Anyone know where to get cast acrylic tube for a good price?

[Elite]

Looking for 5-6" tube ...1/4" thick would be good.
usplastic has 6" tube for $33 per foot plus shipping .. is that the cheapest?

 

[Ibn]

Solid tubes like these acrylic rods?

http://tinyurl.com/39mgs5

Or hollow ones like these?

http://tinyurl.com/3xbaed

 

[GreshamH]

TAP is about them most costly source one could use :lol:


McMAsterCarr
http://www.allacrylics.com/products/round-tube.html

I have another source but I can't seem to find the link.

FWIW USplastics sent me EXTRUDED even though I orderred and paid for CAST! Last time I use them for acrylic.

 

[GreshamH]

Hollow tube, not solid rod. Most reefers wnat tubing so they can DIY stuff. I've never heard of any reefer buying 6" solid rod Not to mention the mention of 1/4" wall could only mean one thing, hollow.

 

[Elite]

That is much cheaper than usplastic. Thanks Gresham!

Does anyone need a 6" tube? I don't need 18' ;D ..

 

[jkreefer]

I'll buy 6'

 

[GreshamH]

I'll take two of the 3' sections as well

 

[Elite]

[quote author=jkreefer link=topic=2906.msg30984#msg30984 date=1201375960]
I'll buy 6'
[/quote]

So that will be 2x3'. Are you ok with that?

I'm checking the shipping cost ..

 

[Elite]

shipping cost is $66.88 for 3' pieces
6' (full length) would be $75.44

I'm checking to see if they are willing to cut them into 2' pieces

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Ask them to slap a Sedra 5000 on each piece too

 

[Elite]

Too small for Sedra 5000. Need an 8" tube for that ;D ..

 

[Mr. Ugly]

You're getting the 1/8" wall tube?

What are you making?

 

[Elite]

1/4 .. 1/8 is too thin IMO...

Just doing some test... Not making anything yet ..

 

[Mr. Ugly]

So you're not buying the one in the All Acrylics links posted above?

10280 rd. tube 6″ x 5-3/4″ 3 (6-ft) 18 $7.35 $132.30

That one is 1/8" wall.

 

[jkreefer]

yes, thats fine.

 

[Elite]

[quote author=Mr. Ugly link=topic=2906.msg31016#msg31016 date=1201401123]
So you're not buying the one in the All Acrylics links posted above?

10280 rd. tube 6″ x 5-3/4″ 3 (6-ft) 18 $7.35 $132.30

That one is 1/8" wall.
[/quote]

6" (outside D) - 5-3/4" (inside D) = 1/4" No?? ;D

 

[Elite]

:-[ The one about is not cast. It's extruded .. No wonder why it so cheap... Ahhhh

cast 6 x 5-3/4 18 ft.........................................$23.66/ft
and they come in 5ft lengths

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Phong,

It's (6" (outside D) - 5-3/4" (inside D)) divided by 2 = 1/8"

(1/8( 5-3/4 )1/8)
|--------6--------|

 

[Elite]

stupid me didn't think of that..

thanks Norman!

I won't get this anyway. It's not cast ..