Al Cain Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi folks,At uni for our production of One flew over the cuckoo's nest, we are after approximately 5 hypodermic syringes with the fake needles on the end for our production. Ideally we would need them as soon as possible. I heard a while ago that the scene in saw 3 used acrylic tubes to represent the needle but I cant remember who the supplier was. Size of syringe should be roughly 3ml although open to suggestions! Thesem will not be destroyed during the run so can be returned. Any ideas please? Thanks. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemma Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Have you had a look at the syringe pens?: Click here for examples They are safe, look pretty realistic and are handy for writing, too! They come in different colours, but this coloured water could be replaced with clear if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Cain Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Syringe pens were an idea mentioned already but the director specifically mentioned neeldes being on the end of the syringe. to be honest, getting the syringe is no problem, getting the needle's (fake ones ) is! surprisingly enough real ones are very easy to source which is a scary thought considering there other uses such as drug taking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_korman Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Syringe pens were an idea mentioned already but the director specifically mentioned neeldes being on the end of the syringe. to be honest, getting the syringe is no problem, getting the needle's (fake ones ) is! surprisingly enough real ones are very easy to source which is a scary thought considering there other uses such as drug taking.... So why not use real ones and snip off the point? Seal the tube with Araldite if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djw1981 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The risk of a needlestick injury is very high if you try to cut the end off, I'd have thought. And even with the 'sharp end' cut off the rest of the needle is still of sufficient gauge to pierce skin, just not as painlessly. http://cgi.ebay.com/12-FAKE-HYPODERMIC-NEE...112121005r22037 have retractable needles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The current thinking in healthcare is that syringes and sharps are available, this is to prevent or deter needle sharing which is a greater infection problem than the hospitals wish to cope with. Basically with a clean sharp there is a drug problem. With a shared sharp there is a drug problem and likely aids plus hepatitis plus several other things. Try a real syringe with a short length of fence wire in the luer loc -should look OK. leave an air vent hole by the luer loc and push a short piece of soft foam into the syringe under the plinger. Red looks like blood as you pull the plunger. natural/pale brown looks like a serum or dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtheenchanteruk Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 real syringes are easy to get, most chemists sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 It should be quite easy to head to your local pharmacy and purchase the syringes. As for needles, you could try getting some thing gauge tube from a model shop and cutting to length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 As others suggest, real syringes are easily obtained, the problem is finding a safe and realistic alternative to the needles.Blunting the end of a real one with say a grindstone would help, but there would still be some risk of needle injuries.If the syringe does not have to work, then of course the "needles" dont have to be hollow, and a stiff bristle from a broom, painted silver is safe and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiswayup Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 As others suggest, real syringes are easily obtained, the problem is finding a safe and realistic alternative to the needles.Blunting the end of a real one with say a grindstone would help, but there would still be some risk of needle injuries.If the syringe does not have to work, then of course the "needles" dont have to be hollow, and a stiff bristle from a broom, painted silver is safe and simple. Yes, just ask for the syringes used to give babies medicines if in doubt - Boots or anywhere - cheap and harmless, obviously they come without needles - but if you need giant syringes then somewhere that supplies fibreglass resins etc locally to you - or I think Flints - would have them, but they might be too ridiculously big - the babies medicine ones sound more like it. As regards the needles, my first thought is that cocktail sticks might do, but they may still be too dangerous so experiment with plastic rod from a modelmaking shop maybe? You can even get pretty fine hollow plastic tube in model shops so if you need tp discharge the liquid somewhere that could work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karli Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 There is a place called Film Medical at Park Royal, they have everything you could ever need for needles etc. If you call them and say what you need they are usually really helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaune71 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Just another thought You could buy the 'real' syringes and then cut off the needles completely...... Then find a think stick (matchstick springs to mind but you may need something thinner or your could get some thin solder) cut it to size then cover in tin foil with no creases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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