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OfflineFryer Mike
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Sterilizing Needle
    #9887676 - 02/28/09 11:35 PM (15 years, 22 days ago)

I need to sterilize my needle eventually, before I inject the spores into my jar.

I dont have a torch, can I just use a lighter/ karosene lamp to heat it up?

I know that these WILL leave black residue on the needle... is that a terribly bad thing?


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Fryer Mike]
    #9887840 - 03/01/09 12:14 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

shit i did it with a regular ol bic
half my jars colonized, and i'm thinkin the lighter soot didn't have much affect either way
but check this out, might be worth your time
Home made Alcohol lamp


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: SethTheGreat]
    #9887901 - 03/01/09 12:27 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)



This is what I use

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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Peterthinks]
    #9887940 - 03/01/09 12:35 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

damn...
thing looks effective


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: SethTheGreat]
    #9887992 - 03/01/09 12:47 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

It is, cherry red in just over a second. just put it on low and let it go. No soot either and you can get a new one for around $15

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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Peterthinks]
    #9888048 - 03/01/09 01:07 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

If you don't want to invest in a torch, a Bic lighter will work just fine, after the needle is red hot wipe it off with a alcohol soaked gauze.  I use it all the time with 100% colonization.


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: hawksapprentice]
    #9888922 - 03/01/09 08:41 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8731


I use something similar to that, small compact and works just fine :wink:


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Jitsu]
    #9888949 - 03/01/09 08:50 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

Lighter, candle, homemade alcohol lamp, gas stove flame, pretty much anything that is fire to a degree.

I personally, flame, stab in alcohol soaked sponge to cover at all times, line up and inject. Afterwards I take it out of the sponge, re-flame it, and put it back in to repeat the process. I re-flame it each time because I am injecting into some spawn bags and to make sure it goes down the side of the bag I end up touching some of the seed.


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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Jitsu]
    #9888953 - 03/01/09 08:52 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

Don't wipe the needle down with an alcohol pad - that defeats the purpose of flame sterilization.

A lighter will work fine, but it's a pain in the ass to flick a lighter with gloves on.. and a little dangerous if they're soaked in alcohol - I used a candle after I almost set my table on fire making an alcohol lamp out of a juice glass and a wad of cotton.

You should eventually invest in an alcohol lamp. I eventually got a wickless metal lamp for about $7.

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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Brennus]
    #9889019 - 03/01/09 09:20 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

A friend of mine a couple of years back used to use Sterno's, you know those little cans of that alcohol gel that lite up and keep trays of food warm. i just picked some up at wal-mart the other day. There like 2 for i think 2 bucks and change. They last for over 2 hours, and there a constant flame like an alcohol lamp. i dont know, just a suggestion.

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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: MEEZIE]
    #9889025 - 03/01/09 09:21 AM (15 years, 21 days ago)

oh, they are in the camping/sporting goods section. Some nifty things there

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