surgical tubing for the old guitar stands: where? what size?

[Jimbilly]

 It used to be available on a roll at the hardware store, but it looks like the smaller (at bit too small?) is what is commonly available. The metal on my old KMC stand measures 8mm, so the 1/4" id stuff that seems to be commonly available looks a little small. Anyone have an ebay source for slightly bigger stuff?, or another option?

[Dave Scepter]

Feelers Natural Latex Rubber Tubing Tube 3/8" (10mm) ID x 9/16" (14mm) OD Speargun Band Slingshot Catapult Tube Rubber Hose, 1M Length https://a.co/d/fZKmtjI

Latex Rubber Tubing, 3/8in OD 1/4in ID Slingshot Rubber Bands Black Surgical Tube 10FT 33FT 50FT One Continuous Piece (10 FT, Black) https://a.co/d/aQu2Zjb

[crunchee]

Whatever tubing you use, make sure it's safe around guitar finishes, especially nitrocelluose finishes.

[hamerhead]

"Stands?? We don't need no stinking stands!!"

[DaveH]

Yeah! Stands, and intonation are for pussies! 😂

[DaveH]

On 9/22/2023 at 5:48 PM, Jimbilly said:

 Anyone have an ebay source for slightly bigger stuff?, or another option?

McMaster is my go-to for a lot of needs, most things are reasonable and they ship super fast.

Tubing

 

[bry4321]

Hospital would probably sell you some for $500/inch or something like that

[ZR]

1 hour ago, bry4321 said:

Hospital would probably sell you some for $500/inch or something like that

Um, that would be the cash price, running it through insurance would make it about $2000!

[Jimbilly]

4 hours ago, bry4321 said:

Hospital would probably sell you some for $500/inch or something like that

- a drummer friend is an ER tech, maybe he can get me a discount 

[JGale]

Except they call it ED around here and I'm all like, shhhh! There's young nurses about...

 

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[Jimbilly]

The hardware store (McClendon) DOES have 3/8 id latex tubing, they just keep it out of sight in boxes up above, apparently because the homeless drug addicts steal it if it's on a roll on the shelf.