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General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
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05-27-2006, 05:11 PM | #1 |
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Aluminum hose
I once found them on a site selling them, but now I can find any and I have engine searched allot without any result. Anybody that know's them selling please link.
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05-27-2006, 11:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: Aluminum hose
Do you mean hosing covered with metal braiding or solid metal tubing?
You can get the braided-covered at your local hydraulic equipment place, but it will be stainless steel braid. A car dress-up place might have low pressure hosing covered with decorative metal braid. |
05-27-2006, 11:46 PM | #3 |
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Re: Aluminum hose
You can get aluminum tube and pipe from www.onlinemetals.com. If you intend to put thin in a PC water cooling loop then I would suggest heavy anti corrosive additives and use all aluminum in the entire system. Copper/brass and aluminum don't play well together.
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05-28-2006, 07:20 AM | #4 | |
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05-28-2006, 07:23 PM | #5 | |
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05-28-2006, 07:54 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Aluminum hose
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BTW if you've really got your heart set on solid metal tubing, have a look at thinwall copper tubing. Easy to bend (just put one of those anti-crimp spring things over it - common in hardware stores in the states). |
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05-29-2006, 12:49 AM | #7 |
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05-29-2006, 03:53 PM | #8 | |
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06-04-2006, 05:12 AM | #9 |
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06-04-2006, 09:00 AM | #10 |
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Re: Aluminum hose
I'm afraid you need to be a bit more specific with mcmaster than "www.mcmaster.com". Note that all mcmaster product pages have the link "www.mcmaster.com" - unless you open them in a separate window (link is to the containing "frame").
To get back to the topic - were you looking for appearance or is the interest the low permeability of solid metal lines? |
06-05-2006, 10:12 AM | #11 |
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Re: Aluminum hose
3/4th Diameter is smallest. My guess is 3/4th ID and 7/8th OD but i haven't looked in the catalog for years. Not bad considering primoflex is like 5/8OD.
The only thing I can think that fits his description is a gas line of sorts or shower head hose. Last edited by ricecrispi; 06-05-2006 at 10:20 AM. |
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