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Unread 09-01-2014, 15:12
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Re: Pneumatic Ball Puncher

Look at the pneumatic rules very closely. There are deliberate specs in these rules to slow down the transfer of energy from the holding tank to the actuators (small valves, small id tubing, 60 PSI working pressure). At some point, given the mass of whatever were tossing, the physics just doesn't work out. If we were allowed to use 1" actuated ball valves and 1" tubing ...... well ...... we could be having some chunk'n fun.
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Last edited by Ed Sparks : 09-01-2014 at 15:14.