Seamless stainless steel stuffing tube?

[jingalls007]

Ive been getting 3 foot sections from McMaster-Carr, but its expensive- anywhere from $35 to $70 per 3 foot tube. Anyone have a different source for stainless tube, 3 foot length, 1/4 and 5/16 w/wall thickness =<.016?
Thanks doodes!

[longballlumber]

Curious?. Why SS for stuffing tube, when brass works quite well.

Try www.onlinemetals.com

[jingalls007]

Curious?. Why SS for stuffing tube, when brass works quite well.

Try www.onlinemetals.com

Spin a flex cable thru a piece of brass and then thru a piece of stainless, bent to the same degree, and you’ll see how much less resistance the SS tube has compared to the brass tube. SS tubing is much easier to work with; it bends into shape- keeping its contour- where brass tends to pinch and fold.