Mounting Cylinders Rigidly

[Spirator]

Hi, we want to mount our cylinders in the sense that we don't want them to rotate on the pin joint. Is there an easy or off the shelf way to mount Bimba cylinders like this?

[maddoctor90]

You can easily use a foot mount like the ones seen on the bottom of this page.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-air-cylinders/=l64tx5

Edit: You will need to first select stainless steal air cylinders and then scroll down to the bottom of that page.

[fox46]

I think what he means is axially rigid. I have seen pneumatic cylinders before which had male threads around their bases which could be fastened with a large nut but I don't know if bimba makes any. IE: top or bottom mounting style.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Spirator

Hi, we want to mount our cylinders in the sense that we don't want them to rotate on the pin joint. Is there an easy or off the shelf way to mount Bimba cylinders like this?

We've made machined aluminum clamps to hold air cylinders down to sections of our robot frame in the past, but a quick solution is to use zip ties.
Lightweight, easy to mount, and strong.