Surgical Tubing

[Dangerous Dan]

Right chaps, I'm on a hunt to find around 3 metres of 9mm surgical tubing. Ideally some colour other than raw latex.

I've found some at around £4/metre but I'm suffering from a bout of regional stereotyping: I can't help feeling that's a bit too expensive.

Can anyone recommend a decent source?

 

[helixpteron]

Would silicone tubing (as used in aquariums) meet your requirements?

Its a lot less expensive, and being silicone, has good durability.

 

[Dangerous Dan]

Would silicone tubing (as used in aquariums) meet your requirements?

Its a lot less expensive, and being silicone, has good durability.

Sadly no, I need something with a lot of elasticity. I have yards of the silicone stuff but it just does have the right properties. Thanks for the suggestion though

 

[scubapauly]

Have a call round a few Dive shops. Technical divers use surgical tubing for keeping hoses etc tidy on long dives. Although only really ever seen the standard yellow stuff.

I used to use it for hoses years ago and it was always very cheap to get hold of.

 

[rik_uk3]

What will you use it for?

 

[tytek]

What will you use it for?

I hope it's not for 'Main lining'.

 

[rik_uk3]

If your making a blow poker thing you can get oxygen tubing cheap on eBay. About every metre the tube thickens so you can cut it to match whatever you intend to attatch it too if that makes sense.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oxygen-bubble...BIEW%2BFICS%2BUFI%2BDDSIC&otn=40&po=LWI&ps=54

 

[topknot]

Not for a big catapult ?

 

[Dangerous Dan]

I hope it's not for 'Main lining'.

Goodness no, tea's about as strong as it gets. I'm not quite ready for intravenous Earl Grey

I have a couple of projects in mind: First up is a set of tarp tensioners, then we have the ubiquitous blow poker and finally I've just rediscovered my childhood 'catty' but the lines have perished. Each project has a number of alternatives but surgical tubing would address them all.

 

[tytek]

Goodness no, tea's about as strong as it gets. I'm not quite ready for intravenous Earl Grey

 

[Dangerous Dan]

A-ha! Problem solved. I found a local school having a refit and they were throwing out a load of 'stuff'. Had a word with the Bursar and he was happy for me to make off with some network gear and 3 foot of bunsen burner tubing - not quite as stretchy as latex but to quote the good man "the little buggers are always using it to make catapults!"

Worth a try I guess