Blow hose tubing

[Franklin Sankar]

Can you get blow hose tubing in Home Depot?
I don’t like the clear hose for aquariums.
Where else can you get the hose.
Franklin

[Shawn Everette]

Doubtful. Look for latex tourniquet tubing.

[Randy Kaltenbach]

Surgical tubing works quite well and is available in many pharmacies here. Purchase by the foot is reasonably priced.

[Rich Samuel]

Franklin, spearfishermen and fishing lure makers use surgical tubing. Head to the waterfront.

[Pete VanderLaan]

or in your case, the pharmacia. It's pricey stuff actually. Maybe some local herion addict has some available.

[Shawn Everette]

Make sure to use an alcohol swab.

[Rick Kellner]

Franklin,

Another suggestion is to visit Island Hobbies in Port of Spain. Check to see if they have silicone fuel tubing for radio controlled models powered by little nitromethane/methanol engines. Should fit the bill, and probably will last longer before deteriorating, compared to the surgical type latex hose.

[Larry Cazes]

Any medical supply store like Brennans has it.

[David Russell]

I get it from lowes hardware store in 10 foot sections. So home depot likely has it as well..

[Monte G Becker]

"Natural Latex Rubber Tubing"

1/4" OD
https://www.amazon.com/Spearit-Latex...ateway&sr=8-12


1/5" OD
https://www.amazon.com/AIRSOFTPEAK-S...y&sr=8-11&th=1

I've purchased blow hoses with black tubing which is more flexible than some latex hoses, but I don't know what it's called. The price for the above are right, if they work...

[Franklin Sankar]

Thanks. None here. The hospital have none they use a glove to tie off the arm. We have been trying to deal with the huge influx of Venezuela immigrants. They will further burden our struggling public health but I feel so sad for them. Unfortunately there are some bad ones in the crowd.
I am ok with my blowhose for now but preparing to get some spares.
Franklin

[Franklin Sankar]

Would the tubing Monte show above work.?
Franklin

[Sky Campbell]

I wouldn’t want any latex tubing with less then a 1/4” ID and a 1/16” wall.
6mm ID and 1.6mm wall thickness for our fractionaly challenged friends.

Anything smaller makes you work harder blowing and anything thinner kinks at the most inopportune moment. This my personal observation I know some might disagree.

[Pete VanderLaan]

I'm a lot like a labrador with a mailbox around those things. I tried it. Eventually someone took pity on me and set me free.

[Franklin Sankar]

So Pete do you still use the blowhose. .
I can’t blow without it. Itrie many many times to blow and cap.. my thumb has a hole. My neck is too short and I can’t see the hot end
I don’t know how you live without it.
Franklin

[Pete VanderLaan]

I live well without it and sleep well at night knowing it's somewhere lost in the building.

[Ted Trower]

Physical Therapists use a product called theratube. It works really well.

[Monte G Becker]

https://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Res...8-8&th=1&psc=1

$14 for 25 feet comes in 8 different colors...

[Ted Trower]

Make sure you get Theratube and not Theraband.

[Sky Campbell]

[quote=Monte G Becker;144325]https://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Res...8-8&th=1&psc=1

$14 for 25 feet comes in 8 different colors...[/QUOTE

Extra-Thin Tan Thera-Band Bulk Tubing with .062 ID x .058 Wall Thin Yellow Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .045 Wall Medium Red Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .057 Wall Heavy Green Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .069 Wall Extra-Heavy Blue Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .085 Wall Special Heavy Black Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .098 Super Heavy Silver Thera-Band Bulk Tubing .200 ID x .125 Wall

[Franklin Sankar]

What about the other part near the mouth piece. The tube that fits over the blow pipe
Franklin

[Mark Rosenbaum]

Franklin, why are you trying to reinvent the wheel? If you have to re-engineer the tubing and the mouthpiece why not just buy one that works from Olympic or Wale Apparatus?

[Pete VanderLaan]

Originally Posted by Mark Rosenbaum

Franklin, why are you trying to reinvent the wheel? If you have to re-engineer the tubing and the mouthpiece why not just buy one that works from Olympic or Wale Apparatus?

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Careful Mark, you sound like me.

[Sky Campbell]

Automotive heater hose 1” will fit snugly on the blowpipe. A rubber stopper or cork in the end of that to connect your swivel. For the mouth piece I’ve seen everything from custom glass ones to repurpose of an old ink pen. I little imagination and ingenuity. This is a lot easier then designing and making art glass.

My guess is if Olympic would deliver to Trinidad this wouldn’t be a discussion.
Not to dismiss if Olympic made such a great blow hose set up why would so many make their own. I could critique that but if you read my posts above you will gleam my decision to make my own rather then buy one off the shelf.

Firekist 1/4” 90degree double swivel for the win. If you own one you understand people that don’t own one will say it’s not worth the extra money.

[Mark Armstrong]

I've used thera-band for years, works great.