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Re: Creating the Lightest Pneumatic System

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Originally Posted by Mark Sheridan View Post
Last year we had some small cylinder that were in a small area that forced our 1/4" OD line to be bent in a radius not recommended by the MFG. Also, we were bending the push connect too much and caused leaks. So we had to constantly checking on it and re zip tie-ing it to try to reduce the radius So this year we want to some 1/8" OD tubing on hand just in case we had a tight area.
AutomationDirect Union Elbow

A union elbow works very well for these tight corners. I don't like sharp bends in my airflow, but sometimes you just need to get the air around a tight corner.
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