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Scale Corrugated Tubing?

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  • From: Massachusetts
Scale Corrugated Tubing?
Posted by Darth_Vapor on Monday, November 9, 2009 9:03 AM

Does anyone know a source for scale corrugated tubing? I'm not sure of the exact scale, but I'm looking for something about 1/8" in diamater and a few inches long.

Thanks.

 

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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Monday, November 9, 2009 9:28 AM
Wound musical instrument strings. For something that big, you will probably need a low bass string. As sold, these strings have a steel core. Cut the length you need, pull the steel core, and you have a flexible "corrugated" tube.

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  • From: Boston MA
Posted by vespa boy on Monday, November 9, 2009 6:45 PM

I have used plastruct plastic tubing that I ran through a tap and die to put a thread on the outside and on the inside at either end. It looked great once it was painted black and I striped it.

 You could also investigate bendable straws...see if you can get straws that are all beds and no straights parts...just a thought.

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Posted by Darth_Vapor on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:57 PM

Thanks! These are all great ideas.

 

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Posted by autocar1953 on Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:07 PM

Think "plastic dryer hose" here...

Wrap a piece of wire around  a metal rod the same diameter as the ID of your tube..properly space the coils... then wrap plumbers teflon tape over the top of the wire.. remove the core and you have a flexible duct, like a dryer hose, a brake duct on a nascar, ora carburator duct on a dragracer....

500 started, none finished....

James

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  • From: Fort Worth, Texas USA
Posted by J.Warnell on Saturday, November 28, 2009 3:55 PM
   I don't know how strong you want it to be, but you can use heavy duty aluminum foil formed over the threaded portion of an appropriately sized bolt. This of course is very delicate.
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Posted by kylwell on Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:05 PM

I use solder wound around a mandrel and flattened out. Gives a nice conduit look.

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:23 PM

DARTH VAPOR?? Hey, guy, the best place to find what your looking for is the model railroad dept . in your L.H.S. The CORNERSTONE line should have something you need or even some of the other model railroad detail companies. good searching.    tankerbuilder

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