Source: Clear Hollow plasic tubes?

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Lord-Data

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Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably cheapish if
possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need, but can't think of
something they'd have actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come
up blank ..

Anyone got any ideas? :)

Thanks in advance! (Preferably clear, but coloured/tinted plastic would be
fine also) ..

Thanks!
 
Try searching for words like acrylic or polycarbonate with the obvious
'tube' or 'tubing'.

I find things like

http://www.cuttosize.com.au/products/acrylic.html


"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote:

Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably cheapish if
possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need, but can't think of
something they'd have actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come
up blank ..

Anyone got any ideas? :)

Thanks in advance! (Preferably clear, but coloured/tinted plastic would be
fine also) ..

Thanks!
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Andy Wood
woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au
 
Lord-Data wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably
cheapish if possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need,
but can't think of something they'd have actually been used for..
Tried bunnings/etc and come up blank ..
Click to expand...
Look in the Yellow Pages for your local plastics supplier - they should
stock acrylic tube in a bunch of sizes. In my case it's the local fibreglass
shop that also stocks acrylic sheet, rod and tube and, conveniently, the
stuff to stick it together.
 
On 2005-11-11, Poxy <pox@poxymail.com> wrote:
Lord-Data wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably
cheapish if possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need,
but can't think of something they'd have actually been used for..
Tried bunnings/etc and come up blank ..

Look in the Yellow Pages for your local plastics supplier - they should
stock acrylic tube in a bunch of sizes. In my case it's the local fibreglass
shop that also stocks acrylic sheet, rod and tube and, conveniently, the
stuff to stick it together.
Click to expand...
Is there a special glue?
I just use cyanoacrylate glue (supaglue), it sticks acryic really well.

Bye.
Jasen
 
Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2005-11-11, Poxy <pox@poxymail.com> wrote:
Lord-Data wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt
TOO important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably
cheapish if possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I
need, but can't think of something they'd have actually been used
for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come up blank ..

Look in the Yellow Pages for your local plastics supplier - they
should stock acrylic tube in a bunch of sizes. In my case it's the
local fibreglass shop that also stocks acrylic sheet, rod and tube
and, conveniently, the stuff to stick it together.

Is there a special glue?
I just use cyanoacrylate glue (supaglue), it sticks acryic really
well.
Click to expand...
I use CA too, but the guy seems to have a whole shelf-full of solvents and
cements.
 
On 2005-11-11, Lord-Data <data@ihug.com.au> wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably cheapish if
possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need, but can't think of
something they'd have actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come
up blank ..

Anyone got any ideas? :)
Click to expand...
Go to a plastic seller, or fabricator. (or bettter yet ring a few.)
you'll probably have to do that during business hours.

Bye.
Jasen
 
Have you tried a chemistry equipment supplier? Might be worth a try. Also,
some of the animal auto water/food dispensers use a tube like that - if you
only need a couple perhaps you could modify one of those.



David

Lord-Data wrote:

Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably cheapish if
possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need, but can't think of
something they'd have actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come
up blank ..

Anyone got any ideas? :)

Thanks in advance! (Preferably clear, but coloured/tinted plastic would be
fine also) ..

Thanks!
Click to expand...
 
"Poxy" <pox@poxymail.com> while reading the NewsGroups, found
courage and express out opinion in
news:rWjdf.15587$Hj2.1984@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2005-11-11, Poxy <pox@poxymail.com> wrote:
Lord-Data wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter
isnt TOO important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice ..
Preferably cheapish if possible .. I can picture in my mind
exactly what I need, but can't think of something they'd have
actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and come up blank
..

Look in the Yellow Pages for your local plastics supplier -
they should stock acrylic tube in a bunch of sizes. In my case
it's the local fibreglass shop that also stocks acrylic sheet,
rod and tube and, conveniently, the stuff to stick it
together.

Is there a special glue?
I just use cyanoacrylate glue (supaglue), it sticks acryic
really well.

I use CA too, but the guy seems to have a whole shelf-full of
solvents and cements.
Click to expand...
Chloroform welds them well..

P.
 
Try Cadilac Plastics

"Jasen Betts" <jasen@clunker.homenet> wrote in message
news:slrndnab20.1q6.jasen@clunker.homenet...
On 2005-11-11, Lord-Data <data@ihug.com.au> wrote:
Roughly around 30-40cm long, rigid clear plastic .. diameter isnt TOO
important, but around 2cm roughly would be nice .. Preferably cheapish if
possible .. I can picture in my mind exactly what I need, but can't think
of
something they'd have actually been used for.. Tried bunnings/etc and
come
up blank ..

Anyone got any ideas? :)

Go to a plastic seller, or fabricator. (or bettter yet ring a few.)
you'll probably have to do that during business hours.

Bye.
Jasen
Click to expand...
 
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