Very flexible tubing

Yuriman · Nov 3, 2003

Currently, my tubing is very stiff, and I have to use a lot of elbows. Where can I get some realy cheap, but realy flexible tubing?

UberBlue · Nov 3, 2003

McMaster.com (pages 81 - 96)

Every kind of Tygon and PVC tubing you can think of, and they list minimum bend radius. Plus they're cheap.

Yuriman · Nov 4, 2003

What exactly is the bend radius? On one i see 1/4", what does that mean? It bends 1/4" per inch?

squeakygeek · Nov 4, 2003

Yuriman said:
What exactly is the bend radius? On one i see 1/4", what does that mean? It bends 1/4" per inch?

When you make a bend in the tubing, it will make part of a circle. The bend radius is the radius of that circle.

UberBlue · Nov 4, 2003

Yuriman said:
What exactly is the bend radius? On one i see 1/4", what does that mean? It bends 1/4" per inch?

1/4" radius means you can make a 1/2" circle out of the stuff and it won't kink. It might flatten out a bit, but it won't kink.

rxtrom · Nov 4, 2003

I used tygon to watercool my shuttle sn45g it is VERY flexable and it doesn't 'kink' easily

Yuriman · Nov 4, 2003

That general purpose wire reinforced tubing looks realy good.

UberBlue · Nov 4, 2003

I saw that and thought the same thing. The stuff with the single wire spiral? You could drop a house on it and it wouldn't kink.

Fast420A · Nov 4, 2003

Home Depot tubing works fine for me with no kinks.

ILikeMy240sx · Nov 4, 2003

In my experience, the more flexible the tubing is, the easier it is for it to kink. my Clearflex with 1/16" wall was far more flexible than my 1/8" wall but kicked like hell.... just a heads up

Vampiregabe · Nov 4, 2003

Thanks!!

UberBlue said:
McMaster.com (pages 81 - 96)

Thank you for posting that! They have a Chicago office that is like 7 miles from me.

Holt crap man. I never knew that. Awesome!!!

tropicaltornado · Nov 4, 2003

I need some tubing that is able to move easy but wont kink either. I need ID 3/8 OD 1/2..I need the bet stuff Because I am gonna make a external box and the tubing must be able to bend without kink but I dont want it "stiff" either.

Wicked Klown · Nov 4, 2003

I would say go with ClearFlex60. After all it's half the price and can do all and more of what Tygon can do.

UberBlue · Nov 4, 2003

I'm betting this stuff would work like a charm in tight places. Unlike traditional reinforced tubing that uses fiberglass braiding that only helps resisting pressure, the wire is stiff and will also resist compresion. Compresion = kinks.

Also known as hose. Wire reinforcement helps this tubing resist kinks and withstand high pressures. Tubing is good for vacuum up to 29.9" Hg at 70° F. Can be used for food and beverage, water, and air transfer lines. Note: Tubing may feel harder than durometer indicates due to wire reinforcement.

1/2"-ID 47/64"-OD 1/8"-wall 5393K43-part number $1.25ft (pg 83)

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