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18mm copper tube uk suplyers

i require some 18mm pipe but i can not find a uk supplier that stocks it and before any one says i spent 2 hours looking on goolge to no avail

maggotman wrote:i require some 18mm pipe but i can not find a uk supplier that stocks it and before any one says i spent 2 hours looking on goolge to no avail

I was about to suggest BES - but it's completely gone from the website, so I can only assume they no longer stock it.

And before you ask, yes, I am certain they stocked it in the first place. I have a catalogue here from last year that lists it.

You could always try contacting them and asking nicely about it. They probably won't have any, but often places like that may be able to tell you about an alternate supplier.

i remember seeing it their not long ago i willl ask the

darn i was also going to suggest BES

B&Q may have some 18mm aluminium pipe... it will probably have a thicker wall though.

ALIHISGREAT wrote:B&Q may have some 18mm aluminium pipe... it will probably have a thicker wall though.

I've just had a look. 16mm and 20mm sizes. No evidence of an 18mm size.
However, 20mm aluminium would be a good replacement for the 20mm copper BES has stopped doing - which I believe is essentially perfect dimensions for paintballs:
20mm OD - 2 x 1.2mm wall thickness = 17.6mm
.68" paint = 17.3mm

Useful, as I wanted a paintball barrel I didn't have to wad constantly. I was never sure the wadding was all that good.

wel i dont really care as long as its got a 16mm id

I'm reasonably sure 18mm copper doesn't have a 16mm ID - I believe it has a 15.4mm ID, because most of the uncommon sizes tend to have thicker walls.

EDIT: Meant uncommon, not common.

here you go
http://www.airlink-compressors.co.uk/Tu ... r_tube.htm

I'm reasonably sure 18mm copper doesn't have a 16mm ID - I believe it has a 15.4mm ID, because most of the uncommon sizes tend to have thicker walls.

Good guess, 0.2mm out probably too narrow for you anyway maggot.

3/4" 10swg ali, ID of 15.79mm, might do the trick. really easy to find on ebay.

spudamine wrote:Good guess, 0.2mm out probably too narrow for you anyway maggot.

Cock. My mistake. Somehow I subtracted 2.4 from 18, got 15.6, wrote 15.4 - wasn't thinking.

Cock. My mistake.

sounds like You're turning into captain slow

Permission to say "Oh Cock" on Spudfiles.

my bad as well marbles have diamiters from 15,6 mms to 16.7mms i mesured about 20 from a bag so i need somthing with a 17mm or 650mm id

maggotman wrote:my bad as well marbles have diamiters from 15,6 mms to 16.7mms i mesured about 20 from a bag so i need somthing with a 17mm or 650mm id

Try 20mm copper or slightly cheaper, 20mm ali: Ridiculously long link

The 3/4" copper from airlink-compressors would be your closest fit(17.2mm), it's a tad expensive though.
The B and Q website must be one of the worst designed I have ever seen, at least it gives you a chuckle now and again though:

18mm copper exists?

News to me.