needles a few weeks ago (needed them for the animals though
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Nope, they have them listed more or less for livestock and farmers can get all this without prescription. I've never had a problem and ordered some syringes and needles a few weeks ago (needed them for the animals though )
Juicy Liquid also has some glass syringes on their site, maybe you could go that route and you wouldn't have to worry about melting them while boiling. I'm a klutz so I know I'd break them
Doubt you'd have a problem boiling them since they're all made to be autoclaved and I believe autoclaving gets even hotter than boiling...might want to put them in something to keep them above the bottom of the pot you're boiling in.
Dishwashers might be a good idea since they sanitize as well. Just make sure they're dry when you put them back together or the rubber part of the stopper will stick to the syringe itself...not fun fighting with it to push it down.
Juicy Liquid also has some glass syringes on their site, maybe you could go that route and you wouldn't have to worry about melting them while boiling. I'm a klutz so I know I'd break them
Where have you seen glass syringes? JL seems to only have 3ml and 10ml in plastic..? The plastic syringes..the markings wear off fairly quickly..
Where have you seen glass syringes? JL seems to only have 3ml and 10ml in plastic..? The plastic syringes..the markings wear off fairly quickly..
It's in their limited specials section. They come with blunt needles 10mL Glass Syringe - $14.00 : JuicyLiquid.com, DIY E-Liquid and Accessories!
For that price you can get almost 2 boxes of 100 of the plastic ones (3cc) Didn't realize this was a 10 cc syringe. Those are a little more. I haven't found the numbers wearing off of the "monoject" plastic ones, they're also etched.
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Where have you seen glass syringes? JL seems to only have 3ml and 10ml in plastic..? The plastic syringes..the markings wear off fairly quickly..
VERY QUICKLY... and only plastic on that site
I agree, but it's definitely a viable option for some. Disposing of 100+ sharps properly can be a drag, so I don't fault anyone for looking into alternatives. Especially when mixing and measuring juice, you don't need sterile syringes.
im sorry i loved that comment and the trouble someone went through to make it without thier own username.
you could always get an autoclave for the needles and thenreplace the plungers, depending on the volume of your syringes you could always just use insulin syringes you can get the for rediculously cheap at any drug store. i just bought 5 from a lab supply store, might get more eventually but im betting they will last me a while
edit: the ones i bought were 3cc and had a pretty large gauge and long needle
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I'm not faulting anyone for anything...just offering alternatives that could save money. I'm a firm believer in "to each his own"
You're right, we don't need sterile syringes for juice. I don't think I've seen unsterile syringes in bulk although I'm sure they're out there. I'm just used to using Monoject (I've used Terumo but not crazy about them). I buy the needles and syringes separately for the bigger ones and the 3 cc's are so cheap with the needles, that if I need a different size needle or none at all, I just toss the needles in a box for future non-sterile use. Again, I used these for the animals more than anything and thought I'd let people know of suppliers that they may be unaware of.
I guess it depends on where you live. If I'm not mistaken (although that does happen on occassion
) you can just bend the end (to make them unusable and put the needles in a plastic soda bottle with a screw on cap and toss it.That is of course if you don't have a Dr or Vet willing to take the few (relative to what they're used to disposing of) to dispose of them for you.
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