It does help to know the magic words when looking for stuff.
I use them for cleaning glue out of syringe needles. Do take the time to swipe the tips over some sandpaper, they are quiet sharp.
I prefer to use a torch to burn the plastic out of clogged nozzles, far less hassle. I don't print "exotic" stuff like carbon fibre so I don't have any ruby ones. I think they might be a bit of overkill for solder paste, the plain steel ones would be hard enough.
As the other poster said, plenty on AliExpress if you don't mind the wait.
Tony
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Steve Wiseman via groups.io
Sent: Friday, 21 March 2025 4:59 pm
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [homebrewpcbs] cleaning paste needles
Ah, they're sold as 'printer cleaning needles' on Amazon uk, in handy kits of
different sizes.
(I have also bought a bunch of 3d printer nozzles, including the jewel tipped and
0.1mm versions, to see if they'll dispense solder paste, but they're still on the
'to do' pile. )
Steve
