Feather weight pneumatics

needing some help, what would be the best pipe diameter for the pmeumatic piping (its all being used at 10bar), the only 5/2 valve i can seem to find has the biggest size of 1/4, is that the biggest around for low pressure pneumatics.

Also:. im wanting to use a compressor for the air supply, and a buffer tank. does anyone know where you can get a fitting, that replaces the small hose part (which has the fitting which would get plugged into the car tyre) so i can connect it to my push fitting pipes.

also what other saftey stuff would you need for a compressor supplying the air for the pneumatics, gauges etc,

any help will be great

ta
billy

Lets see if I can answer some of your questions.

5/2 Valves go much bigger than 1/4 ..... 3/4 is the biggest Ive seen.

Have a browse thru this online store...http://www.airlines-pneumatics.com/webcat/product-index.asphttp://www.airlines-pneumatics.com/w...duct-index.asp

The fitting I think youll need for the rubber pipe from the compressor is a hose tail .........cut the pipe ,push the fitting inside and use a jubilee clip or similar to retain it.

Youll find them here:-
http://www.airlines-pneumatics.com/webcat/vit.asp?SubCat=3http://www.airlines-pneumatics.com/w...t.asp?SubCat=3

Educational site .... http://www.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htmhttp://www.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htm

Note also that pneumatic thread sizes are weird ...see if my page on threads helps.

http://www.teamonslaught.fsnet.co.uk/threads.htmhttp://www.teamonslaught.fsnet.co.uk/threads.htm

Woody

thanks woody

Note their address ....
The Airlines-Pneumatics website is owned by Duncan Rogers (Engineering) Ltd.

Duncan Rogers (Engineering) Ltd
396 Hillington Road
Glasgow
G52 4BL
Scotland
Perhaps you could pop in?



(Message edited by woody on June 29, 2006)

good idea, thanks