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Cheap Test Glass Tubes

Started By MinigunL5 , Jun 9 2020 12:30 PM

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#1 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted June 9 2020 - 12:30 PM

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Does anyone have a cheap place(website) where i could get 16mm x 150mm glass test tubes? Or ones a little bigger like 18mm x150mm. All help is appreciated! :D


#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 9 2020 - 12:31 PM

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#3 Offline Froggy - Posted June 9 2020 - 12:40 PM

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I use these: https://www.amazon.c...25-4be35d7258cc

 

they are 16x150m, you can choose between a pack of 10 or a pack of 25, they are pretty cheap, about a dollar to a dollar and a half per tube


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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 9 2020 - 12:51 PM

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I got some of those just a few days ago. They seem great.


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#5 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted June 9 2020 - 12:53 PM

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(y)  :D


#6 Offline rcbuggy88 - Posted June 9 2020 - 2:18 PM

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You guys pay too much for test tubes. Use Lake Charles Mfg. which is what Drew recommended (along with a bunch of other people). Its cheaper to buy from their ebay site depending on shipping (at least if you're in Cali. $6 for 10 tubes https://www.ebay.com...Q8AAOSwsYpaTSWP

 

$21 for 100 tubes https://www.ebay.com...aMAAOSwbF1aTSi7

 

On their website its under $3 for 25 but you have to add in shipping.


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#7 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted June 9 2020 - 4:54 PM

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You guys pay too much for test tubes. Use Lake Charles Mfg. which is what Drew recommended (along with a bunch of other people). Its cheaper to buy from their ebay site depending on shipping (at least if you're in Cali. $6 for 10 tubes https://www.ebay.com...Q8AAOSwsYpaTSWP

 

$21 for 100 tubes https://www.ebay.com...aMAAOSwbF1aTSi7

 

On their website its under $3 for 25 but you have to add in shipping.

Thx! 

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#8 Offline steam_funk - Posted June 11 2020 - 10:24 AM

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If you want even cheaper test tubes plastic ones might be better. They aren't as clear or slippery, but they also don't break as easily.


#9 Offline rcbuggy88 - Posted June 11 2020 - 10:34 AM

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If you try and clean them though, they get all scratched up and foggy. Also not as good for photos. You make a good point that they are cheaper but only by maybe half, and I use them to collect stuff while on the trail, so I'm not carrying around glass in my backpack/pockets.

 

On a side note, hospitals use plastic due to safety issues, but they are one time use so it doesn't have to have longevity. 


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#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 11 2020 - 10:34 AM

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All the test tubes available are relatively inexpensive. The average hobbyist doesn’t need 100 anyway.
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#11 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted June 11 2020 - 1:29 PM

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That is a good price for test tubes! wow! but, i can't get them because they don't fit with tarheelants Genesis test tube inserts. :(


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#12 Offline rcbuggy88 - Posted June 11 2020 - 3:08 PM

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Ants_Dakota, LCM has 20mm tubes on their site but definitely not as great a deal. Probably would end up around $0.35 a piece after shipping.

https://www.lcmlab.c...20_p/41a8-w.htm


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#13 Offline Fitzysgto - Posted June 12 2020 - 6:29 AM

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I bought some at hobby town. I also found a holder too. they come with rubber cork toppers. I know there's another word for it. 


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