i found a place to buy clearflex tubing without having to buy bulk

[drewthomas14]

i was searching around and here is the site i found http://www.case-mod.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_24_72&products_id=295

[JFettig]

lol, go look at the other thread, theres a discount for ocforums and wc101forums

[drewthomas14]

how much per foot

[JFettig]

go look at the other thread, the group buy thread, then the link is in there

[drewthomas14]

i looked there. its the same link

[MajinSSJVegetto]

In the other thread its $.80 for 3/8" and $1.05 for 1/2".

Your link is $1.50 for 1/2".

[JFettig]

http://www.case-mod.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=71

theres the link, look at those pages and tell me they arent the same

[drewthomas14]

thanks:beer:

[athlonnerd]

any where i can get 5/8" stuff, i have pvc stuff from sears, was cheap, but totally blows. what is the best material to get

[JFettig]

tygon and clearflex 70 are the same thing, check out flextubing.com and check for a distributor near you

[athlonnerd]

dont really feel like drving across town to find they dont carry it, houston is big. any where online?

[JFettig]

and you dont really feel like picking up the phone?

[athlonnerd]

no not really. basically, im lazy, and dont want to drive 50 miles

[masitti]

Originally posted by athlonnerd
no not really. basically, im lazy, and dont want to drive 50 miles

You don't have a phone at your house? So you are saying you have to driver 50 miles to use a phone? :confused: :D

[Al666]

tygon and clearflex 70 are the same thing, check out flextubing.com and check for a distributor near you

which tygon and clearflex 70 is the same maskedgeek?

Tygon Formulation R-1000 = Durometer hardness, Shore A, 40

Tygon Formulation R-3603 = Durometer hardness, Shore A, 55

Clearflex 60 = Durometer hardness, Shore A, 60

Clearflex 70 = Durometer hardness, Shore A, 70

Clearflex 70 is not good, and doesn't even come close to Tygon R-3603. I don't recommend it!

There's only .5 durometer difference betw. Clearflex 60 and Tygon R-3603, so Clearflex 60 is the one that you should be buying, not 70.

[JFettig]

what is rong with 70? whats the difference? is there some diff between 60 and 70?

[Al666]

ofcourse there's difference betw. 60 and 70 durometer masked.
harder the durometer cheaper the tubing.

even standard PVC (vinyl) tubing is 68 durometer. clearflex 70 is .2 worse than that.
in other words clearflex 70 is cheap vinyl with 1/8" wall. That's it.

[JFettig]

how do you get this, this stuff bends like crazy! i currently have clearflex 60, but is there much of a difference, i really dont know what this durometer stuff is... its new to me.
what durometer is tygon?

-edit- i mean 3603, im currently running that, i have clearflex also, its heavier tubing, bends the same and has a blue tint...

#2 edit, by weight i mean like mass

[grim]

durometer is a way of measuring how hard something is. the higher the durometer the harder and more durable it is but it probably wont flex as well

[Al666]

masked you got the right stuff, so you don't need to worry about anything.

durometer of the R-3603 is 55 and durometer of the Clearflex 60 is, well, 60, so there's not much difference. Tygon R-3603 is a bit softer that's all. But Tygon R-3603 is crazy expensive too.

what i'm saying is Clearflex 60 is the one that people should be buying, not the Clearflex 70. It's not good stuff.

and Tygon R-3603 and Clearflex 70 is not the same thing.

Clearflex 60 is almost the same thing as the R-3603, and cheaper.

[JFettig]

ok, so how 'not good' is clearflex 70? it cant be that bad can it? ill talk to the dude at casemod and get a sample

[athlonnerd]

what i was xsaying, is no, i dont feel like calling, and i dont feel like driving 50 miles across twon to get to this store. is there newhere i can get this stuff online, 5/8" cheap.

[Al666]

ok, so how 'not good' is clearflex 70? it cant be that bad can it? ill talk to the dude at casemod and get a sample

well it's as bad as regular vinyl tubing, actually by .2 durometer worse.

BTW if you think that Clearflex 70 can't be bad, why did you purchase the Tygon R-3603 in the first place?

[JFettig]

well if you click my www, you will see;) it was for a review, and i didnt purchace it or the clearflex 60, and i contacted case-mod.com for some 70

[JFettig]

just because the durometer is larger doesnt mean it wont bend as far and all rite? well ill have to talk to the guy, he says its pretty good

[JokerF15]

Al666: First of all, if you contact FlexTubing and talk to a rep over there you will know that ClearFlex 70 is more flexible than ClearFlex 60. It is 10 times more flexible than standard vinyl tubing. The numbers may not match up...but that means jack..

Also, Tygon is OVERKILL for a damn watercooled system. People don't realize that. You're watercooling a computer. People are too crazy to purchase something that is more expensive because it is 'better'. You know what, Tygon, Silicone are both overkill. ClearFlex or any other 'premium' vinyl tubing is good enough. You don't need 90 degree bends. As long as it doesn't kink easy (which ClearFlex 70 doesn't) and it doens't cost more than 1.50/ft go for it. Anything more than that either you are getting ripped off or there is no use for it.

IT maybe not be as good, but you can't really compare because there is no need for the 'extra' flexibility.

