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Permalink Reply by Morella de Cay on March 4, 2009 at 1:23am

Thanks so much for the tip! I have been looking into just purchasing one but they are so expensive especially the ones I like the most. I will definately try this out first before committing to spending $100 + on an already made LED hoop!!! Were you able to make it a collapsible hoop?

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Permalink Reply by melissa on March 4, 2009 at 6:34pm

I was NOT able to make it a collapsible hoop. I bought white Pex tubing from Home Depot and have never made a collapsible hoop before, i stuck with what i knew!:):)

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Permalink Reply by Lealyn on March 4, 2009 at 5:25am

I had the same experience (pretty much) and we recommend prodmod also!

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Permalink Reply by Amy Irish on March 4, 2009 at 7:37pm

So cool - I think I will need to get one!

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Permalink Reply by Tangled Macrame on March 11, 2009 at 9:35am

How it the weight/rigidness of the Pex tubing? When I 1st researched making a hoop I was warned away from Pex.

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Permalink Reply by melissa on March 11, 2009 at 4:04pm

the weight of the pex tubing is slightly lighter then that of PVC piping. I really don't notice the difference. it actually works pretty well!:) I hope that helps

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Permalink Reply by Alicia * of HomeSpun Hoops* on March 23, 2009 at 2:04pm

why did you decide to go with pex and not the tubing from promod? I think promod offers the collapisible tubing as well right? and what size did you go with?

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Permalink Reply by melissa on March 23, 2009 at 11:50pm

i went with pex tubing because i didnt read completely what the promod kit comes with. i thought it came with the tubing until i got home and didnt see any! haha anyway pex tubing from home depot is amazing! i posted a video of my l.e.d. tub and i luv it!:)

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Permalink Reply by lula houp-garou on March 23, 2009 at 3:28pm

Do the LED's glow through the white PEX tubing well enough?
I actually have some of that lying around, but wasn't sure if it would work because it's opaque, not quite as transparent as the other white tubing that I've seen recommended for LED hoops.
But if it works, awesome, one less thing for me to buy! :)

White Pex:
http://www.mobilehomerepair.com/media/img/pexpipe.jpg

vs

Transparent white tubing
http://prodmod.com/buy/foldable-collapsible-flexible-led-hoop-tubing/

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Permalink Reply by melissa on March 23, 2009 at 11:48pm

i went with the pex tubing because i didnt realize that the promod kit didnt come with the tubing....i should have read it completely! hehe....anyway i went to home depot and found pex tubing and i think it's amazing! i posted a video with me and my hoop...you can see the leds very well through the pex tubing. anyway let me know what ya think!:)

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Permalink Reply by lula houp-garou on March 27, 2009 at 10:10am

Just watched it- wow, that looks great! And I really can't tell that you used different tubing at ALL. Yay, I'm totally digging that dusty old white Pex out of the back of my closet! :)

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Permalink Reply by Alicia * of HomeSpun Hoops* on March 23, 2009 at 5:47pm

oh i was actually wondering if any of you wonderful ladies with the promod diy hoops would post a video or something so i can see how they look!? thanks :)

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