Changing the Needle?

[Parabola]

How important is it to change the needle after I suck the gear out of the vial?..is it really neccessary?

 

[Khadar]

No you don't need too. The shot doesn't have as much pain because the needle is sharper.

 

[Intrigue]

Change Needles ...

Once you pass your initial needle through the rubber stopper, and extract the gear, the needle you just used is now dull/made blunt. Normally, one would use a large gauge needle (18 by 1.5in) to extract the gear, this way it gets done quickly. Then the needle is change to something a bit more tolerable to shoot with (23g, or simliar). Hope this helps.

-I

 

[Charvelle]

Re: Change Needles ...

Once you pass your initial needle through the rubber stopper, and extract the gear, the needle you just used is now dull/made blunt. Normally, one would use a large gauge needle (18 by 1.5in) to extract the gear, this way it gets done quickly. Then the needle is change to something a bit more tolerable to shoot with (23g, or simliar). Hope this helps.

-I

This is the best way, however if it's not an option, then you are
ok with using the same needle/syringe, it will probabaly just be
a little more difficult to pierce the skin, but it will get the job done.

 

[Magnússon]

At .10 cents a needle, I cant see a reason not to.

 

[genarr3]

Changing the pin is also more sterile, and using the fresh pin will result in less scar tissue. Worth a few pennies I think.

 

[jc21]

well i use a 18gauge needle to draw out the gear...esspecially with amps. and i really dont want to stick that bad boy in myself.

 

[Bigsatan13]

An 18 is like a roofing nail. I don't know how anyone could do a preload!

 

[supertech69]

An 18 is like a roofing nail. I don't know how anyone could do a preload!

No shit! I use an 18 for drawing & a 23 for injecting. The first time I used an 18 for drawing I looked at it & thought "holy shit, some people actually inject with this?!" Man that would be a pianfull fucking injection! That's larger or close to the same size as the little short ones they use for donating blood isn't it?