60 or 70 both actually cost the same from ClearFlex...So whatever you guys want, People will supply you. I am sending Masked some 70 he'll compare it. Whatever he tells me is better I will carry..simply put.


-JokerF15

[Al666]

JokerF15- Clearflex 70 CAN'T BE more flexible than Clearflex 60. That's impossible. Tygon R-3603 (55A) is more flexible than Clearflex 60 (60A).
How can a durometer 70, can be more flexible than durometer 60???
Clearflex70 can only be cheaper than Clearflex 60, that's all

[JokerF15]

Al666: I'm only quoting what the FlexTubing rep AND the ClearFlex distributor quoted me...he may have mixed it up, possibility, but that's what HE quoted me......


Pricing for both is the SAME. Either way..its still overkill for a WC computer, and i don't know why ppl will pay ~2.50/ft for tygon..its just insane..but i guess if ppl want to pay that amount of money ppl will always hype it and sell it....

-JokerF15

[Al666]

Also, Tygon is OVERKILL for a damn watercooled system. People don't realize that. You're watercooling a computer. People are too crazy to purchase something that is more expensive because it is 'better'. You know what, Tygon, Silicone are both overkill. ClearFlex or any other 'premium' vinyl tubing is good enough. You don't need 90 degree bends. As long as it doesn't kink easy (which ClearFlex 70 doesn't) and it doens't cost more than 1.50/ft go for it. Anything more than that either you are getting ripped off or there is no use for it.

Tygon is not OVERKILL, but EXPENSIVE!!!. You can never have 90 degree bends with any type of tubing, only with a pipe. besides you don't want to have 90 degree turns anyways, 'cause it will cause restriction. with flexible tubing you can avoid using 90 degree elbows, that's all. I'm not saying Tygon is the king, or anything like that at all. All I'm saying is Clearflex 70 is not the right stuff.
Allthough I currently use both Silicone and Tygon R-3603 in my rigs, i think Clearflex 60 seems as good as Tygon R-3603, and cheaper. I don't know anything about its quality yet, but on monday i'll get some from cooltechnica and check it out.

[JokerF15]

Nah seriously man,

ClearFlex (60 or 70) whichever is better cuz i Don't have experiance w/both, just 70 atm, is GOOD enough. 90 degree bends are not suppsed to even happen in a case. If they MUST use a damn fitting...

Trust me, Tygon is overkill..maybe not by a lot, but it is...premium vinyl (some of which i have here) is pretty damn flexible.

ClearFlex is 'Premium Vinyl'. There are a few different brands of this stuff. I can get ClearFlex 60 by Monday and I'll compare straight up...But like i'm sayin...the stuff is damn good...

Maybe I'm going to use it for a different reason, but it works damn good..

-JokerF15

[Al666]

Al666: I'm only quoting what the FlexTubing rep AND the ClearFlex distributor quoted me...he may have mixed it up, possibility, but that's what HE quoted me......

I understand Joker.
since you're saying Clearflex 60 and Clearflex 70 are both the same price, then simply offer Clearflex 60 :beer:

If a current Tygon R-3603 user buys Clearflex 70 because it's represented as the same thing and cheaper, they can instantly tell that it's NOT the same thing. They'll feel cheated, and bad mouth the stuff in the forums. :(

[JokerF15]

Originally posted by Al666


I understand Joker.
since you're saying Clearflex 60 and Clearflex 70 are both the same price, then simply offer Clearflex 60 :beer:

If a current Tygon R-3603 user buys Clearflex 70 because it's represented as the same thing and cheaper, they can instantly tell that it's NOT the same thing. They'll feel cheated, and bad mouth the stuff in the forums. :(


Hrmm yes..the reason i did go w/the ClearFlex 70 cuz that particular distributor didn't have 60 that day..which sucked cuz i had driven down and wasted a lot of time =(..

but yea..Al666: if you go on Aim im me some day: JokerF15

i'd love to pick your brain...juss what i liek to do..

-JokerF15


PS: I'll get 60 and compare the stuff....

[JokerF15]

Al666: It seems you are pretty much right ;).


Just got off the phone with one of the 'smarter' people over at FlexTubing. This person actually knew what they were talking about:

ClearFlex 60: ~61 Durometer
ClearFlex 70: ~70 Durometer

Also he mentioned most tubing has a ~3 variance..

The reason that 70 and 60 cost the same and one is more flexible than the other is: An additive to tubing makes it 'more flexibile' this additive basically reduces chemical resistance. 70 is actually meant for 'Food Use' and is FDA approved.

Either way 60 is better and I will be carrying it in the near future. 70 is still much better then regular vinyl i'll tell you that.

btw thX Al666...Good info can be learned in this forum...

-JokerF15

[Al666]

You're very wellcome joker :beer:

[Illah]

Hey when are you getting that 60 in? I'm gonna order some pretty soon!

--Illah

[JML]

It would be nice if the big WC sites (DangerDen, Dtekcustoms, etc) carried clearflex tubing instead of Tygon. Dtek sells Tygon for $2.60 a ft.! Insanity!

[Al666]

check out cooltechnica they have Clearflex 60 in stock...

i'm going to receive mine tomorrow... let's see how it's