In the Spirit of DIY
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Tuesday February 26th, 2008 @ 9:44 PM
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I’ve read some expierences about pulls/suspensions and some say when the needle is put through the flesh lube is used, some say no lube… I’m staring at a 10ga needle and it seems like lube would be a good idea - but what kind? I find it hard to believe KY would be appropriate. Thanks.
For starters let me say that in the realm of pulls/suspensions, its very rare that a 10ga needle would be used. At least in my past experience with suspensions & pulls. In fact the average reputable suspension crew will usually use 8ga and 6ga needles and hooks.
Now I could make MANY comical statements here…Saying to not use lube, Saying to use spit and various other sexually related joke comments. But alas lets just cut to the chase, with these large sizes its ideal to use some Sterile Water Soluble Lube. Sure you can insert the 10ga needle dry, but my personal suggestion would be to use the Lube.
Also know depending on the type of needle you’ve obtained, the use of lube can definitely be an ideal option. As certain companies produce needles differently then others, ie: some are duller than others.
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6 Responses to “In the Spirit of DIY”
lol, I’m not actually doing a pull or suspension - just messing around with some 7/0 ss hooks for fun and I’m glad I asked, thanks much for answering my question!
HappyRat on February 27th, 2008 at 12:50 ami’ve only done a suspension once, and did my first pull 2 nights ago, but i’ve used 10g needles both times and have had no problems. we used 8g hooks but didn’t even feel the stretch. not sure if you’d consider that the “right way” but i found it extremely easy and comfortable. also used technicare as lube for the needle.
AJ Apathy on February 27th, 2008 at 12:54 pmAJ Apathy: Essentially I could see that occurring depending on how the hooks/barbs were ground down…With suspensions/pulls I’d say the “right way” is that you got the hooks in,etc…But I could also see if the hooks/barbs weren’t ground down properly, a 10ga needle and 8ga hook insertion would not be very nice, even with lube.
also yes technicare is good to use, but very hard for average joe schmoe to get ahold of…Also if you want to get into technical definitions,etc Technicare is not meant as a lube, its meant as a skin prep…It works well as a lube though, I use it as well, but there will also be many people arguing against the use of technicare as lube, as that’s not what its intended use is.
Warren Hiller on February 27th, 2008 at 8:42 pm“very hard for average joe schmoe to get ahold of”… umm, a 2 second google search found at least 5 sites willing to sell it to anyone, and while looking for a place that sells it I realised we’ve already got a bottle in the medicine cabinet from a recent surgery/aftercare lol
HappyRat on February 28th, 2008 at 1:21 amTechnicare is not approved for use in Australia (Can’t say about other countries) and will be seized by Customs if they see it in parcels from overseas (she said from personal experience), so, indeed, it is very hard for quite a few people to get. It’s also a skin prep for pre-surgical use and not intended as a wound care treatment, so well done you for using it incorrectly. “lol”.
Packets of water-based lube are freely and readily available at literally any chemist/pharmacy/convenience store/supermarket chain, and therefore a heck of a lot easier to lay hands on than Technicare, full stop.
Lori St.Leone on February 28th, 2008 at 7:59 amHappyRat also know that because of certain various reasons (potential failure to re-apply for a DIN number, not putting french language on the bottle,etc) no company in Canada is capable of distributing it.
Warren Hiller on February 28th, 2008 at 7:54 pmLeave a Comment