Plastic olives

I've never come across plastic olives, soft copper are readily available in 1/8", possibly also 3mm, would they do?

Tim

Hi Tim No, it has to be plastic, its not used for plumbing purposes I hasten to add. Bob

I've never come across plastic olives either, but might o-rings be suitable?

They are available here in OZ at domestic plumbing suppliers . Never seen 1/8" but I have some in 3/8" and 1/2"

I would think they are suitable only for household plumbing ,not industrial applications.

Thanks. They are not used in any form of plumbing application. Any fisherman in the group would spot them. They used to be made locally until the company went bust, just wondered if it was possible to buy them from elsewhere, seems not after much googling and asking here. Bob

If you only need a few why not just turn them?

Richard

Because I need thousands of them. Probably have to turn them myself Bob

Ah, I assumed it was only a few. Main problem (from experience of making Aluminium olives in volume) is not losing them in the swarf!

Richard

In your non plumbing application, how similar to pipe olive shape do they need to be? ie could they be cut from plastic tubing or even electrical sleeving?

Bob (another one!)

Perkins used plastic olives on their fuel pipes for years, they were very good in that they stopped the pipes from cracking at the ends where the olive fitted.

Bob, What about using 4mm plastic pipe and cutting a slice off ? that would probably be 3mm inside bore, if you need 1,000's you could use a guillotine with a back stop ?

John S

I have about half a dozen which I got in a box of compressed air fittings - to fit 4mm OD air pipe - definitely industrial, but may have been some sort of explosion-proof control, rather than power transmission, application, IYSWIM.

Don't know if this helps.

Be great job for an Escomatic and a coil of tube. Mark.

Hello if you are after thousands and need also repeats of this size give this chap a ring he specilizes in small mouldings and is normally quite resonable on price as it only needs a simple tool to make them. His name is Derek Cartwright of Cartwright Plastics on 01159322744. Cheers Colin