Details
The Barrow YK12-8 is a clear acrylic hard tube with a 12 mm outer and 8 mm inner diameter, 500 mm long. Cut it to length, bend it with heat where the run needs it and connect it with 12 mm hard tube fittings for a rigid, clean looking loop.
Properties
- Type
- Hard tube (rigid)
- Material
- Acrylic
- Size
- 12 mm OD x 8 mm ID
- Length
- 500 mm
- Color
- Clear
- Pieces in the pack
- 1
Made for hard tube fittings
This is rigid tube. It needs G1/4" fittings made for 12 mm OD hard tube; soft tube compression fittings and barb fittings do not fit it. Using the wrong fitting can crack the tube or cause leaks that damage your system.
Cutting and bending
Cut the tube to the length you need with a tube cutter or a fine saw. Barrow stresses one point for its acrylic tube: sand both ends after cutting, because the cut must be smooth and free of sharp edges. A sharp edge can puncture the sealing ring inside the fitting and cause a leak later. For bends, put a silicone bending cord sized for the 8 mm inner diameter inside the tube so it does not collapse, warm the section with a heat gun and bend it over a bending tool or template. Barrow sells bending cords for 8, 10 and 12 mm inner diameters.
Clear and round
Barrow says it makes its acrylic tube from new raw material, with high light transmittance, good heat resistance and strict control of scratches. It also controls roundness and diameter tolerance tightly, so the tube seals properly in the fitting instead of leaking the way an oval tube can. Barrow says its tubes ship with both ends already chamfered, in a sealed single-use package.
Technical data
| Model | YK12-8 |
| Material | Acrylic |
| Outer diameter (OD) | 12 mm |
| Inner diameter (ID) | 8 mm |
| Wall thickness | 2 mm |
| Length | 500 mm |
| Color | Clear |
Notes
- Barrow makes its clear acrylic tube in 12/8, 14/10 and 16/12 mm sizes. This listing is the 12/8 mm tube.
In the box
- 1x Barrow 12/8mm Acrylic Rigid HardTube (500mm) - Clear
