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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur
Considering that I've heated polyurethane tubing to the point where it will bond with itself ... I'd say that you are incorrect here. I also agree with you that barbs are the way to go, for reasons I stated in my earlier post
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We're going to have to agree to disagree on that point then, because when we did it the tube expanded and was unusable.
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Originally Posted by kapolavery
ok that helps..
but is it something that i have to order?
shipping stuff to hawaii takes a long time..
or is there a way to improvise using maybe.. short bolts..washers..glue even?
after all its not for competition but for my school project hehe
so just as long as the concept will work its fine.
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The barbs we used were from McMaster, and are brass. I cannot for the life of me remember the part # but I can find out for you.
Before we were using the barbs, to test the lift system we took #8's, cut the heads off and left about .5 inch, then pressed the ends of the tubes onto the remaining bit. We had pre-drilled the tubes about .70 inches away from where the #8 would be housed within the tube, and used small cable ties through the tubing to cinch it together.
It worked, but was really only a temporary solution in our eyes.