reusable syringes for paint/thinner mixing?

Glass-lined metal bodied syringes are use by Vetrenarians and ranchers for inoculating animals.  They're reusable; otherwise, they'd be going through a fortune in disposibles.  Check a local ranch supply house or a vet. 

 

Many Drug Stores sell glass pipettes that you can use for mixing paint.   If you live in the midwest Walgreens sells packs of 2 for about a $1.00.  Thats what I use.

 

You could also try a scientifc surplus store they have all sorts of cool stuff.

There are reasonably reliable plastic syringes (Not medical grade) available at various Jerry's Artarama stores:  http://www.jerrysartarama.com , expressly designed for the purpose of mixing paints and solvents. I've found them useful and inexpensive. In addition, they serve nicely for creating improvised spatter effects when loaded with Tamiya Acrylics.

Well, my girlfriend was a diabetic & when she passed away I was left with a bunch of her

syringes so, I've been using them for paints, Proweld,etc. Just don't last too long tho... 

I have a senile, 15-year-old cat, named Willie, who has a thyroid condition. One of the medications I have to give him is in the form of an ointment that's applied, in small amounts, to (oddly enough) the insides of his ears. I have to buy it at a "compounding pharmacy," which mixes its own medicines. The stuff comes in skinny, plastic syringes, with markings in fractions of an ounce and tenths of a cc on the side. A month's supply (which costs about $25) includes five such syringes full of the stuff. Rinsed out, those syringes are great for mixing paint, applying (non-solvent) glue, etc. I imagine well-stocked drugstores sell them, empty, for low prices.

You might give these a try. I have them and they work really well, from American Scientific Surplus:

http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm?terms=8136&cartLogFrom=Search

Great feedback! Thanks everybody...looks like i may be spending a lot of time on this forum :)

     I found Monoject medical grade syringes without the needle at a vet supply place online-www.kvvet.com.  Depending on which you want you can get them as low as 19 cents a piece.

 

      Chris

Try a glass eyedropper?  Less than a buck, and you can take it apart and clean it (until the rubber head goes bad from the chemicals).  If you are really careful, you'll never get thinner up into the bulb head, and you're golden.

check you  local  pharmacy  walgreens,cvs,  in some states (not my state) you can actually buy real syringes inclu the needle over the counter without a prescription

You can always get these from MicroMark:

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=13106