Hello,

Without going through dodgey channels and unduly bothering relatives in the medical profession (and truly worrying them), how can I lay hands on a full range of hypothermic needles (from thin gauge ones onto the thicker stuff) in the U.S. without a prescription?

Needless to say this is for modeling not for nefarious drug related uses.... but most websites I visited seem to insist on proven medical use before they will selland I have, rather fortunately, no such need at present.

BTW I don't need the syringes only the needles

Cheers, Richard

i dont know where to get the needles, but if you are trying make barrels, pipes and such you can get various aluminum or brass tubing from local hobby shop or i get mine from micromark.com.
hope it helps

Try these guys:

Small Parts Inc.

Go to "Materials" then "Hypodermic Tubing"


Shaun

Thanks Pavel...

I've some some of these which work well for the thicker stuff but I am looking for MG barrel replacements etc. which require I think needles rather than tubing which don't come in such ultra-thin sizes.

Cheers, RIchard

Thanks Shaun....that's a great store/website...

'I reckon it will take me a while to work through its extensive product list (lots of potential goodies I see already ) but it sure looks most promising.

Thanks again. Armorama is wonderful!

Cheers, Richard

you can also try asking around any taxidermy shops. I think you can order just replacement needles but I’m not sure. I know you can get the whole syringe.

I’ve seen them come in atlest 3 or 5 sizes in a few magazines.

I realized after I posted the URL you might need some help finding it so I updated my original post. Seems we are playing post tag.

Glad to help,

Shaun

Oh, there is all sorts of neat stuff there, isn't there?

Eureka... Thanks everyone esp. Shaun... Funny I was pondering and researching this for literally months and got the perfect answer within mins of posting the question!!

Richard