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Adapter For 2 Inch O.D. Polycarbonate Tube Question

Started By zantezaint , Mar 28 2020 6:06 PM

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#1 Offline zantezaint - Posted March 28 2020 - 6:06 PM

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Can any one please help me find an adapter for a 2 inch outer diameter polycarbonate tube that I can secure between two acrylic containers that have a 2 inch hole in each and preferrably without the use of any glue? Essentially, the tube will connect the two containers like a bridge. I've been looking for a while, but I can't find the right adapter that would securely fit onto the container.


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 29 2020 - 2:24 AM

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So the tube and the holes are the same diameter? Can you widen the hole a bit, maybe by shaving it with scissors? Why not just go old school and attach the tube with some mounting putty?
Hot glue or silicone would be way more secure.
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#3 Offline zantezaint - Posted March 29 2020 - 5:38 AM

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Yeah, the hole and outer diameter of the tube have the same diameter. I didn't want to take the glue route because in the event I moved, I'd have to disassemble them, and it may prove to be difficult.

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4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

#4 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 29 2020 - 5:46 AM

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but you could use silly-putty if you needed to...given it's less secure, but granted it gets the job done and is not permanent like silicone or hot glue, why wouldn't you use it?


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 29 2020 - 5:54 AM

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I actually recommend hot glue in that case. Though it’s quite sturdy, you’d easily be able to peel it off. I do this every June with the posters I put up in my classroom.
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#6 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 29 2020 - 5:56 AM

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true, I forgot lol


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