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.

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 Lawson" wrote in message
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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

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

On Mar 12, 2:37*pm, "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.

Hello,

We use Freelin Wade, in McMinnville, OR, for our custom-length coiled
hose assemblies.

Phone is 503-434-5561. Pete McMillen is our sales guy, very helpful.

Products are made in the USA.

If I recall, they have a PDF catalog on their web site.
Freelinwade.com.

HTH,
PaulS

On 3/12/2012 1:37 PM, 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.


Stop at any industrial hose shop. I think you will be surprised at the
low cost of custom hoses. A typical place does hydraulic, air, and
liquid with a vast array of fittings and ends.

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