Carbon felt , silicone tubing and micro nipples for alcohol stovies.

[ateallthepies]

I am trying to find out how much it would be to get the items in the title shipped from the USA with an idea of doing some sort of group buy if anyone is interested?

The prices for nipples and silicone tubing is on the McMaster Carr . com website and the carbon felt from a company called Scott Gross.

I have sent each an email requesting shipping information so will have to wait on that.

Worth doing?

Steve.

 

[Ed Edwards]

Have you spoken to Tinny at MiniBullDesigns (US)? He uses and supplies all those bits, and he posts his stoves all over the world. He may be able to help?

Ed

 

[British Red]

Loads of silicone tubing available in this country unless its a special size or something?

 

[ateallthepies]

Ed, yes I have bought from Tinny a number of times but the prices are quite steep.

Red, the silicone tube is just high temperature 1/16th ID, 1/8th OD, 1/32nd WALL soft.

Steve.

 

[ateallthepies]

Well scrub that idea. Received an email from McMaster Carr and they will not ship international unless your an established customer Probably gonna be the same for the other crew on the felt. Something about the complex US export regulations?

Steve.

 

[British Red]

Thats quite specific. I should think 1.5mm ID 3.0mm OD would be near as makes no odds - plenty of that about - but you will know better!

 

[ateallthepies]

Thats quite specific. I should think 1.5mm ID 3.0mm OD would be near as makes no odds - plenty of that about - but you will know better!

Maybe the silicone tube is available but I struggle to find the micro nipples to fit for some reason? I spent hours on google once looking for them in the UK and failed.

Steve

 

[British Red]

I wouldn't even be brave enough to google "micro nipples" :yikes:

 

[ateallthepies]

I wouldn't even be brave enough to google "micro nipples" :yikes:

Yep google filter set at max safe mode for that search

Steve

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

You might be able to get some felt from a furnace supplies company as its used as a lining

these might be worth a shot

http://www.onlinefurnace.com/products/carbon-graphite-felt/

 

[Shewie]

I thought I'd take a punt on these carbon felt extractor fan filters to see if they'd work in my DIY stoves. I chopped a little corner off for a test, doused it in meths and lit. It looked okay while it was burning, a nice glow around the edge with a good flame and no smoke. Once the meths had burnt off it still looked okay until I gave it a prod and it just turned into dust

The search goes on

 

[Kepis]

You can get hi temp silcone tubing at Radio Control Model Shops as it's used for fuel line on model aircraft engines.

 

[ateallthepies]

Thanks Paul, have shot them an e-mail.

I have found a place on Amazon .com that sells a 6 by 6 foot sheet of carbon felt welding blanket. Costs would be near £100 depending on whether I got clobbered with import charges so would work out at £2.77 a square foot.

Steve.

 

[ateallthepies]

You can get hi temp silcone tubing at Radio Control Model Shops as it's used for fuel line on model aircraft engines.

Have you ever found the brass nipples/ fuel line connections that go with the tube? I have found silicone tube and fittings on ebay but they were 4 times the size of the ones I have used from the US and outrageously expensive for what they are.

Steve.

 

[welchyd1]

What do the nipples look like do you have a picture?

 

[Kepis]

Have you ever found the brass nipples/ fuel line connections that go with the tube? I have found silicone tube and fittings on ebay but they were 4 times the size of the ones I have used from the US and outrageously expensive for what they are.

Steve.

yup, the model shops used to sell the nipples so you could screw them into plastic bottles to make your own custom fuel tanks, you could also get a fuel filter that had a nipple on each side, ie one side with a male thread the other with a female.

It's been a few years since i used fly RC models (i used to flying my P-51), so things may have changed a bit

 

[ateallthepies]

What do the nipples look like do you have a picture?

I really can't do better than show this vid to show what I mean on these stove materials...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcPFzOOUWMM

Steve.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

any good?

http://www.giantshark.co.uk/pressur....html?osCsid=d4a6f46b30eb5ce024f250ca1b0902f9

 

[ateallthepies]

yup, the model shops used to sell the nipples so you could screw them into plastic bottles to make your own custom fuel tanks, you could also get a fuel filter that had a nipple on each side, ie one side with a male thread the other with a female.

It's been a few years since i used fly RC models (i used to flying my P-51), so things may have changed a bit

Just been on several UK radio control shops and unless I am using the wrong terms it does not instil much confidence when searches for 'silicone tube', 'fuel line', 'fuel line connectors' , 'fuel adaptors' etc come up with zero results on every site


Steve:aargh4:

 

[ateallthepies]

any good?

http://www.giantshark.co.uk/pressur....html?osCsid=d4a6f46b30eb5ce024f250ca1b0902f9

Sort of but without knowing the size....

Plus the price £1.70 for one!! This is what riles me, you get 10 nipples for 7 bucks state side. If I weren't so lazy I'd blooming emigrate to the land of cheap stove parts.... that'll show 'em!

Steve