how to set up the pnematic system

[Bill McKinney]

Originally Posted by earlybird

You will probably want to buy some push to connect fittings at some point, you can get the from McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com/#push-to-con...ctors/=asy4yj). They are brass fittings that allow you to connect the pneumatic tubing to things such as, the compressor, regulators, tanks, pistons, and all your other brass fittings etc. And don't forget to use pipe thread tape on all your fittings, my team didn't use it our rookie year and our entire system leaked.

Hope this helped.

We are also a rookie team using pnuematics. So with the fittings you recommend from McMaster, do you just stick the tubing into the end of the fitting? If the tubing is 0.25", what should the OD be on the threaded end assuming it is a male end?
Bill McKinney, Team 3711

[scottydoh]

Originally Posted by Bill McKinney

We are also a rookie team using pnuematics. So with the fittings you recommend from McMaster, do you just stick the tubing into the end of the fitting? If the tubing is 0.25", what should the OD be on the threaded end assuming it is a male end?
Bill McKinney, Team 3711

The OD on the thread is determined by the port on the actuator that you choose. For example most of the free actuators Bimba offers (3/4"-2" bore) use 1/8 NPT fittings.