Kumbbl Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 i want to buy third party pneumatic hose - now i'm wondering about the correct specification so it will fit perfect to the pneumatic parts... AFAIK it is: - 4 mm outer diameter - 2 mm inner diameter - 1 mm "wall" thinckness a flexible silicon hose... Is this correct? If yes, does anybody know a good seller with fair price and good quality? Best would be in germany but EU would be ok too... Thanks a lot in advance! Quote
Pat-Ard Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Kumbbl, look at this site: http://www.blokbricks.com/contents/en-us/d2.html There are third party hoses... Pat Quote
Becs Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Kumbbl, I bought some hose for my WIP last month. Polyurethane though, I found the prices too high for silicon hose at the lengths I needed. I got 20m hose for about 6.5 euro from Elfa.se (Distrelec.de) instead of 2.5 euro/m at blokbricks. Only comes in lengths of 20 or 100m though It suits my needs consisting mainly of transporting air long distance through a rigid chassis. I'm sure it would handle moving joints pretty well, but I haven't tried it yet. There are a few drawbacks with polyurethane however: 1. Being a plastic material makes it harder to mount and dismount on the pneumatic parts, might be a problem when mounting in tight areas. 2. While flexible, it isn't as flexible as silicon hose. 2L radius curve instead of 1L. For the price I think it can't hurt to buy it. Becca Quote
stefan_betula_pendula Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I can recommend these third party pneumatic hoses: http://www.ebay.de/itm/20m-Schlauch-SET-fur-TECHNIK-hose-tube-Pneumatik-Hydraulik-Druckluft-Schlauche-/181031508463?pt=DE_Allesf%C3%BCrdKind_Spielzeug_Lego&hash=item2a265199ef They fit perfectly on original Lego parts and they are a bit more flexible then the original ones. In my case it was also possible to vary the colours to my request. Quote
Balrog Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Last year or so I have purchased those same hoses that Stefan already recommended. They fit perfectly. They are also more like the old hoses from a lot of years back. They go easy on the pneumatic connectors and sit tight enough. Way better than the struggle with current hoses. Quote
Doc_Brown Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I believe this is the same stuff that has already been linked just a bit cheaper. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pneumatic-HOSE-Lego-Fittings-305cm-10-feet-Technic-Tubing-Ts-/251444523260?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3a8b42f0fc Quote
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