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OT, another use for the CBN wheel

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OT, another use for the CBN wheel

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OT, another use for the CBN wheel

John K Jordan

I occasionally grind off the point of a hypodermic syringe needle to make a precision oiler. This is a pain with a file, a mess with a grinding wheel that is too coarse, and trouble to get out the Dremel with a fine cut-off wheel. Regardless, it would then be out with the diamond hone or stone to smooth the tip.

Today I tried the CBN wheel for this - wow, about 10 seconds and it was done, clean and smooth with no burrs.

This one is loaded with TriFlow with teflon.


If you work with miniature mechanical things or just need to get a tiny drop of oil in a tight spot and haven't used a syringe for this it might be worth a try.

Note, certain oils may eventually degrade the rubber plunger tip in disposable syringes which is why the better oilers I use have a glass body and plunger. I'll throw this one away after a bit. There are hundreds more on my syringe shelf!

JKJ

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Re: OT, another use for the CBN wheel

John Stegall

Excellent thinking John. Happy New Year!

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Re: OT, another use for the CBN wheel

John K Jordan

A guy on another forum told me about these which look useful, small plastic bottles with (unsharpened) needles, made for glue. He uses them for lots of liquids.

http://www.regionalsupply.com/default.aspx?page=item+detail&itemcode=HYPO25

The best of years to you, too!

My Lovely Bride fulfilled her first New Year's resolution today with help from a horse trainer friend:


She's riding our mare Sienna, her first time on a horse other than a short "tourist" trail ride decades ago. Good fun!

JKJ

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Re: OT, another use for the CBN wheel

david

I have diabetes, and the insulin syringes I use has this statement on the package: "Does not contain any natural rubber latex." Maybe this is synthetic rubber that the oil degrades?

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Re: OT, another use for the CBN wheel

John K Jordan

> Maybe this is synthetic rubber that the oil degrades?

I've never read the packages! Maybe it's just old age that degrades.

JKJ