Where can I buy Clear cylindrical housing?

[JojoJaro]

Where can I buy a clear cylindrical tube the same size as a 4" PVC pipe.

Better if the material can withstand the heat.

I'm planning to build a Jaxom type electrolyzer with a clear housing so that I can see the gas production.

[justaguy]

You can buy clear pvc on the internet but its very expensive.

[djerickd]

I want to try a Jaxom type as well!! great engineering.

[dennis13030]

Lexan/Polycarbonate Tubing
http://www.k-mac-plastics.net/polycarbonate-tubes.htm

[Johnh]

Try a place that sells second hand shop fittings. They use clear tube for all sorts of displays and dispensers and they pretty well give second hand stuff away.
John

[hahaboy]

home water filter ?

[Jaxom]

Lexan/Polycarbonate Tubing
http://www.k-mac-plastics.net/polycarbonate-tubes.htm

$25.57 a foot and a 16 foot minimum.....that's $400+ right off the top. Then you've got to have end caps for the housing and the solvent to assemble it, etc. Polycarbonate is gonna get real expensive real quick.

[dennis13030]

$25.57 a foot and a 16 foot minimum.....that's $400+ right off the top. Then you've got to have end caps for the housing and the solvent to assemble it, etc. Polycarbonate is gonna get real expensive real quick.

That is expensive! For a tube design, I would recommend either the standard ABS or the clear clamp type containers available at Wal Mart. Unfortunately, you will have control the heat.

Controlling the heat is normally done either by adding neutral plates and/or using less chemical in the electrolyte.

[HomeGrown]

home water filter ?


+1

Good quality, already water-tight, although it may not be large enough diameter for that type of cell.

[JumpStart65]

try http://www.mcmaster.com/
"Clear Cast Acrylic" tube 4 1/2"ODX4"ID,3' length $ 71.07,,, part #8486K578

[JojoJaro]

What should be the OD if I want to use ordinary 4" PVC endpoints and connectors?

How do I cement ordinary PVC endcaps to Clear Acrylic or Polycarbonate? What glue?

[JojoJaro]

How about Teflon?

Plastic Teflon®
PTFE Material Teflon® PTFE
Teflon® Material Teflon® PTFE
Material Teflon® PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
Shape Structural Tubes
Structural Tube Type Plain Round
Structural Tube Shape Round
Round Structural Tube Type Plain
Structural Tube Tolerance Standard
System of Measurement Inch
Inside Dia. 4"
Opaque White
Color Opaque White
Maximum Pressure Range, psi Not Rated
Low Temperature Range -399º to -200º F
High Temperature Range +301º to +500º F
Operating Temperature Range -350º to +500º F
Performance Characteristics Electrical Insulator and Flame-Resistant/Flame-Retardant
Durometer Range 96A-112A/46D-81D (Hard)
Durometer (Hard) 55D
Durometer 55D (Hard)
Specifications Met United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
UL Specification UL 94V0


Seems to be good but expensive.