Source for forceps and scalpels?

[techreef]

Is there a local source for getting stuff like this for coral fragging? I'd like to start building a kit of my own. I'm guessing buying it from my vet's office will cost a premium.

 

[loismustdie]

Your vet may not even allow you to buy this stuff. You can get most of what you're looking for at a bait and tackle shop. Scalpels will probably be the hardest to get. An Exacto knife from a hobby shop is a good substitute. For the most part, all you need are sharp scissors from a sewing shop or bueaty shop, a set of miniature pliers from Sears and a Dremmel if you're down for some hard-core LPS fragging. Some like a good sharp sushi knife as well.(herman)

 

[BroRage]

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try your nearest university that might have biology or nursing as a major...they will have disecting kits in the book store...

 

[scumonkey]

there is a good medical supply store in Manhattan:
Arista Surgical 67 Lexington Av.
212-679-3694

they have everything and sell to the public!

 

[leoskee]

Ebay! You can get just about anything there.

All I use is a dremmel, needle nose pliers, tweezers (dont tell my wife I took the expensive ones please) and a my all purpose Leatherman tool-knife.

Now that I think about it, all I reallly need is my Leatherman! lolol.

Dude, your not doing plastic surgery or anything like that. Go simple and basic and you should be okay. I do think that a dremmel is a good investment. You can use if for your hobby and for just about anything else. If you get one dont forget to buy the diamond coated cutting disk. The other cutting disks are not good for fragging corals.

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

i work in a operating room.i could get you a scalpel for free.:shhh:

 

[ellebelle]

A basic biology dissection set will run you $12.00 and it can be purchased at any university bookstore. You don't need the medical student set, which is expensive and surgical quality. You can get the basic, undergraduate dissection set which comes with two kinds of forceps, two types of scissors (the fine tip and the clamping kind), a scalpel with two (or maybe three) extra blades, and a probe. They're used for fetal pig dissections, but work beautifully on tank work.

 

[inline6]

how about this link:

http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/default.aspx?page=products&cat=tools

 

[loismustdie]

A basic biology dissection set will run you $12.00 and it can be purchased at any university bookstore.

try your nearest university that might have biology or nursing as a major...they will have disecting kits in the book store

...I wish I went to college. Sounds like a good place to get what you need.

 

[cali_reef]

Chris, it's never too late:lol2:.. You can get a lot more than fragging tools at the college.

 

[cali_reef]

I get my fragging tools here:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/10001/-1/10001/73399/10001/744/11157/19

All stainless steel will corrode if you don't rinse the tools clean after each use, you are better off buying cheaper stuff because there will be that one time you forget to clean your tools.

 

[Josh]

I can get those sorts of items cheap. But in general I only buy bone shears which are 18-8 stainless for frag cutters. Let me know if you need anything else.

 

[techreef]

thanks for all of the responses everyone. I'll look for the dissection kit in college bookstores. that sounds like a pretty decent price for what you get. i agree i don't need/want the super high quality stuff.

 

[bad coffee]

A box of single edged razor blades is $7. A new sharp one every time.

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