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Unread 29-01-2010, 14:16
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Re: Dangers of High Speed Pneumatic Gun

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Hi Mike,

Is your concern that the end of the cylinder may break loose upon impact and become a projectile or otherwise create an unsafe condition?

If the kicker design includes a mechanical stop that prevents the piston from slamming into the end of the cylinder would that address your concern? In other words, in general would that meet the "the burden of proof for a safe design"?

I ask this because many many teams have built, or are busy building, kicker designs with pre-loaded cylinders.


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Ether,

If I listed all my concerns, too many electrons would have to die and I'd be getting hate mail from PETE, the ASPCE and a lot of angry scientists at CERN would have nothing to annihilate their positrons with...

You, as a mentor, must assume the first line of defense when it comes to safety. If you feel out of place doing this, I very, very strongly suggest that you seek out a veteran team in your area and ask for help.

Mike
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Alumnus, Team 3518, Panthrobots, 2011
Alumnus, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics, 1995 - 2010
LRI, Connecticut Regional, 2007-2010
LRI, WPI Regional, 2009 - 2010
RI, South Florida Regional, 2012 - 2013

As easy as 355/113...