robalo01 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Anyone ever successfully made their own injector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1717 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I wouldn't recommend it. Ur messing with 350 degree liquid that u are putting under pressure.... Could be a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Dead Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Give it a shot! I suspect every injector on the retail market was home made at one time in the tinker shop. Improve the "mouse trap"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNC Molds N Stuff Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 If you have a lathe its a snap. If you are creative and have a drill press its possible. If you have a mill and have some ability to improvise it should be nearly as easy as with a lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cub48 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 ]Yes i made my own injector and used it for over a year. It worked as well as the ones u buy. Search cub48 i think i have a picture of it somewhere. Mine is made of a lift gate shock on a Tahoe it has a metal piston and a oring i made my tip from a piece of aluminum i bought off ebay had to be tight or it would suck air put set screw to hold tip. If u know someone that works at a dealer shop we replace them often, only thing is some have a groove up the side but u can feel it on the outside. Have not tried one of these the oring might seal it. If i had a lathe to machine the tips these would be as good or better than the ones u buy. The first one i made i had 0 dollars in the others were like $1.00 Cub48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) I used to use cattle catheter injectors. I modified them to fit my home made molds. They worked but were not safe to use very long. Edited September 30, 2016 by Jig Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I saw Paul Adams do this when I first started.. I didn't have an injector, so I tried it Two years later I'm still using it.. No accidents to speak of.. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.. I still don't own an injector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Linnell Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) this is one I made Edited September 30, 2016 by Roger Linnell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipt Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 its really not worth it to mess around. for 50 bucks or less you can buy one that wont fail. if you really want a cheap one get a metal one from lowes or home depot type store for grilling. do not get anything that isnt metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
