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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 05:01 PM UTC
Can someone tell me how to differenciate between the Fine, Medium and Large needles and tips? I got the thing together and all, but would like to have a clue about this.. thanks.
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 08:25 PM UTC
well the tips are easy, mine are stamped HD for the couse head, F is the fine head and the medium head appears to have no markings!

Needles are a little harder, the fine needle is pretty easy to spot - it has a very sharp, thin point. The course needle has a much steeper taper, the medium needle falls somewhere in between, and can be hard to distinguish from the fine needle unless they are held side by side.
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 11:32 PM UTC
On the end of the needles there are very fine grooves.
They go as follows:
1 groove= F or XF head
2 grooves = M or IL head
3 grooves = L or HD head
Each head should be marked also, I know all mine are.

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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 07:02 PM UTC
Well that makes sense, now that I look. Thanks...

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