You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

Can't believe they haven't published a pneumatics manual yet. It would be real nice to know what size cylinders we can use this year.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

The cylinder size information is in the ROBOT section 8 of the rules, <R72>

anything you want up to a maxiumum size of 24" stroke and 2" bore.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

I know that, but sizes and types have been restricted in the pneumatics manual before and I would like to have it to see if they will be again.

Right now the rules look wide open. I would hate to design a mechanism that uses something like a spring return cylinder and then find out it is outlawed in the pneumatics manual.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

The rules say you can use anything, and the Pneumatics Manual is not part of the rules (as I understand it with my feeble lawyer mind).

I understand your hesitance...how could it be possible that they could make it so easy to select parts for the robot? :)

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

I know, so many years of severe restriction I just find it hard to believe they would leave it so wide open.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

I do like the idea of finally being able to use spring return pistons :D .. Still i think your right we will wait for them to publish the manual before we place our cylinder orders

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

We used a few spring return cylinders last year from mcmaster under the new open rules for the pneumatics section, so I need to compare the two manuals but it sounds like we're allowed to use what we want again.(to the 2" bore x24" long rules obviously)

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

Is the order sheet for cylinders somewhere? or is it in the pneumatics manual?

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

We didn't use pneumatics last year for the first time in years so I didn't spend a lot of time reading that section. I didn't know they were so wide open. Thanks guys, good to know.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

Go to bimba.com. There is a link on their home page.

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

Last year was our first year with pneumatics and it was a good year to start, so open and free

Re: You know what would be cool? A pneumatics Manual.
 

Last year was our first without pneumatics, so we also missed out on the new policy.