FS: 1/2" Clearflex 60 Tubing

Skulemate · 07-02-2002, 07:36 PM

Greetings

I am in the process of purchasing some 1/2" ID (1/8" wall) Clearflex 60 Clear PVC tubing from a Canadian company called Fabco Plastics Wholesale. They state that the tubing is equivalent to Tygon R-3603 Lab Tubing in terms of performance, physical properties, etc. However, it is *much* cheaper.

The only setback is that they only sell the tubing in 100' rolls, and I am unable to find a reseller of theirs that will sell me less than that. Because of this, I am looking to sell 10' lengths of the tubing here for $1.55 CAD/ foot (the price listed on their website) + shipping (for those south of the border, that's $1 US / foot).

Here is the URL for the catalogue entry of the tubing:
http://www.fabcoplastics.com/catalog/section7/7-009.pdf

If you have any questions, please e-mail me (no pms please) at the following address:

mike118@sympatico.ca

Also, you've probablly noticed that I am a new user here. However, I have been lurking for quite a while now; originally I hail from amdmb.com (I am a member of their SETI@Home team).

Update: Well, I now have enough buyers to account for the entire 100', so unless one of them changes their minds, that's it. Thanks very much.

__________________
M.E.Robbins
CIV0T3 - Civil Engineering Student
University of Toronto

Khledar · 07-02-2002, 09:52 PM

Well, from another Canadian, that sounds liek a good deal, but the question really is: "Is it actually as good as Tygon?"

If and when you can answer this, my interest may grow but for under $20CAD that sounds liek a good deal.

Skulemate · 07-02-2002, 10:39 PM

Well... that is basically the same thing that I wondered. I e-mailed them and Wayne Duffenais (wduffenais@fabcoplastics.com), one of their customer service supervisors, told me that Clearflex 60 is "equal to Tygon". Keep in mind that they are an industrial wholesaler too, and that US Plastics or whomever (VWR Canlabs, Cole-Parmer, etc) are likely marking up the tubing. In any case, I think it is worth the cash to find out since it is such a good deal (and since I am absorbing more of the risk than anyone who buys from me).

__________________
M.E.Robbins
CIV0T3 - Civil Engineering Student
University of Toronto

Skulemate · 07-03-2002, 02:48 PM

I spoke with the customer service rep today and confirmed a price of $1.55 CAD per foot. This post is simply to confirm that I will be buying the tubing (I am just awaiting some final paperword at this moment, but it should be sent by tomorrow) and that it will be arriving in approximately two weeks. Please let me know if you're interested.

merc · 07-06-2002, 03:39 AM

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Skulemate · 07-06-2002, 10:50 AM

I imagine it would run about $10CAD, though it may be a bit less.

LordSmack · 07-18-2002, 11:15 PM

We use clear flex 3/8" at my work and the stuff is sweet! You can almost bend it inhalf before it collapses! I'd be interested in possibly buying 10ft. Our maint. guys can't get it in 1/2" and thats what I need..

Khledar · 07-19-2002, 12:28 AM

Heya smack have you "met" tygon also? If so how do they compare?

merc · 07-19-2002, 04:14 AM

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Skulemate · 07-19-2002, 06:32 AM

I am expecting the shipment any day now, and will ship it out as soon as it arrives. Depending on what you want to pay for, I can ship it out however you want. I'll send everyone an e-mail when the tubing arrives in my hands.

Skulemate · 07-22-2002, 10:50 PM

The tubing is in, and I have sent the buyers an e-mail. Please respond to it ASAP so I can get the tubing shipped to you. Thanks for your patronage.

s7e9h3n · 07-28-2002, 12:11 AM

You forgot to email me!

LordSmack · 08-10-2002, 04:03 PM

Sorry it took me so long to post a reply but I have been tied up with gibfest... I got my tubing and I would recommend and use Skulemate again in the future. He responds to emails fast and shipped even quicker. A+ To Khledar I saw no difference in the tubing at all. I had been using tygon Up till I bought the ClearFlex. I know the 3/8" ClearFlex is sweet and apon recieving the 1/2" I compaired the two. The only difference I Could see was that the Tygon had a whitish tint and the CleaerFlex had a Bluish tint. The ClearFlex also has ClearFlex written on the tubing and my Tygon has no writing on it at all. They flex the same and are the same thickness.... I will post a pic of the two later tonight.

s7e9h3n · 08-10-2002, 04:46 PM

That's odd...my tygon 1/2" 3603 has "TYGON-3603" written every foot or so....

Skulemate · 08-11-2002, 07:51 PM

LordSmack

Thanks for the kind words... I am glad that the tubing is as good as you has expected.

LordSmack · 08-12-2002, 01:07 AM

My company orders the stuff in bulk so maybe it is different in some way... Don't know why we use ClearFlex 3/8" and Tygon 1/2" might ask maintence tomarrow...

Quote:

Originally posted by s7e9h3n
That's odd...my tygon 1/2" 3603 has "TYGON-3603" written every foot or so....

