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Re: Inexpensive air tank found at WalMart!
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Date: 
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 01:20:43 GMT
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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

In lugnet.robotics, Philip Ogston writes:
In lugnet.robotics, Philip Ogston writes:

I'll try to take some pictures of my setup and put them up on my • nonexistant
website.  I'll post the URL when I do.


Ok, take a look at:

http://home.att.net/~ogstonpj/bottle1.jpg

(the 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

http://home.att.net/~ogstonpj/bottle2.jpg

(same cap attached to a 2L bottle)



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  RE: Inexpensive air tank found at WalMart!
 
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)
  Re: Inexpensive air tank found at WalMart!
 
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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(...) 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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