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    Needle length for German Durchstich refill method

    Some of the earlier posts in this thread give some suggestions on where to get them. Being in Australia, I wanted to source them locally and initially this was proving difficult. In the end I managed to get some through my local medical doctor. I'm not sure if this is generally allowed but my...
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    Needle length for German Durchstich refill method

    Thanks guys for your help. I'll first try and find some needles locally and then if I have no luck I'll try your good suggestions. Tin, I'm trying to understand exactly what you did to refill the carts in this different method. Do you have anymore details (maybe in another post that I...
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    Needle length for German Durchstich refill method

    I forgot to also ask, do you make the hole in the outside wall of the cart with the sharp tipped refill needle or do you use something else eg. drill bit or push pin?
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    Needle length for German Durchstich refill method

    Thanks for the reply. Sorry, yes I have a Canon IP5200 printer which uses CLI-8 carts. Arh, I was hoping to use the hobbicolors needles cause I haven't been able to source any other ones. headphonesman, where did you purchase your needles from? Does anyone know of anywhere online or...
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    Needle length for German Durchstich refill method

    I recently purhcased a Hobbicolors refill pack which included a couple of needles. After a lot of reading on this forum I 've decided to go with the German refill method. The needles in the Hobbicolors pack are 38 mm (1.5 inch) long (measurement does not include plastic hub connector) and 18g...
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