new steam needle for pulling necks

[tippie53]

tried the heat cartridge THEY SUCK
too large a hole
used the stew mac needle for years but I found this
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/detai ... lsrc=aw.ds
you can make your own steam needles

[phavriluk]

The link brought me to a listing for 1/16" stainless steel rod. Eh?

[MaineGeezer]

Try this:
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/tubin ... eel+tubing

[Bob Gleason]

Hard to beat the age old basketball filling needle with the end cut off above the air holes. Cheap, available locally, needs only a reasonable size hole, and the threaded end fits nicely into surgical tubing that also fits nicely on the steam vent from a yard sale espresso maker or the second choice jury rigged to a tea kettle.

[tippie53]

I found the 1/16 tubing allows for deeper penetration but without having to create work in fixing the hole everything hide under the fret I think I need to make a video on this

[Diane Kauffmds]

I have the solid rod and I totally agree. It sucks rotten eggs! The hole you have to make is HUGE.

[Diane Kauffmds]

This is what I use. It's long, so I cut it in half, leaving a reserve tube. I bought this 4 years ago and I'm still using it.

uxcell 304 Stainless Steel Round Tubing 2mm OD 0.3mm Wall Thickness 250mm Length Seamless Straight Pipe Tube https://a.co/d/4wDtENR