07-02-2002, 07:36 PM	#1
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	FS: 1/2" Clearflex 60 Tubing Greetings I am in the process of purchasing some 1/2" ID (1/8" wall) Clearflex 60 Clear PVC tubing from a Canadian company called Fabco Plastics Wholesale. They state that the tubing is equivalent to Tygon R-3603 Lab Tubing in terms of performance, physical properties, etc. However, it is much cheaper. The only setback is that they only sell the tubing in 100' rolls, and I am unable to find a reseller of theirs that will sell me less than that. Because of this, I am looking to sell 10' lengths of the tubing here for $1.55 CAD/ foot (the price listed on their website) + shipping (for those south of the border, that's $1 US / foot). Here is the URL for the catalogue entry of the tubing: http://www.fabcoplastics.com/catalog/section7/7-009.pdf If you have any questions, please e-mail me (no pms please) at the following address: mike118@sympatico.ca Also, you've probablly noticed that I am a new user here. However, I have been lurking for quite a while now; originally I hail from amdmb.com (I am a member of their SETI@Home team). Update: Well, I now have enough buyers to account for the entire 100', so unless one of them changes their minds, that's it. Thanks very much. __________________ M.E.Robbins CIV0T3 - Civil Engineering Student University of Toronto Last edited by Skulemate; 07-06-2002 at 10:53 AM.

07-02-2002, 09:52 PM	#2
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Well, from another Canadian, that sounds liek a good deal, but the question really is: "Is it actually as good as Tygon?" If and when you can answer this, my interest may grow but for under $20CAD that sounds liek a good deal. __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

07-02-2002, 10:39 PM	#3
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	Well... that is basically the same thing that I wondered. I e-mailed them and Wayne Duffenais (wduffenais@fabcoplastics.com), one of their customer service supervisors, told me that Clearflex 60 is "equal to Tygon". Keep in mind that they are an industrial wholesaler too, and that US Plastics or whomever (VWR Canlabs, Cole-Parmer, etc) are likely marking up the tubing. In any case, I think it is worth the cash to find out since it is such a good deal (and since I am absorbing more of the risk than anyone who buys from me). __________________ M.E.Robbins CIV0T3 - Civil Engineering Student University of Toronto Last edited by Skulemate; 07-06-2002 at 10:53 AM.

07-03-2002, 02:48 PM	#4
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	I spoke with the customer service rep today and confirmed a price of $1.55 CAD per foot. This post is simply to confirm that I will be buying the tubing (I am just awaiting some final paperword at this moment, but it should be sent by tomorrow) and that it will be arriving in approximately two weeks. Please let me know if you're interested. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7 Last edited by Skulemate; 07-06-2002 at 10:52 AM.

07-06-2002, 03:39 AM	#5
merc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 26	. Last edited by merc; 01-10-2009 at 09:09 PM.

07-06-2002, 10:50 AM	#6
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	I imagine it would run about $10CAD, though it may be a bit less. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7

07-18-2002, 11:15 PM	#7
LordSmack Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: memphis Posts: 18	We use clear flex 3/8" at my work and the stuff is sweet! You can almost bend it inhalf before it collapses! I'd be interested in possibly buying 10ft. Our maint. guys can't get it in 1/2" and thats what I need..

07-19-2002, 12:28 AM	#8
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Heya smack have you "met" tygon also? If so how do they compare? __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

07-19-2002, 04:14 AM	#9
merc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 26	. Last edited by merc; 01-10-2009 at 09:09 PM.

07-19-2002, 06:32 AM	#10
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	I am expecting the shipment any day now, and will ship it out as soon as it arrives. Depending on what you want to pay for, I can ship it out however you want. I'll send everyone an e-mail when the tubing arrives in my hands. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7

07-22-2002, 10:50 PM	#11
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	The tubing is in, and I have sent the buyers an e-mail. Please respond to it ASAP so I can get the tubing shipped to you. Thanks for your patronage. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7 Last edited by Skulemate; 07-29-2002 at 05:35 PM.

07-28-2002, 12:11 AM	#12
s7e9h3n Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA Posts: 5	You forgot to email me!

08-10-2002, 04:03 PM	#13
LordSmack Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: memphis Posts: 18	Sorry it took me so long to post a reply but I have been tied up with gibfest... I got my tubing and I would recommend and use Skulemate again in the future. He responds to emails fast and shipped even quicker. A+ To Khledar I saw no difference in the tubing at all. I had been using tygon Up till I bought the ClearFlex. I know the 3/8" ClearFlex is sweet and apon recieving the 1/2" I compaired the two. The only difference I Could see was that the Tygon had a whitish tint and the CleaerFlex had a Bluish tint. The ClearFlex also has ClearFlex written on the tubing and my Tygon has no writing on it at all. They flex the same and are the same thickness.... I will post a pic of the two later tonight.

08-10-2002, 04:46 PM	#14
s7e9h3n Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA Posts: 5	That's odd...my tygon 1/2" 3603 has "TYGON-3603" written every foot or so....

08-11-2002, 07:51 PM	#15
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	LordSmack Thanks for the kind words... I am glad that the tubing is as good as you has expected. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7

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