Hypodermic needle steel tubing source?

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Hypodermic needle steel tubing source?

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I seem to recall someone posting on here a link to where I can buy stainless steel tubing meant for hypodermic needles. Google seems to think that I want actual hypodermic needles, so that isn't working. Does anyone know where to get this stuff?
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I just get mine from various vendors on ebay.

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I considered once having 300 feet of custom tubing made up. Cheap by the foot but x300 it was out of price range. Now-a-days I use Albion Alloy tubes for most things.
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Kylwell wrote:I considered once having 300 feet of custom tubing made up. Cheap by the foot but x300 it was out of price range. Now-a-days I use Albion Alloy tubes for most things.
Can I ask what you planned to use 300ft of tubing for?
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kenlilly106 wrote:
Kylwell wrote:I considered once having 300 feet of custom tubing made up. Cheap by the foot but x300 it was out of price range. Now-a-days I use Albion Alloy tubes for most things.
Can I ask what you planned to use 300ft of tubing for?
I didn't. What I wanted was 1/72 .50 machinegun barrels with correct wall thickness. To have them custom drawn I'd need to order 300 feet of it. It was something like 3.50 a foot but times 300...
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Kylwell wrote:
kenlilly106 wrote: Can I ask what you planned to use 300ft of tubing for?
I didn't. What I wanted was 1/72 .50 machinegun barrels with correct wall thickness. To have them custom drawn I'd need to order 300 feet of it. It was something like 3.50 a foot but times 300...
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That's perfect! Thank you! :D
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