After see the replies to my CFC vs. IC thread, I've decided to go with a CFC. I went and scouted Home Depot and Harbor Freight today. I picked up a propane torch kit at HF but I think I'm gonna return it and grab something simpler from HD. I found 50' of 3/8" copper at HD for $36 which is about the same price as coppertubingsales.com when you include shipping. I found a 50' rubber hose at HD for $25 but said not to use hot liquids. They had a special hose for $30 that said for hot liquids but the only difference to me seemed to be that it was red and the other one was black. I then found a 50' hot water hose at HF for $20. What do you guys think of these prices? Could I get the regular black rubber hose?
Another question I have is that all the tutorials for CFCs say to unroll the tubing and straighten it out, but IC instructions say not to. Considering copper work hardens, it doesn't make sense to me to unroll and re-roll, but it may be impossible to thread the hose on a coiled tube. Whats the answer here?
I'll be working on this over the weekend hopefully so I'll post some pics then if anyone cares.
Another question I have is that all the tutorials for CFCs say to unroll the tubing and straighten it out, but IC instructions say not to. Considering copper work hardens, it doesn't make sense to me to unroll and re-roll, but it may be impossible to thread the hose on a coiled tube. Whats the answer here?
I'll be working on this over the weekend hopefully so I'll post some pics then if anyone cares.