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Re: info on pneumatics
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:46:45 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Mike McFarlane writes:
> Hi All
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> Thanks for all the great info on pneumatics. I'm just playing around with a
> few of the ideas, and I'll let you know if I come up with anything good.
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> I found a source for tubing. The RS catalogue contains Silicon tubing of 3 m
> length, with a 1.6 mm wall thickness and an internal diameter of 1.6 mm. This
> compares to the Lego tubing which has a 1.1 mm wall thickness and an internal
> diameter of 1.9 mm. It is quite expensive at £8.80 (exc vat) for the 3 m, but
> as it is the only source I have found for Silicone tubing, it will have to do.
Mike (and all)
I would try your local builders, or try talking to your local model engineering
club. Over here (in Canada) you can get PVC tubing for 17 cents (about 9 P) a
foot. It works great for distance tubing (like points on a lego railway), but
is not as flexable as the (silicon?) tubing that lego supply. The next option
might be to try a medical supply store, as they are quite likely to have tubing
of around the right size. (1/8 ID is what I use)
(I have about 500 ft of the PVC piping)
James Powell
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| Hi All Thanks for all the great info on pneumatics. I'm just playing around with a few of the ideas, and I'll let you know if I come up with anything good. I found a source for tubing. The RS catalogue contains Silicon tubing of 3 m length, with a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic)
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