Team Eventorizon: Build Diary

[Eventorizon]

Going to have some time on my hands for a while so I thought I would get one of our pneumatic machines up and running.

One part I got my hands on was a dud 1Kg Powder fire extinguisher like this one: http://www.safelincs.co.uk/shopimage...r-warranty.jpg

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I was planning to use it as a buffer tank on a LP system, 10 Bar Max. The dial on the extinguisher runs from 10Bar to 12Bar in the green and up to 16Bar where it goes red again. I reckon it will be safe to use as a buffer since I will be operating under its normal storage pressure of 12Bar and quite a way under the dangerous 16 bar limit but experienced minds many know better.

This will be powered by a 12Oz Paintball bottle and run to a small 40mm Bore, 75mm Stroke ram.

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No idea what shape the robot will be yet but since the axe bot is proving difficult to pack how I like I will try something a little easier first without the fiddly gear mechanism.