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Re: Pneumatic tubing...
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Date: 
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:07:29 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jonathan Brown writes:
I know I've seen someone suggest a non-LEGO source for tubing compatible with
LEGO pneumatics, but after half and hour of searching through past posts I • can't
locate it (so sorry for any repitition).  I have tried auto parts stores • (vacuum
tubing -- too thick) and RC model shops (poly tubing -- a bit stiff).  Does
anyone have a good sense of

* the exact material used for the LEGO pneumatic tubing (looks like it might • be
silicone to me, but I'm not an expert)
* dimensions for the ID, OD and wall thickness (probably metric, since it's
LEGO).

TIA

JP

I don't know, I found the following on the first page of search results for
"pneumatic tubing", took all of 3 seconds:

http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=4193



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  Re: Pneumatic tubing...
 
Dear Tom (...) Thanks for your reply. You'll notice that I mentioned in my original question that the tubing available in the RC shops (which I referred to as poly tubing rather than neoprene -- my bad) is a bit stiff. I had a vague memory of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Pneumatic tubing...
 
I know I've seen someone suggest a non-LEGO source for tubing compatible with LEGO pneumatics, but after half and hour of searching through past posts I can't locate it (so sorry for any repitition). I have tried auto parts stores (vacuum tubing -- (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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