Bought a batch of 25 x 10ml vials, dishing up my brew etc, but when it comes to crimping, it just comes out poor.
I use a hand crimper. I put the vials on a flat surface with the butyl stopper pushed in. I gently ease the crimper over the septum that's placed on the vial, making sure they're level, I go as low as possible on the vial as not to crimp half way into the septum or something and then I squeeze the crimp firmly, not too fast, not too slow. My vials always come out with a ridge in the middle of the septum (like a 'lip') and the opening of the septum that's meant to be neatly tucked in and underneath itself is usually visible (at a 90o angle, or sometimes, even pointing down like barely any pressure has been applied). They're just eye sores basically. Not how I want them to be: neatly tucked, flat and smooth.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? I've looked up a few videos on youtube of people crimping, and I'm doing exactly what they're doing....
EDIT: Just had a thought, could it be that the opening of the vials don't 'come out' far enough, thus not allowing enough room for the septum to tuck underneath?
I use a hand crimper. I put the vials on a flat surface with the butyl stopper pushed in. I gently ease the crimper over the septum that's placed on the vial, making sure they're level, I go as low as possible on the vial as not to crimp half way into the septum or something and then I squeeze the crimp firmly, not too fast, not too slow. My vials always come out with a ridge in the middle of the septum (like a 'lip') and the opening of the septum that's meant to be neatly tucked in and underneath itself is usually visible (at a 90o angle, or sometimes, even pointing down like barely any pressure has been applied). They're just eye sores basically. Not how I want them to be: neatly tucked, flat and smooth.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? I've looked up a few videos on youtube of people crimping, and I'm doing exactly what they're doing....
EDIT: Just had a thought, could it be that the opening of the vials don't 'come out' far enough, thus not allowing enough room for the septum to tuck underneath?
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