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After receiving my pneumatic parts on Saturday (Thanks Steve!) it didn't take long to discover that an air tank isn't a "nice-ssity" it is a necessity! So I thought a baby food jar fitted with a barbed line connector would make a great little air (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thought I'd cross this to Technic as well since there are pneumatic discussions ongoing in both Robotics and Technic... please see the post in Robotics for the full text. Dave (...) ... (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here is the site... (URL) Just click on the button about the airtank to see all the details and a few pictures. Dave (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I got frustrated with the low capacity of the little blue Lego air tanks soon after I started playing with pneumatics, so I came up with my own design for a home-made air tank, as well. My air tank is made from a regular plastic soda bottle, a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ok, take a look at: (URL) cap of my pressure tank, with 3 air-ports and 1 filler valve. Two ports are connected by a short tube to seal them off temporarily) and (URL) cap attached to a 2L bottle) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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My problem is that I need a mobile tank... a two litre or even 20 oz. bottle would never fit my project needs. :( Dave (...) nonexistant (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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You can very chaeply (and easily) make plastic tanks of any size using white PVC irrigation pipes. They come in various diameters. Cut a short section, and glue on a pair of end caps. All available in most hardware stores. Should only be a few (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Well, I saw a couple of years ago little 12 oz. bottles of plastic. IRRC they were Pepsi, but could also be other things. This would probably be at least 2 air tanks, and could be mounted on the top or side. Andy (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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