Ed, Have you heard of the famous drip-u-lator? David I. Date sent: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 18:34:39 -0800 To: pianotech@ptg.org From: Ed Carwithen <musicman@highdesertnet.com> Subject: re:transporting lubricants Send reply to: pianotech@ptg.org > At 05:00 PM 12/07/1999 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear List, > >Concerning the question of availability of hypodermic needles: that's > >regulated by state law. Here in Massachusetts you need a MD > >prescription, but other states are more lenient. > >I used (tried using) a 5 cc syringe left over from my nursing practice > >to apply Protek and found that the Protek was not very controllable and > >oozed out even when no pressure was applied. Any suggestions? > >Thanks -- > >Dorrie Bell > >Associate Member, PTG > > > > Last summer at Potters Advanced Training seminar, Dave Swartz suggested > going into a well stocked hobby shop for ideas. I found one! > There was a sort of plastic "hypodermic" looking device for putting oil > in difficult places. The "needle" end has about a one inch curved "needle" > (for want of a better description). On to this one can put a short piece > (2 inch) of bendable plastic tubing. On the end of the tubing I insert a > small hollow 9-10 inch brass tube (all of the parts bought at same hobby > store). > > this contraption looks a bit strange, but is great for protek use. You > can suck the solution into the body of the "hypodermic" right through the > end of the longer tubing, and the length of the tubing will reach dang near > anyplace in the action that needs protek. With the right hand guiding the > end of the tube, and the left controlling the amount of fluid use, this > device is really the way to go. > > I got actual hypodermic needles from my druggist, and have discarded them > as being much less convenient than what is described above. The end of the > needle (no matter how long) was always just a bit shorter than I needed to > reach. > > Good luck.. > > Ed Carwithen > John Day, OR > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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