Refillable ink cartridges

[stitches4815]

So I decided it is time to be a tight ass, I sprung for some refillable catridges for my 1400.  I got them yesterday with 120ml of ink.  Included in the kit were two syringes, a 10cc and a 60cc.  A little over kill with the 60cc.  What floored me was when I opened the 10cc syringe I found an actual 18ga needle in the package.  I thought they would send some kind of blunted tip.  Am I out of line for my suprise or do other places suplly this set up.  Since I am a firefighter/paramedic I know it is not a good thing to be sending syringes with needles out in the world uncontrolled.

[mk162]

what do you mean uncontrolled?  I don't think they put them in everybody's mailbox as free samples.  You work in a place that has sharp needles moving at 800 stitches a minute and your worried about a needle that came with an ink refill kit?

Just checking.

[rmonks]

I have and use refill carts i get from inksupply.com they are blunt end needles.

[ebscreen]

I've had clients come by when I'm refilling cartridges, syringe in hand.

[Prosperi-Tees]

hah that happened to me to. It looked a lol crazy when I had the small syringe out on the table.

[Hegemone]

All of this is why I dig my ciss. Also less wear and tear on the little membranes on the carts that get punctured when they are installed. My ink comes in squeeze bottles that I can just tip into the opening on the tanks. I learned how to deal with their quirkiness in the nineties when I was doing a lot of photo printing.  Ciss has come a long way since then.  Much more refined and like real systems instead of Frankenstein tube monsters.

[beanie357]

We use refillables for a few printers. Cobra ink stuff. Uses bottles and a little funnel. Syringes for flushing are blunt, but we have a sharps for purging air in our dtg carts when they are new.

Can't get too upset when it's the tool for the job.

We have embroidery, sewing and carbide cutters for everything and anything, so basic sharps handling should be used in a work enviornment.