tuck1 Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hi all I'm looking for a small amount of very soft rubber style pipe tubing, to try and increase the waterproofing of my ferret box. The water is getting in around the edges of the doors, so what I'm after is some kind of very soft rubber tubing, like the kind (I'm told) that aquarium owners use, or like you would find on an air line. The ply is 4mm, so I want to cut it to length, slit it lengthways and slide it on to the ply, so that when I close the lids and latch them, it compresses the rubber a bit and makes a fairly watertight seal. I know that there's some technically minded people on here, so any pointers to exactly what I need, and where to get it from would be appreciated. And before you all start taking the Michael, I'm not a joiner, and I can't do close fitting wood joints............! Ta As always, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I threw a load of old aquarium stuff away a few weeks ago including some airline. It's quite cheep and should be available in any aquatic shop. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 petshops sell it, its about 30p per meter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_B Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 why not try a bead of silicone..from a tube...leave it to dry...then you have the seal where you require it without the fiddly cutting of tubes etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 why not try a bead of silicone..from a tube...leave it to dry...then you have the seal where you require it without the fiddly cutting of tubes etc etc Sheet of damp polythene on one surface bead of silicon on the other - close the box and leave overnight - silicon should not stick to damp polythene but will stick like **** to a blanket to the ply. When set(hence the overnight) open the box and peal off the polythene - perfik seal D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 sounds good Bear. stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeylove Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Foam insulation for water pipes is pretty good for this sort of thing (we use it to seal the back doors on corn trailers) but I think 15mm internal is the smallest it comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuck1 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Sounds great. Thanks for all the help. Tuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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