This one fine art of mechanics! I'm working on pneumatic paddle shifts for Formula Student and this is the simplest yet most informative pneumatic cylinder video I've ever seen! Thank you for the video
I have been looking for a way to actuate a hydraulic clutch master cylinder in a Honda track car forever now because I am disabled. This just opened up a world of possibilities for me.
Thank you!!! This helped me clear up alot of things I've wondered about pneumatic cylinders!! I plan to setup a pneumatic cylinder to raise and lower a snowplow for a restomod garden tractor i have as a project!!!
I'm doing a training in a company where pneumatic cylinders are the most important piece for the machines (Manual Test Fixtures and Test benches) for testing printed circuit boards 😊
Excellent video. I'm wanting something to JIGGLE-JIGGLE-JIGGLE a garage door, just three quick bursts maybe every 45 seconds... create the jump scare, reset for the next victim... I MEAN, visitor. 🙂 Would it be possible for me to #1 somehow attach the piston to my garage door and #2 get a short enough stroke that it doesn't punch a hole THROUGH the garage door? Is there an easier / cheaper way for me to get the garage door to rattle every so often, short of a physical person out in the garage? I'm not used to doing DIY stuff so I may be missing the obvious or reinventing the wheel.
1. How do you take out the pipe from the air line - at 5:07, 2. I see that you just snapped into the socket, Is it enough to see that the fit is tight, Don't you have to wind it etc ? 3. What type of a compressor did you use ?
What if i want to additionally connect a 12 V siren and a 12 V light, so the Prop has Motion, Sound and Light.. Could i put those 3 cables in the same picoboo output terminals or would that be to much?
Do I absolutely need the picoboo controller ? I’m looking to make a prop electric chair so I need something that makes the dummy looks like it’s being electrocuted shaking back and forth
Hello, a query as it would be if I wanted the piston to advance First order to advance to the middle, Second order to its entire output distance and Third order to return everything. What devices would I need you will have a video to see it, thanks
You would need a pneumatic cylinder with a stopping point in the middle. I've seen such cylinders sold by Bimba. You would need multiple solenoids as well. It's a pretty complicated thing to do, but I do think it's possible if the stop point is at a fixed location. It's kind of hard coded into how they work. See ruclips.net/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/видео.html
All this is super cool.... I have a question tho.. i'd be glad if i get a reply.... Is it possible to write a custom program and attach some other devices to the controller.
Great video!! well defined information.. I'm getting ready to start on a plc controlled can crusher.. and just trying to gain insight on different equipment in which to choose from... thank you for a great video...
Good afternoon, thank you for this video, it was really clear and great. -I wanted to ask if speakers could be plugged somehow so we get a sound synchronized with the movement? -You explain that a trigger can be added, like a button or a motion sensor, would there be a possibility to add something to achieve a loop movement? -On the green area that connects the controller with the cylinoid I see there's more than 2 screws, I was wondering if more cylinoids could be connected to the controller evern if they do the movements at the same time? Thank you. Pedro Llaudes
Hi Pedro, Using a controller with audio would allow you to add sound. Something like a PicoBoo MP3 would work well: www.frightprops.com/picoboo-mp3.html Creating a looping animation can again be done with the controller. Some controllers, like a PicoBoo MP3 allow for what we call "ambient animation," which is animation that repeats indefinitely when ever the unit is powered on and not being triggered. On less advanced controllers you can do what is called "looping the trigger input," which simply means bridging the trigger terminal connections with a piece of wire so that the unit is always being triggered, and therefor always playing its programmed animation, when it is powered on The controller demonstrated in this video has a single solid state output so it is best used to control only one low voltage device. Other more advanced controllers have multiple outputs which can be used to control many solenoids or other electronics. Hope that helps! Scott FrightProps
So do I have to keep an air compressor hooked up to my project at all times? Is it possible to charge the system with air and then disconnect it? I don't want to have an air compressor attached to every device I'm using a pneumatic cylinder on.
Would the pressure be equal to the amount of PSI, i would like to use this to clamp down a piece of aluminum that i would then pierce would this be strong enough to avoid movements ?
Try it, and if it doesn't work, replace it with a larger diameter piston until you get the desired hold down strength. Trying to figure it out ahead of time is pretty difficult as it depends on a rather large number of parameters, like what kind of end will you put on the shaft, what's pushing on the aluminum, what PSI you use (as you guessed) and so forth.
nearly any air compressor would do unless you are repeating the movement so fast that you would exhaust air too quickly for a little compressor to keep up.
