I need hot end insulation tube.

[Vapor]

I'm being cheap and don't want to spend $15 for tubing I can buy for a couple bucks at McMaster.


But then again, I dunt want to order enough stuff from McMaster to get past their minimum order.


Does anyone have any extra that they'd sell for a few dollars?

[KD6HQ]

You did not specify what size but there are lots on e-bay, here's just one if you want 2mm id / 4mm od

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121938986292?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

[frankv]

I think he wants the red insulation stuff, not PTFE tube. I recall reading that this stuff is available from auto parts stores as pipe insulation?

[teicher]

It is available at some auto stores. It's called fire sleeve and you can find it on ebay too. I will say that whatever version printrbot uses is a little nicer and harder to find.

[Mooselake]

Or you could join the few and proud and get ...

Sources for the sleeve (sometimes called a sock here) have been discussed in the past. Use the forum search (upper right corner of the page in a desktop browser) to find them.

Kirk

[plexus]

[DonaldJ]

A toeless sock? I call it a "nozzle cozy."

[Mooselake]

Saying it's sometimes called a sock isn't acquiescing, just helping with searching for misnomers.

Not sure about nozzle cozy, need to ruminate on that for a while

Kirk

[plexus]

CAUTION: MOOSE RUMINATION!! PROCEED AT OWN RISK.

[Vapor]

What diameter is the sock?


I'll check with the local shops and see what I can find

[Mooselake]

[Mooselake]

I measure my red sleeve at 3/4" ID (within a thou), and a 64th over that OD. The frenchified numbers didn't come out even so PB probably english measurement based products.

Now that's after 4+ years of use, might have accidentally stretched from metric to english sizes. It's stuck on (didn't heat up the extruder) so I can't measure it flat.

Here's your chance to start a new color trend!

Kirk

[New Passion]

Here is a link for some I ordered off of Ebay. It's not Bright red.. kind of a brick red, but it works, I think I saw blue on there also, check sellers other items if you want blue.

Here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-12MM-FIRE-S ... 4d1d0fb8de