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merrymasochist -> RE: Help--Trying to Modify Syringes (9/27/2005 5:58:55 PM)
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I got my syringes free at my local drug store. I admit though, I wove a small fib about my fictitious dog that liked to chew his medicine syringes to get them, [;)] but then the end result got me four free syringes.
Making them is very simple and doesn't even require any tools should you choose.
1. Remove the plunger.
2. Cut off the injector tip.
3. I used a lighter to melt the cut edges so you can smoothe them and even them out. (Be careful when smoothing though as it's hot and can burn Your fingers.)
4. Next, cut a wire coathanger into four 3" straight lengths.
5. Measure and mark the plunger where you want the pins placed to hold them.
6. Using pliers to hold the coathanger piece, heat it up the free end with a lighter and press it into the mark you made on the plunger. It will melt right through and make a perfect size hole for your pin. (Make sure to wiggle it a bit and move it back and forth a bit to ensure that it will slide in easily for when you use it.
7. Repeat #6 for each of the pin holes.
8. The new syringe suction device is now ready to use.
You can cap the ends of Your wire pins with cold-rubber dip, (the kind of dip you can find at any hardware store that they use to make metal tools non-cunductive) so they won't be pointy. (Just make sure to make the plunger holes a little wider so the cap will go through as well as the pin.) Or you can simply file down any sharp edges and use them as is.
You can use this method on any type of plastic syringe. My drugstore had two sizes, small, apprx. 2" long and only about a centimeter or so in diameter and a medium size, apprx. 4" long with a larger diameter. You can also find syringes of a larger size in your grocery store, I think most call them "flavor injectors" and, as mentioned above, you can also find them in the veterinary sections of Fleet Farm.
I hope this helps. Good luck with your project and happy, safe play!
Sincerely,
merry
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