I want to use a pneumatic piston that will retract when 1 once of pressure is removed. How would I go about doing that? Also, would I have to use the electrical panel to do that. Wouldn’t the pressure gauge be enough? BTW, great video. Your content is the only that I found that breaks down the mechanics and the screws and fixtures. Thank you!!
This is really difficult to achieve with pneumatics, though it is possible. An electrical actuator may be more along the lines of what you might need to easily accomplish that task, though it will typically be slower. The easiest way to move it just a couple of mm is to get a very short piston, or to somehow block the progress of what you are pushing with an external stopper, like a piece of wood that keeps it from moving. This generally is somewhere around the clevis, which is the thing that screws into the end of the piston.
That depends primarily on two things. The pounds per square inch from the regulator, and the diameter of the piston. Bigger diameter pistons press harder, smaller diameter pistons press with less power. If there is a pinching hazard, it's a good idea to use smaller diameter pistons.
When buying a cylinder how do you know how much power it has? I need one to be able to lift something up off the floor about an 1" that weights approx. 60lbs. Thanks
ideally, a piston with 1 square inch of area (a little bigger than a 1" diameter piston) that is driven with 60 PSI should be able to do that, but reality varies from the ideal quite often. So the question would be what PSI would you want to run it at, and then do the math to figure the area of the cross section of the cylinder.
I have a question for anyone who knows the answer, i bought a pneumatic atuator to just play around with but i cant mount it on anything because there is a rod inside the hole on the tail thread and i have no idea how to get it out, ive tried brute force and asking politely so im out of ideas, if someone could help me ill be forever grateful
Great I want to use same thing in car jack.How can we connect this system in that.Where can I find these all things I am from India.how much will all this cost.Where from you used Air pressure in it?
doesn't actually matter because you can always change your A and B ports. Plus I don't think this valve has an NC or NO position because it seems to have only 2 position
This one fine art of mechanics! I'm working on pneumatic paddle shifts for Formula Student and this is the simplest yet most informative pneumatic cylinder video I've ever seen! Thank you for the video
I have been looking for a way to actuate a hydraulic clutch master cylinder in a Honda track car forever now because I am disabled. This just opened up a world of possibilities for me.
I thought I knew everything about pneumatics until he showed that PicoBoo one controller. That is freakin cool. I want one.
Thank you!!! This helped me clear up alot of things I've wondered about pneumatic cylinders!! I plan to setup a pneumatic cylinder to raise and lower a snowplow for a restomod garden tractor i have as a project!!!
Very clearly explained. Very inclusive. Job well done Sir!
Thank you very much for this demonstration. Much appreciated.
May you be well and happy.
"How to become mechanical engineer in 10 minutes"
Freaking amazing quality video explained very well. SUBBED!
So 1st video of today from which I learned something 😀. Great electronic controller
theres two airports on that cylinder? cant imagine the size of the planes that land on it
Thank you so much ! I ve just learned an alternative to Arduino programming system !! 😊
Hello, great tutorial I’m just wondering where does the right cord go? At 6:26
Where is it used?
I'm doing a training in a company where pneumatic cylinders are the most important piece for the machines (Manual Test Fixtures and Test benches) for testing printed circuit boards 😊
Thank you very helpful for a beginnerlike me
Awesome video, apt information just provided.
Thanks a mill. Will recreate a similar setup for a sewing machine.
This is such a helpful video! Thank you so much.
Excellent video. I'm wanting something to JIGGLE-JIGGLE-JIGGLE a garage door, just three quick bursts maybe every 45 seconds... create the jump scare, reset for the next victim... I MEAN, visitor. 🙂
Would it be possible for me to #1 somehow attach the piston to my garage door and #2 get a short enough stroke that it doesn't punch a hole THROUGH the garage door?
Is there an easier / cheaper way for me to get the garage door to rattle every so often, short of a physical person out in the garage? I'm not used to doing DIY stuff so I may be missing the obvious or reinventing the wheel.
Thank you so much this taught me alot as a beginner
1. How do you take out the pipe from the air line - at 5:07,
2. I see that you just snapped into the socket, Is it enough to see that the fit is tight, Don't you have to wind it etc ?
3. What type of a compressor did you use ?
GREAT EXPLANATION!
Superb video,thanks
Can you hook up a valve bank to this?
How many movements can you program?
How long can you record sound?
How Much weight can it lift?
