Read a Clover configuration as diameter, needle count, grouping and, where shown, taper. In 0801RLLT, 08 identifies 0.25 mm wire, 01 means one needle, RL is the liner grouping and LT means Long Taper. Keeping all four fields together makes the next purchase repeat the configuration you chose.

This is useful when you are moving from a box label to an online selector. A three-point liner and a three-point shader may share the same wire diameter, while a Long Taper and a Medium Taper option may share the same count. The full configuration preserves the difference that matters to your work.

Start with the diameter and count

Within Clover, the prefixes 06, 08, 10, 12 and 14 correspond to 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35 and 0.40 mm. The next two digits identify the number of needles. Read 0601 as one 0.20 mm needle, or 0803 as three 0.25 mm needles. The product listing supplies the actual offered combinations.

Diameter describes each wire; count describes how many wires form the grouping. For fine single-point detail, start by comparing 0801RLLT and 1001RLLT: one needle and Long Taper remain constant while the diameter changes from 0.25 to 0.30 mm. Choose the finer wire or the greater needle body for the line technique you prefer.

Let the suffix identify the working arrangement

Clover RL serves the liner selection, including single points and grouped liners. 0803RS is the three-point 0.25 mm round shader. 0803MS retains three 0.25 mm needles in Clover's separate mist-shading arrangement. Choose the arrangement for the marks you want before increasing the count.

For a row-based working edge, 0803F and 0805CF give you three-point Flat and five-point Curved Flat at 0.25 mm. Those are complete offered configurations. They provide different working edges and counts, so treat the choice as a change of configuration rather than a comparison of taper alone.

Compare the LT and MT options

LT means Long Taper and MT means Medium Taper in these Clover options. The taper describes the narrowing point profile. In 0801RLLT and 0801RLMT, diameter, count and liner grouping stay the same, leaving the named taper as the comparison.

Use the LT or MT option in the Clover selector to choose the point profile alongside diameter and grouping. These names identify the offered taper types; numeric taper lengths require specifications for the same Clover option.

Turn the code into the box you need

Clover is supplied as 20 cartridges of the selected configuration per box. Two boxes of 0801RLLT supply 40 cartridges with that configuration; the 01 in the code remains the needle count inside each cartridge. Each range uses 304 stainless-steel needles and EO sterilisation, while the configuration gives the working tip its specific role.

For a 0.25 mm single-point Long Taper liner, select 0801RLLT on the Clover RL page. Choose 1001RLLT when you want the same count and taper with 0.30 mm wire, or 0801RLMT when you want the 0.25 mm single-point option with Medium Taper. Then choose the number of boxes for your expected use.

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