Quick question (hopefully not to dumb...)

[Sl4gathor]

I am going to try my hand at a DIY, I got everything need'd, cept tiny measuring devices....

My wife it turns out has these awesome syringes (she is diabetic), they are Reli-on U-100, 100 unit, 1ml, perfect(i hope).....


Now my question, which I am sure will sound kinda dumb, but I want to make extra doubly sure,

it has 100 marks for each unit, if the needle holds 1ml, each mark should be .01ml correct, so if I need'd .33ml I could fill it too
33 units and be good to go, right???

Heres a shot of them:

 

[disco180]

.1 not .01

and yes

33 would be .33

 

[salemgold]

Go to 3 marks above the 30 and you would have .33 One side is marked 10,20,30,40, etc. That is .10, .20, .30, .40, etc.

Hope that helped.

 

[Sl4gathor]

Awesome, exactly what I was hoping.....

 

[boomerdude]

Actually those diabetic syringes do show .01. There are 10 .01 marks for each .1 and ten .1 marks making 1.00 ml. Cleaned properly they're great for measuring miniscule amounts. I don't use them, as I believe my taste buds won't recognize the difference with an .01 miscalculation.

 

[rowdyplace]

I use them but found them to be difficult to use due to the teeny-tiny needle. Carefully using pliars, I twisted the needle out and had much better luck measuring the thicker liquids.

 

[Sl4gathor]

VG was not liking the needle, and it was short, so off to the co-op and a 60ml syringe, with the needle from h*ll....heh

 

[dannyv45]

I found with thick liquids such as VG it's better to just remove the needle if your syringes are luer locking.

 

[jonhall2]

I found with thick liquids such as VG it's better to just remove the needle if your syringes are luer locking.

i also experienced the same problem with vg. bought lower gauge needles helped but still slow. will try none.


congrats danny on smoke free birthday. i reach 5 mos. april fools

 

[dannyv45]

Ha in 3 days it will be a year. Completely forgot it's been a year. Shows you how much I miss those ciggs

 

[Sl4gathor]

Had a go last night and soaking the bottle of VG in hot water helps, and now I am wondering if doing that will be a problem with the VG????

 

[dannyv45]

Had a go last night and soaking the bottle of VG in hot water helps, and now I am wondering if doing that will be a problem with the VG????

It will not be a problem. I do it all the time.

 

[Dayglow]

Even an 18g needle had some difficulty at times I can't imagine using an insulin syringe...

 

[dannyv45]

If your using a syringe to suck up VG it's best to use luer lock syringes and just remove the needle.