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Re: Pneumatic tubing...
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 4 Feb 2001 00:03:21 GMT
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I have been using R/C airplane fuel line as an alternative to the Lego
tubing. Its made of a different material and has a slightly larger
O.D., but the I.D. is good, it fits well, and hasn't popped off (with
moderate use). I'm not sure how well it holds up under long-term heavy
use.
There are several different brands (I bought "Blue Line" by Aerotrend),
but they all seem to be compatible. You bought the "small" size (which
I believe is 5/64" ID, 3/64" wall) silicone fuel line. It retails for
$2 for a 3ft piece. Probably much cheaper in bulk (e.g. 50ft spool).
The exact part # was #1001 by Aerotrend, but as I said before, there are
several different brands, all of which should be fine.
Dave Baum
In article <3A79D959.6A1484AC@ameritech.net>, JP Brown
<envcons@ameritech.net> wrote:
> 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
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> * 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
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reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com
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