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new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:20 pm
by 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
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:56 pm
by phavriluk
The link brought me to a listing for 1/16" stainless steel rod. Eh?
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:27 pm
by MaineGeezer
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:02 pm
by 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.
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:09 am
by 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
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:55 am
by Diane Kauffmds
I have the solid rod and I totally agree. It sucks rotten eggs! The hole you have to make is HUGE.
Re: new steam needle for pulling necks
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:07 am
by 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