OD? ID? help please

davidkruta · 23-April-04, 11:41 PM

I want to do 1/2 tubing, and I bought tubing and I realized that its got 1/2"OD and 3/8"ID. did i buy 3/8" tubing thinking it was 1/2" or did I buy the right one?

AntiM · 23-April-04, 11:57 PM

Most vendors refer to tubing size in ID. So what you got is 3/8" tubing. But to confuse the issue companies such as Swiftech have a nasty habit of referring to tubing size by outside diameter.

If you want half inch for say a DangerDen RBX, you want 1/2" ID tubing. Most common is a 1/8" wall or 5/8" OD. Tubing also comes in 1/16" wall and 3/32" wall for 1/2" ID.

Blocks and rads with 1/2" barbs require 1/2" ID tubing. Kwik connects like some Swiftech and others measure by OD.

Confused yet?

davidkruta · 24-April-04, 12:03 AM

well the rbx was the block i was looking at, so that clears things up. looks like ill be heading back to home depot soon. thanks for the help.

SPECIALBLEND218 · 24-April-04, 12:06 AM

What is the difference in the wall thickness? How much psi runs in a Water Cooled rig on averaged (or if it depends on a block and pump say the D4 pump and the RBX block)? Which wall thickness is easiest to bend without kinking?

Sorry if my post sounds like a test in school

lAnonymousl · 24-April-04, 12:12 AM

Generally the thicker the wall, the more resistant to kinkage it is and has a smaller bend radius. I like my tubing thick (currently 1/8"). Is it necessary? No. Some people think it looks "bulky". I've seen as little as 1/16" thick tubing used without any "accidents". To each his own.

SPECIALBLEND218 · 24-April-04, 12:18 AM

WOW I was expecting to hear the opposite but I wasn't sure so I asked, thanks anonymous for the info.

psychofunk · 24-April-04, 12:45 AM

If you got your tube from Home Depot then it has to be that vinyl crap. Unless you are not going to be making any even semi hard turns I would suggest going with some clearflex. Way cheaper then Tygon but lightyears ahead of vinyl.

SPECIALBLEND218 · 24-April-04, 04:36 AM

Does anyone ever buy there tubing from US Plastics they seem to have cheap prices or is there somewhere else everyone buys from?

4rm4g3dd0n · 24-April-04, 12:18 PM

ive got fat @$$ tygon ni my system, 1/2 id, walls are thick as hell, doesnt bend very easily, but who cares, im pretty certain it will never get a hole in it and leak or anything, and it is like impossible to kink and man it is soft and smooth

lAnonymousl · 24-April-04, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SPECIALBLEND218


	Does anyone ever buy there tubing from US Plastics they seem to have cheap prices or is there somewhere else everyone buys from?

That's a good place and so is www.mcmaster.com. Make sure you check out minimum length and increments it's sold by. Most watercooling retailers also sell tubing of some sort by the foot, so you may want to just pick up some while ordering your other parts and same some money on shipping. If all else fails your nearest Home Depot sells vinyl tubing, which will get the job done just as well.

23-April-04, 11:41 PM		#1 (permalink)
davidkruta Apex Master Tech	OD? ID? help please I want to do 1/2 tubing, and I bought tubing and I realized that its got 1/2"OD and 3/8"ID. did i buy 3/8" tubing thinking it was 1/2" or did I buy the right one?

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23-April-04, 11:57 PM		#2 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	Most vendors refer to tubing size in ID. So what you got is 3/8" tubing. But to confuse the issue companies such as Swiftech have a nasty habit of referring to tubing size by outside diameter. If you want half inch for say a DangerDen RBX, you want 1/2" ID tubing. Most common is a 1/8" wall or 5/8" OD. Tubing also comes in 1/16" wall and 3/32" wall for 1/2" ID. Blocks and rads with 1/2" barbs require 1/2" ID tubing. Kwik connects like some Swiftech and others measure by OD. Confused yet?

24-April-04, 12:03 AM		#3 (permalink)
davidkruta Apex Master Tech	well the rbx was the block i was looking at, so that clears things up. looks like ill be heading back to home depot soon. thanks for the help.

24-April-04, 12:06 AM		#4 (permalink)
SPECIALBLEND218 H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict	What is the difference in the wall thickness? How much psi runs in a Water Cooled rig on averaged (or if it depends on a block and pump say the D4 pump and the RBX block)? Which wall thickness is easiest to bend without kinking? Sorry if my post sounds like a test in school

24-April-04, 12:12 AM		#5 (permalink)
lAnonymousl The Who? Hoe	Generally the thicker the wall, the more resistant to kinkage it is and has a smaller bend radius. I like my tubing thick (currently 1/8"). Is it necessary? No. Some people think it looks "bulky". I've seen as little as 1/16" thick tubing used without any "accidents". To each his own.

24-April-04, 12:18 AM		#6 (permalink)
SPECIALBLEND218 H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict	WOW I was expecting to hear the opposite but I wasn't sure so I asked, thanks anonymous for the info.

24-April-04, 12:45 AM		#7 (permalink)
psychofunk Funky Psych-Hoe	If you got your tube from Home Depot then it has to be that vinyl crap. Unless you are not going to be making any even semi hard turns I would suggest going with some clearflex. Way cheaper then Tygon but lightyears ahead of vinyl.

24-April-04, 04:36 AM		#8 (permalink)
SPECIALBLEND218 H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict	Does anyone ever buy there tubing from US Plastics they seem to have cheap prices or is there somewhere else everyone buys from?

24-April-04, 12:18 PM		#9 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	ive got fat @$$ tygon ni my system, 1/2 id, walls are thick as hell, doesnt bend very easily, but who cares, im pretty certain it will never get a hole in it and leak or anything, and it is like impossible to kink and man it is soft and smooth