I am new on this topic and would like to learn more about it. How would you control the speed pushing in and retracting air?
now you can make your own animatronic at home
Very nice presentation...👌👌
Cool information, for my application I'll need a little more control of the stroke movement & speed so I'll go with a linear actuator/servo instead.
I need input on a larger air cyl employed to tilt a pick up bed
is there anyway to run multiple cylinders with this setup?
what about slowing down its actuation during the sensor triggering the peekaboo controller ?
the model changed. i cant tell which wire is negative and positive. just 1 and 2. help please
What if i want to additionally connect a 12 V siren and a 12 V light, so the Prop has Motion, Sound and Light.. Could i put those 3 cables in the same picoboo output terminals or would that be to much?
Dear inventor. Please tell me how to bring a pneumatic cylinder and scales?I need the cylinder to close when it is 25kg.
Would one of these pneumatic cylinders produce enough force to smash a walnut?
Can you help me to make pneumatic press for extracting coconut milk
Simple and intuitive
Thank you for the easy example,👊
Hello. Thanks for the video. Can you get a solenoid to control 4 pneumatic cylinders at once?
Do I absolutely need the picoboo controller ? I’m looking to make a prop electric chair so I need something that makes the dummy looks like it’s being electrocuted shaking back and forth
Hello, a query as it would be if I wanted the piston to advance First order to advance to the middle, Second order to its entire output distance and Third order to return everything. What devices would I need you will have a video to see it, thanks
You would need a pneumatic cylinder with a stopping point in the middle. I've seen such cylinders sold by Bimba. You would need multiple solenoids as well. It's a pretty complicated thing to do, but I do think it's possible if the stop point is at a fixed location. It's kind of hard coded into how they work. See ruclips.net/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/видео.html
Would you please write the names of all parts you used in this video
All this is super cool.... I have a question tho.. i'd be glad if i get a reply.... Is it possible to write a custom program and attach some other devices to the controller.
good tutorial but where it is used?
Wait but how do we hook up air to the solenoid??
Awesome video! Straight to the point and i subscribed too!
very well explained, thanks and keep it up
Now we can all make chairs that knock us off once sat on.
i see what you did there
How to buy this parts ?
Great video!! well defined information.. I'm getting ready to start on a plc controlled can crusher.. and just trying to gain insight on different equipment in which to choose from... thank you for a great video...
where do i buy the controller
I heard you said it can activate it with motion sensor . I request you if you can make that practical please
Question i never knew about the picoboo controller so is this compatible with paddle shifters
Great video !!
What should I use as a controller if I want to do 8-12 individual outputs?
Good afternoon, thank you for this video, it was really clear and great.
-I wanted to ask if speakers could be plugged somehow so we get a sound synchronized with the movement?
-You explain that a trigger can be added, like a button or a motion sensor, would there be a possibility to add something to achieve a loop movement?
-On the green area that connects the controller with the cylinoid I see there's more than 2 screws, I was wondering if more cylinoids could be connected to the controller evern if they do the movements at the same time?
Thank you.
Pedro Llaudes
Hi Pedro,
Using a controller with audio would allow you to add sound. Something like a PicoBoo MP3 would work well:
www.frightprops.com/picoboo-mp3.html
Creating a looping animation can again be done with the controller. Some controllers, like a PicoBoo MP3 allow for what we call "ambient animation," which is animation that repeats indefinitely when ever the unit is powered on and not being triggered. On less advanced controllers you can do what is called "looping the trigger input," which simply means bridging the trigger terminal connections with a piece of wire so that the unit is always being triggered, and therefor always playing its programmed animation, when it is powered on
The controller demonstrated in this video has a single solid state output so it is best used to control only one low voltage device. Other more advanced controllers have multiple outputs which can be used to control many solenoids or other electronics.
Hope that helps!
Scott
FrightProps
@@FrightProps can you use the peekaboo 1 for multiple cylinder and do I need a flow control for it?
So do I have to keep an air compressor hooked up to my project at all times? Is it possible to charge the system with air and then disconnect it? I don't want to have an air compressor attached to every device I'm using a pneumatic cylinder on.
No, that is not possible.
Rad video, well done, thanks
i have a big bore stroke
Hi! can I integrate arduino using this pneumatic cylinder?
Thank you brother!
Can u please say me the name of the plc board
does this require redstone?
What if you want to control pressure at both ends ?
One keping the cylinder in, and one extending it ?
Can it be set to extend to a certain amount ?
Hello, Very Nice video. Thx. Do you put teflon on the muflers too?
