Parts for thirdhand++: Where to by coolant hose and nozzles in the EU - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 09:44:53 am
content: So I want to build the infamousthirdhand++.I've allways been disappointed with my current third hand. The distributors mentioned there just sell to US and Canadian customers.Ebay sellers boast quite substantial shipping fees.So my question is now:Do you distributors for 1/4" coolant hoses/nozzles based in the EU (ideally in Germany or Austria)?I don't think it's worth more than 10,- € though.Someone isselling this with a small magnetic stand. I like the Idea of a magnetic stand but then I'd get two of them to place on my desk as I please. Also these particular one are incredibly overpriced at $65 (incl. shipping to EU, $40 without).

author: enz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 09:58:26 am
content: Why not just search on ebay.de for the german translation "kühlmittelschlauch"?Gives a nice list of sellers.Martin

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 10:38:21 am
content: Yes but I'm not gonna pay 10 € plus 10,90 € shipping for 26 cm of length.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 11:01:29 am
content: Any machine tool supplier would stock that. As would most industrial tool suppliers and here in the UK many nut and bolt suppliers will also sell such stuff.

author: enz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 12:36:45 pm
content: Quote from: con-f-use on September 24, 2013, 10:38:21 amYou don't have to.Price is 7 EUR an 10 EUR (for 50cm length), shipping ranges from free to 5 EUR.Just the first three hits:http://www.ebay.de/itm/3x-Kuhlmittelschlauch-Gelenkschlauch-3-8-500mm-Industriequalitat-NEU-/141071301897?pt=DE_Elektronik_Computer_Haushaltsger%C3%A4te_Staubsaugerbeutel_PM&hash=item20d8813d09http://www.ebay.de/itm/6-1-2-Kuhlmittel-Schlauch-Leitung-fur-Frase-m-Duse-/280703542722?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item415b3c25c2http://www.ebay.de/itm/3-3-8-Kuhlmittelschlauch-Kuhlmittel-Schlauch-Gelenkschlauch-fur-Frase-mit-Duse-/390646468373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item5af4580f15Martin

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 03:05:25 pm
content: Sparkfun recently started selling this product, they will ship to Europe

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 03:25:01 pm
content: Thank you all. I orderedthis one. It's not ideal though because3/8" rather than 1/4". However it should do just fine and not too bulky.The SparkFun-Kit is out of stock and overpriced - as with everything sparkfun.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 04:10:07 pm
content: the company that invented this is called loc-linefarnell sells it.i used that for a long time to hold the lights for the underwater video camera.

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 05:03:41 pm
content: Quote from: con-f-use on September 24, 2013, 03:25:01 pmIn the same way that even the most reasonable mechanic is overpriced if you are one yourself....I personally like Sparkfun a lot, if only because of their ethos and how they go about things. The world needs more 'sparkfuns' IMO.

author: JuKu
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 06:10:53 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on September 24, 2013, 10:30:31 pmThanks! I bought some; I'll try to remember to report back.

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 06:42:48 pm
content: So mine, finally came (took forever). The truth is: they are just to damn big. Shrink them by a factor of two or three and it would work. Unfortunately I found no source on ebay that sells them in smaller size = diameter. I'd need the 1/8" but no way to get them cheap anywhere in Europe. Any ideas?

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 07:52:27 pm
content: Quote from: con-f-use on October 05, 2013, 06:42:48 pmSparkfun sells these.You would probably have been better off buying the 'overpriced' sparkfun one than wasting your time and money sourcing incorrect parts. (The complete one may be out of stock but the coolant hose and other parts are in stock.)

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 08:16:21 pm
content: Quote from: G7PSK on September 24, 2013, 11:01:29 amI'm still not sure why people don't just walk in to a store and buy them... they're even more common than cnc mills/lathes.

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 10:10:53 pm
content: Quote from: Fsck on October 05, 2013, 08:16:21 pmMaybe where you come from. But were I live we hardly have any stores within 150 miles that sell the right 1/8" size. But you're welcome to proof me wrong.

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 10:17:35 pm
content: Quote from: con-f-use on October 05, 2013, 10:10:53 pmyou don't have a listed country so all we/I can do is speculate. even my <20k population hometown on the edge of the arctic circle in Canada has similar coolant tubes.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 10:52:54 pm
content: Quote from: Fsck on October 05, 2013, 10:17:35 pmOut of curiosity, what kind of shop would I look in to find them? They are too specialized to find in a typical hardware store like Home Depot. Maybe in Sears' tool department? Harbor Freight Tools? (Though I don't recall seeing anything like that in there.)

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 10:59:35 pm
content: Uh, my old sensei owns this sort of super equipment supply store. They have bobcats (about the size of ford escape, often used for clearing snow), small bulldozers (the ones just a little larger than an 18-wheeler cab), those Genie lifts, smallish CNC stuff (about the size of a truck) and a bunch of mining equipment that I couldn't identify.it's basically the last major stop before you go to the mines etc so they're sort of the equipment walmart as well as a major construction equipment supplier.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2013, 04:20:53 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on October 05, 2013, 10:52:54 pmIndustrial supply or welding supply stores.