I never admitted to doing anything with them. I merely repeated what Hal said. Isn't that right, hal_chase?
I think the Maglite cap will be a cleaner solution and fit a pair of AAs w/ less waste space, but these look like a great value! I bet these would be a fairly straight forward DIY project too. . .
Well I dropped by a hardware store to and came up with this: 5/8" ID by 3/4" OD clear tubing and some 3/4" caps. Will run about $1.60 per 4" tube (just right for 2x AA batteries). I'm sure other tubing sizes might suit other uses well too.
The terminology for storing those gotoobs is called "suitcasing" or "keistering" in the clinical environ I work in....
If you put your short lengths of tubing in hot water (almost boiling) they will straighten themselves out.. I use to use alot of that tubing for Fish tanks and it's the best way (that I found) to deal with that permanent coil. Good luck, your DIY solution looks great!!
Cool info there! Wish I'd know that years ago when we used a lot of clear fuel line on smowmobiles... it is a real bear to route it right with that dang coil to it..
SWEET!! What area of the store did you find the tips in? (so I don't spend 20 min. wondering around like an idiot trying to find them )
They were with the chair glider/sliders. I found if you search for "3/4 ID plastic tips" online (fleabay) you can find them quite a bit cheaper. They are about $0.65 in the store locally, under $0.50 (as low as $0.20) online. FL Woods Bum, thanks for the tip!
Agreed. In this case, it is faster, cheaper and simpler than many of the other ideas here too, not to mention the customization possibilities.
Great solution, cowboyarcher, and great tip on straightening the tubing, FL Woods Bum! I may have to do this. I currently use the little 4-cell snap cases from DX or eBay, but these would hold batteries in my Grid-It organizer much better.
An inline 2x AA battery holder is about $2.00 in the electronic parts bin at Radio Shack. Any electronics place online or brick and mortar will have the same. If you want it just for storage of batteries rather than use, why spend money on that at all? Plastic tubing, duct tape, electrical tape, there are lots of ways to make sturdy, waterproof containers for free.
Parts bin at Radio Shack probably has them, if there is a Radio Shack left near you. Any electronics parts place would have them too. Instead of $5 vs $25 you should be thinking about $2 for this.
