Kimble Question - Stick Stacks

[scottypm]

Hey was wondering if there would be any foreseeable problems with doing sick stacks with this

Kimble 57mm x 2.4mm Tubing

http://www.dichroicimagery.com/product_info.php?cPath=424_425_584_600&products_id=90445

Its cheaper than 60x5 or 50x5 so if its all the same id love to save the $ and get this instead...just wondering if anyone has any advice on this would be much appreciated!

PEACE

[Icarus]

It might be cheaper per piece, but the wall thickness is half as thick, so it may end up costing you more in the in the long run cause you're tube are now not as beefy and you can't pull them down as much.

As for actually using it for stick stacks, I have no experience with it.

[VertigoGlass]

I agree with Icarus, the money you are saving on the clear will cost you more in color as your color wont go as far. In the shop i use 75x5, 60x5 and 50x5 for Vac stacks all with med wall on the inside.

[Doc Holliday]

hey vertigo, what is your reasoning for using medium wall tubing on the inside.... Ive heard alot of people sleeving 50x9 into 75x5. I guess it comes down to user preference?

[Icarus]

Ya know, I was thinking about this last night before passing out, and when you think of it, the medium wall tubes probably contain 50% or 60% of the glass of the heavy wall tube, so unless there is a substantial price reduction, you are getting quite a bit less glass for the money.

[VertigoGlass]

Some colors just dont like to be thinned out too much. Also I have found and this may be in my own EXP that sometimes trying to get TOO much out of your color just ends up making a mess. the colors seem to bleed and the definition in color separation seems to get fuzzy. Also it seems that with too much clear on the inside and the outside and a faint layer of color when stacking reversals or whatnot there is a higher chance of having the dreaded clear blurp where your sections come together. but this might not be everyones experience just my own observations.