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RE: Air Manifolds
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Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:30:22 GMT
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> I hope to get out to the local Model shop this weekend to search for
> the required .125 OD plastic tube. I am looking for seven place
> manifolds, one in and six out.
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> The same trick could be used to make small airtanks out of the larger
> Lego bricks.
Brilliant - this is why MANY brains are better than one. Of course,
the reason that pressure vessels are usually round is to reduce
stress inside the vessel, but mybe a bit of judiciously applied
MEK adhesive will seal the bricks well enough...
Come to think of it, it wouldn't be hard to make custom weights this
way either....
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| I have been getting into pneumatics. One thing I need is a manifold. At first I thought about using hard plastic tubing that can be purchased at a Model shop, large for the crosspipe and small outlets. The Lego fittings are .125 inch OD tubes. I was (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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