<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Hi Andrew,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for that list, I'll have a bit of a follow up on those later. I was trying to stay off AliExpress and let the burn marks on my credit card fade...<br></div><div><br></div><div>Have a great one and cheers,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Sands<br></div><div>(022)681 6655</div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, at 10:46, Andrew Errington wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="auto"><div>If you get clear acrylic tubing you could scuff it up with some sandpaper, or use non-stick baking paper inside as a diffuser.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I thought about air compressor tubing:<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://nzsafetyblackwoods.co.nz/en/nylon-12-flexible-tubing-natural-imperial-3-4-metres--00000969">https://nzsafetyblackwoods.co.nz/en/nylon-12-flexible-tubing-natural-imperial-3-4-metres--00000969</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I also thought about the plastic tubing for hooking up drinking fountains and fridge water dispensers, but that's usually 1/4".<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I found this:<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/shop/components/watercooling/tubing/corsair-hydro-x-series-xt-hardline-14mm-satin-white-tubing-3-x-1m">https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/shop/components/watercooling/tubing/corsair-hydro-x-series-xt-hardline-14mm-satin-white-tubing-3-x-1m</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Expensive, but three 1m pieces.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There's also silicone tubing, which is translucent, but might be too flexible:<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://beerluv.co.nz/product/heavy-duty-silicone-tube-6m-roll-12-5mm-id-x-18-5mm-od/">https://beerluv.co.nz/product/heavy-duty-silicone-tube-6m-roll-12-5mm-id-x-18-5mm-od/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Again, expensive, but it's 6m, and just to give you ideas.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You can also trawl AliExpress. I searched for "led diffuser" and got some tubelike options in addition to the expected aluminium channel mounts.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Andrew<br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Tue, 16 Jan 2024, 09:42 Andrew Sands, <<a href="mailto:andrew@theatrix.org.nz">andrew@theatrix.org.nz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>Hi all,<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Forgot to ask at the meeting last night.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> I'm after a short length (around 1 metre) of some translucent pipe, roughly 18 - 20mm OD and 14 - 17mm ID.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> For a lighting project. Apparently in the US you can find Pex(?) plumbing pipe / tube that meets this criteria.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> My Google search 'Foo' and general checking of the bigger hardware stores locally has not found anything that is suitable. Thoughts and suggestions are requested.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Thanks and regards,<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Andrew Sands<br></div><div> (022)681 6655<br></div><div> <br></div><div> _______________________________________________<br></div><div> Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a><br></div><div> <a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br></div><div> Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br></div><div> Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. 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