FTC - Buying Lego Pneumatic Parts... Source(s)?

[Michael Blake]

As part of brain-storming and designing for this new game "Bowled Over!" we want to construct on a board a fully-operational Lego pneumatic setup featuring ALL the available pneumatic parts and functions... then we'll see whether there's any application for our new FTC robots...

FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I can't find a _retail_ source to purchase a pneumatic kit, parts, or anything regarding Lego Pneumatics... AM I missing something here?

There appears to be cobbled-together "kits" on eBay... but, I'm looking for an authorized retail source where I can buy kits _and_ parts a-la-carte... I'm looking for the "McMaster" of Lego Pneumatics...

ANY help would be _greatly_ appreciated... THANKS! ;-)

[Kpchem]

Lego Education website, where you can purchase all of the other spare parts you'll need.

Here are the search results for "pneumatics".

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/search/pneumatic

[Michael Blake]

Lego Education website, where you can purchase all of the other spare parts you'll need.

Here are the search results for "pneumatics".

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/search/pneumatic

THANKS for this info... problem is they don't carry ALL the Lego Pneumatic parts there...

Here's what I'm using to figure what a complete Lego Pneumatics equipment/parts inventory would look like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_pneumatics

http://www.malgil.com/esl/lego/pneumatics.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20080704125056/http://www.fifth-r.com/cssoh1/primer.htm

[Kpchem]

I may just be missing something on the pages you listed, but what parts are missing? I think I was able to find everything pictured there either bundled here (http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/pneumatics_homeschool_extension_pack/1733) or through the combination of these (http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/pneumatic_t_pieces/1064) three (http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/pneumatics_parts_pack/2020) sets (http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/air_storage_tanks/1750).

[Garret]

The problem with trying to find the lego pneumatics is that they have been all but discontinued by lego. they replaced them with the new linear actuator in the last few years. If lego education doesn't have what you are looking for you can try peeron and bricklink.

You can look here for general part info:
http://www.peeron.com/

And for purchasing you can try Bricklink:
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=ToyBrickBrigade&rID=-9

I also use Ebay a lot for buying old lego components.

Hope this helps,
Garret

[PAR_WIG1350]

THANKS for this info... problem is they don't carry ALL the Lego Pneumatic parts there...

Here's what I'm using to figure what a complete Lego Pneumatics equipment/parts inventory would look like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_pneumatics

http://www.malgil.com/esl/lego/pneumatics.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20080704125056/http://www.fifth-r.com/cssoh1/primer.htm

the Lego education website has all those parts except for the distribution block and single port cylinders (the distribution block allowed one to lower the pressure in the single port cylinders to make them retract). The distribution block and single port cylinders were replaced by the two-way switch and two port cylinders which are better and allow for simpler pneumatic circuits. The compressor seen in the second link is just a small pump connected to a motor and the pressure switch is just the small cylinder and an electrical toggle switch with some rubber bands to adjust the amount of force (and thus pressure) required to activate the switch. Everything else is available and would be considered a full set.

[Michael Blake]

THANK YOU _all_ for this _valuable_ help... it's _much_ appreciated!! ;-)