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Re: problems with pneumatic tubing in telescoping arm
We used long lengths of tubing last year for a gripper at the end of our telescoping arm.
We zip-tied the two pneumatic tubing lines going to the cylinder about every 6 inches to keep them together. Then we used a short length of the surgical tubing to help it "recoil" when we lowered the arm.
It worked well and we did not have any kinks or binds in the tubing.
I would NOT try to heat the tubing to make it into a coil. You will most likely damage the walls and then fail the tube just when you need it.
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Chris Fultz
Cyber Blue - Team 234
2016 IRI Planning Committee
2016 IndyRAGE Planning Committee
2010 - Woodie Flowers Award - Championship
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