Any tricks to "short" syringe for main ink bottle?

[glassguy]

Hello everyone. I am relativly new to refilling and have an Epson Artison 725, Pro 4000, and am waiting for arrival of R3000. I have had an issue with my syringes not being long enough to reach the lower half of the main bottle when it gets down. I know--- get longer needles. but they re not available (that Ive found.) I was just wondering what tricks the more experienced "fefillers" have to compensate for this? Thanks for taking the time to read and send help and ideas, Have a good day! Wayne

 

[Grandad35]

Many refillers use squeeze bottles instead of syringes. I use a 2 Oz squeeze bottle.

 

[joseph99929]

It's just a question of leaning the bottle to the side, carefully. What I do is pierce the needle straight through the aluminum seal on the bottle instead of removing it. By piercing through the seal right near the edge of the bottle (not at the center), I can actually tip the bottle sideways without leaking (after about half-full).

 

[glassguy]

Oh, OK. Thank you for replying to me.... I will give them a try. Take care and have a good day!