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Re: Maximum bore/stroke length for cylinders?

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Originally Posted by cadandcookies View Post
Legal? Yes. But, legal does not mean a good idea or practical. While large pistons may seem like a good idea, I'd recommend calculating the amount of air needed to actually use them.
Of course. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't an issue with using them.

According to the 2015 pneumatics manual, at 60 psi something of this size could lift 170 lbs. The volume needed would be ~113.1 in^3, or 1853.4 ml. This would mean we'd need four air tanks to fill one piston. Doesn't seem /too/ terrible. It's definitely doable.