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Re: pneumatic usage question

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Originally Posted by blhenze View Post
We are looking to use pneumatics for the first time this year. We want to use it to extend and retract an arm with a gripping device. I don't anticipate the arm weighing a lot as the rings it will lift are very light. Does anyone know if the 3/4" bore and the 12" stroke Bimba cylinders will do the trick (or do we need to go to a bigger bore?
3/4" bore will give you about 26lbs of force.
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