You can, and it will avoid additional noise from a leak around the muffler.
I can’t access the open the file for using the cylinders easy code to find the brackets for a 9/16” bore cylinder.
Hello, what is the type or make of the controller you used, please? Thank you very much.
What would be the ideal setup to generate the highest amount of force fast and instantaneous?
Does the selenoid valve can conect directly to normal onoff switch & 12v without using controller.
What about connecting the actuator to a RC receiver?
Pretty cool thanks.
Would the pressure be equal to the amount of PSI, i would like to use this to clamp down a piece of aluminum that i would then pierce would this be strong enough to avoid movements ?
Try it, and if it doesn't work, replace it with a larger diameter piston until you get the desired hold down strength. Trying to figure it out ahead of time is pretty difficult as it depends on a rather large number of parameters, like what kind of end will you put on the shaft, what's pushing on the aluminum, what PSI you use (as you guessed) and so forth.
How fast can the picoboo make the pneumatic cylinder open and close repetitively? Trying to invent a new power tool with it lol
What About Speed?
What kind of air compressor should be used with this kit?
nearly any air compressor would do unless you are repeating the movement so fast that you would exhaust air too quickly for a little compressor to keep up.
do you sell controllers that can handle more then just one cylinder? if so please let me know
what should i do to contrlo the distance?
I want to use a pneumatic piston that will retract when 1 once of pressure is removed. How would I go about doing that? Also, would I have to use the electrical panel to do that. Wouldn’t the pressure gauge be enough?
BTW, great video. Your content is the only that I found that breaks down the mechanics and the screws and fixtures. Thank you!!
Is there a way to control the distance of the stroke? Let's say I need it to travel couple of mm
This is really difficult to achieve with pneumatics, though it is possible. An electrical actuator may be more along the lines of what you might need to easily accomplish that task, though it will typically be slower. The easiest way to move it just a couple of mm is to get a very short piston, or to somehow block the progress of what you are pushing with an external stopper, like a piece of wood that keeps it from moving. This generally is somewhere around the clevis, which is the thing that screws into the end of the piston.
Do I need a air tank to lift weight im using just a air pump and lego air cylinder and its not lifting up the weight made a vid
How many lbs of force does this produce? I would like to build one for pressing my rockets.
That depends primarily on two things. The pounds per square inch from the regulator, and the diameter of the piston. Bigger diameter pistons press harder, smaller diameter pistons press with less power. If there is a pinching hazard, it's a good idea to use smaller diameter pistons.
Is that solenoid ac or dc powered?
Thank you so much for this video...I can build my lemon smasher now.
When buying a cylinder how do you know how much power it has? I need one to be able to lift something up off the floor about an 1" that weights approx. 60lbs. Thanks
ideally, a piston with 1 square inch of area (a little bigger than a 1" diameter piston) that is driven with 60 PSI should be able to do that, but reality varies from the ideal quite often. So the question would be what PSI would you want to run it at, and then do the math to figure the area of the cross section of the cylinder.
Is it possible to connect to a hydraulic monoshock system with 12v hydraulic pump?
I want to know is it strong enough to kill rats on first hit?
Just get a bigger bore. It should squash one quite nicely.
@@Dennizzz119 thats sick
Depends on how high you crank up the air pressure, using that regulator.
@@ebrahimmomin7518 You've never had rats in your hen house.
Nice video, thanks :)
I have a question for anyone who knows the answer, i bought a pneumatic atuator to just play around with but i cant mount it on anything because there is a rod inside the hole on the tail thread and i have no idea how to get it out, ive tried brute force and asking politely so im out of ideas, if someone could help me ill be forever grateful
Good for a Motion Simulator Theater Ride theme.
Buddy attached the line to the valve. Solenoid is the block with wires on the side
Absolutely amazing i took so much ideas from your videos thanks a lot
Fun fact: this is actually used in the Reverse Bear Trap in “SAW”
how? i wanna see that
Hi where can I purchase these kits?
I'd like to control the amount of liquid that gets pimped out of a pneumatic filling machine
Would this help decide that.
Thank you!
sir kon sa sancer . please
Imma use this
Great I want to use same thing in car jack.How can we connect this system in that.Where can I find these all things I am from India.how much will all this cost.Where from you used Air pressure in it?
Is that solenoid valve normally open or normally closed
doesn't actually matter because you can always change your A and B ports. Plus I don't think this valve has an NC or NO position because it seems to have only 2 position