On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:41:44 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Brian Lawson" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:37:06 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

Anybody have a source for short premade pieces? I have an application I
am
trying to setup that would benefit from a piece with a total working
length
of about 5' give or take, but five feet of rubber hose laying out would be
a
hindrance atleast part of the time.


Hey Bob,

Note the "length" versus the "retracted length" of these.

http://www.coilhose.com/uploads/products/Page%2014.pdf

I have two that are pretty short, called "whip ends", that are used
between the rubber hose and the tool, and without running to the shop
to measure anything, they are about a foot long coiled, and stretch to
about 8 feet in use. I'm pretty sure they came from Princess Auto,
which is the equivalent to Harbor Freight basically.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.


Brian,

That is basically what I am thinking. I had not found any shorter than 15'
and that was just a bit to bulky for the application.

Bob

You can buy coiled nylon and urethane tubing and the appropriate end
fittings from 1/8" dia and up. McMaster carries a selection. SMC and
others will have more, including coiled multiple tubes.

--
Ned Simmons