tubing

[paddy]

many moons ago i got some 1mm black tubing in a kit, i cant remember what it was but the best way to describe it was "limp". If i said you could take a yard of it , hold it above a bench then lower it and coil it as it hit the bench under its own weight , that might describe how loose and limp it was. Has anyone come across this ? was it silicon or rubber ?

 

[moon puppy]

Beats me Paddy, sounds like some loose low density rubber.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

If it was really soft and pliable, it might be silicon. Occasionally I get a watch with silicon gaskets and they are almost too soft.

Keep up the great work on the MFH Matra!

 

[jknaus]

Any of these look right? Second and third are by Tamiya.

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James
PS yes I know the frst one is clear, but comes in so many sizes.

 

[paddy]

Another way of describing it would be imagine having a small gold chain, it acts like that. I have found some in my box and i took a short video of it and its something daft like 35mb

 

[Rhino]

Would it work to put fine solder or copper wire inside it to hold the bends and shape?

 

[paddy]

I want it floppy, it means that if you use it on a car as wiring or a plug lead etc it sits naturally. I just want to know what it is so i can buy some mor e

 

[Kitchen Modeller]

Hi Paddy, we corresponded briefly on messenger about your BT45 MFH kit. I saw this post and I suffer the desire to find scale wiring without that nuisance memory you get with metal cored wire. From your description of its behaviour I have a suggestion which I’ve not tried (but plan too) which is elastic string. There are a lot of varieties of elastic string and Konmay Black TPU Crystal Elastic String is a smooth type, comes in a dispenser and is used for beading chord, bracelets and jewellery making. Comes in a variety of thicknesses from about 0.6mm up in 0.1mm increments.
Cheers,
Terry

 

[paddy]

Hi Terry. Good to see you here, how did you find us
I have some of this stuff. I am pretty sure its silicon rubber

This 1mm OD x 0.5mm ID and is exactly what we need however it came in a kit and i cant find it sold separately. it is elastic and if i was to pick up the above by one end, it will hang down dead straight where as nthe std plastic tube Tamiya use would stay roughly as it is above.

 

[Sharkmouth]

@paddy, do you know which kit? Many times part codes are listed for when you need to contact their service for replacement.

 

[Piet]

many moons ago i got some 1mm black tubing in a kit, i cant remember what it was but the best way to describe it was "limp". If i said you could take a yard of it , hold it above a bench then lower it and coil it as it hit the bench under its own weight , that might describe how loose and limp it was. Has anyone come across this ? was it silicon or rubber ?

Verlinden used to have something similar (limp kind) ...... it was definitely silicone.

 

[paddy]

Hi Saul, i wish i could remember, i doubt it would have been Tamiya because all their in box products are available as accessories.
I doubt it was a motorcycle as i have about 3ft of it. it wasnt any of the italeri cars i built so its just possible it was the Revel e-type. not much else i have built comes with this sort of extra in the box.

What i have done is ordered some silicon tube to see it thats it so will report back as soon as i have it

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I believe the Tamiya stuff is a vinyl base and thus is a bit more stiff. Thin silicon rubbers are usually a LOT softer.
I need some braided cord for my 1/16th scale stuff and thought up yesterday about heavy duty fishing cord. Have to make a WalMart run to see if I am correct.

 

[Sharkmouth]

I need some braided cord for my 1/16th scale stuff and thought up yesterday about heavy duty fishing cord.

There is some stuff out there for model cars... I bought some for the insulated piping on the Ki-84 Hayate.

 

[jknaus]

I'm sure the two links I gave you for the Tamiya silicon tubing are just what you are showing in your pic.
James