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!!!
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 ?
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 😊
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
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
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?
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.
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.
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!!
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 th-cam.com/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/w-d-xo.html
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.
pneumatic cylidners are not meant for oil. if you compress oil in a pneumatic cylinder it will explode and you can be seriously injured or killed that way.
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.
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?
What is the problem with my solenoid when I turn on the power switch the solenoid making humming sound and it did not work, but when I turn off the power switch, I could make the piston moves by pushing the little test button on the solenoid? Thanks!
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.
You can depending on your application. You will need another type of valve and some means of controlling the timing of the valve. It's not very exact and needs some fiddling to make it work. You also need to slow down the cylinder.
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.
Does "4 way" refer to the total number of potential paths the air could pass throw? e.g. P->A, P->B, A->EA, B-> EB .. If not please tell me what n-way solenoid valve mean because I am quite confused about this naming.
No. In this case with a DA (double acting cylinder) the pressure is applied at the bottom tube to extend the cylinder and air has to come out the top port for the cylinder to extend. When the command is given to retract, the exact opposite happens. Air is applied to the top of the cylinder and air is pushed out the bottom port.
I had no idea! Do I understand correctly that the controller can be discretely 'trained' to fire a pattern? What is the limit on the number of patterns? Can different patterns be selected within the device, or is a further control necessary? Thank you so much for your demonstration video! It's a look ahead, as I am still learning manual control design.
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
Probably not with the controller shown. That would require pushing the button pretty darn fast. You can get really fast if you control it with an Arduino though. 100 inches per second though is really super fast, you would have to experiment with your particular setup.
i think if you want even more speed, you might be better of using the penumatic cylinder as a pinion to drive a gear stepping up to another pinon that will travel faster(and shorter stroke), you could also do the same with a block and tackle style pulley system.
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!
Hello, great tutorial I’m just wondering where does the right cord go? At 6:26
Thank you very much for this demonstration. Much appreciated.
May you be well and happy.
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 ?
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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 😊
Where is it used?
Amazing Explanation And Simplification
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?
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 !! 😊
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?
Freaking amazing quality video explained very well. SUBBED!
So 1st video of today from which I learned something 😀. Great electronic controller
Can you help me to make pneumatic press for extracting coconut milk
what about slowing down its actuation during the sensor triggering the peekaboo controller ?
Question i never knew about the picoboo controller so is this compatible with paddle shifters
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
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?
good tutorial but where it is used?
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.
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.
Hello. Thanks for the video. Can you get a solenoid to control 4 pneumatic cylinders at once?
How Much weight can it lift?
What should I use as a controller if I want to do 8-12 individual outputs?
Can you hook up a valve bank to this?
How many movements can you program?
How long can you record sound?
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 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 ?
Would you please write the names of all parts you used in this video
Would one of these pneumatic cylinders produce enough force to smash a walnut?
Thank you very helpful for a beginnerlike me
How to buy this parts ?
where do i buy the controller
Can u please say me the name of the plc board
Dear inventor. Please tell me how to bring a pneumatic cylinder and scales?I need the cylinder to close when it is 25kg.
How fast can the picoboo make the pneumatic cylinder open and close repetitively? Trying to invent a new power tool with it lol
Hi! can I integrate arduino using this pneumatic cylinder?
Wait but how do we hook up air to the solenoid??
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?
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!!
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 th-cam.com/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/w-d-xo.html
does this require redstone?
do you sell controllers that can handle more then just one cylinder? if so please let me know
Awesome video, apt information just provided.
I heard you said it can activate it with motion sensor . I request you if you can make that practical please
Does the selenoid valve can conect directly to normal onoff switch & 12v without using controller.
what should i do to contrlo the distance?
Thanks a mill. Will recreate a similar setup for a sewing machine.
What about connecting the actuator to a RC receiver?
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.
Is that solenoid ac or dc powered?
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.
This is such a helpful video! Thank you so much.
I'd like to control the amount of liquid that gets pimped out of a pneumatic filling machine
Would this help decide that.
the model changed. i cant tell which wire is negative and positive. just 1 and 2. help please
Hai can i ask you one quection,is this pneumatic cilinder if i replaced oil not air if can?thank you..
pneumatic cylidners are not meant for oil. if you compress oil in a pneumatic cylinder it will explode and you can be seriously injured or killed that way.
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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.
Hi where can I purchase these kits?
GREAT EXPLANATION!
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
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.
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.
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?
What is the problem with my solenoid when I turn on the power switch the solenoid making humming sound and it did not work, but when I turn off the power switch, I could make the piston moves by pushing the little test button on the solenoid? Thanks!
Is it possible to connect to a hydraulic monoshock system with 12v hydraulic pump?
Buddy attached the line to the valve. Solenoid is the block with wires on the side
Very nice presentation...👌👌
Does sequence working continuously or one time?
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.
What About Speed?
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.
U have similar system for hydraulic cylinders?
Thank you so much this taught me alot as a beginner
Do these cylinders have to be either fully extended or retracted or can they be anywhere in between?
You can depending on your application. You will need another type of valve and some means of controlling the timing of the valve. It's not very exact and needs some fiddling to make it work. You also need to slow down the cylinder.
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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.
What is the cost of that compressor please provide link
thankyou, i would have liked to see u just hook 12v up to it uncooked (without the programmer) tho.
For valve What's the difference between 3way 2 position and 5way 2 position?
Does "4 way" refer to the total number of potential paths the air could pass throw? e.g. P->A, P->B, A->EA, B-> EB .. If not please tell me what n-way solenoid valve mean because I am quite confused about this naming.
Yup, you got it!
@@FrightProps Hey thanks for the reply.
How could I control the cycles of a cylinder? Like a router switch or rheostat is what I mean.
So the retracting air line A is always allowing air flow is that correct.
No. In this case with a DA (double acting cylinder) the pressure is applied at the bottom tube to extend the cylinder and air has to come out the top port for the cylinder to extend. When the command is given to retract, the exact opposite happens. Air is applied to the top of the cylinder and air is pushed out the bottom port.
Why it don't use flow controller, or air cushion ?
Now we can all make chairs that knock us off once sat on.
i see what you did there
Simple and intuitive
can we control the speed of pneumatic cylinder
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.
now you can make your own animatronic at home
Great video !!
I had no idea! Do I understand correctly that the controller can be discretely 'trained' to fire a pattern? What is the limit on the number of patterns? Can different patterns be selected within the device, or is a further control necessary? Thank you so much for your demonstration video! It's a look ahead, as I am still learning manual control design.
How much it cost
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
Would it be possible to achieve speeds of 100 in/s using a pneumatic cylinder with a stroke of 1.5 inches?
Probably not with the controller shown. That would require pushing the button pretty darn fast. You can get really fast if you control it with an Arduino though. 100 inches per second though is really super fast, you would have to experiment with your particular setup.
i think if you want even more speed, you might be better of using the penumatic cylinder as a pinion to drive a gear stepping up to another pinon that will travel faster(and shorter stroke), you could also do the same with a block and tackle style pulley system.