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Unread 04-02-2011, 16:04
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Re: Pistons only halfway up

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Originally Posted by implosionprez View Post
How would you connect the cyllinders together like that, tip to tail? Are they just the Bimba cyllinders ordered throught the KoP, or are they specialty cyllinders?
I don't like tip to tip joining, but that may just be a preference. We are making a joining ring like IndySam suggested. One way is to weld the rear mount nuts together and then thread each cylinder onto the combined nut OR turn and thread a nut like IS suggested.

We have two long cylinders in series, joined butt to butt. Both rods are attached to brackets and the butts are supported on a slider mechanism. You have to very careful when joining esp. long cylinders to keep the load in column. If you do not, you will be buying more cylinders and changing your design.