Has anyone shortened a Randy Smith needle valve?
I have thought of cutting one off and putting a piece of 3/8 balsa on the end, glued on with epoxy or thick CA. The idea is to make a round piece about about 3/8 inch thick both ways, drill a small hole just a bit smaller than the needle stem.
Another way would be to cut it and bend it but that is good stuff. Too hard to bend.
If I wasn't hauling in tight quarters and meeting the ground too often, I wouldn't need to do this.