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Lego Pneumatic Engine
LegoEmbodiment posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
https://youtu.be/UFPNWZeeXQw Lego Pneumatic Engine. What is it? How to make it? The first it needs to finish Lego fake cylinder like in this video https://youtu.be/HcHneyewATE or https://youtu.be/0aZvWva41Ek. The second - to add o-ring to Lego piston like in this video https://youtu.be/wZu-l32Dajw or . -
[TC10] Pneumatic 'Nemesis'
Aris posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Dear all, For the pneumatic contest, I've built a huge robot called ''Nemesis''(from the ancient greek goddess) and I would like to share it with you. Nemesis has 22 pneumatic functions operated by a double compressor. All pneumatic valves are operated only manually according to the competition. Has a weight of 8kg and consists of 8000 lego technic bricks. Total air cylinders : 26 large 11 mini The compressor uses 2 large pneumatic pumps operated by a PF XL motor. The maximum pressure that can be reached by this pneumatic system is 28 psi with fresh batteries. Due to more than 30 pneumatic ''T-air pieces''pressure cannot reach a higher level because there is a huge drag and the XL motor has no power to rotate more. The length of pneumatic tubes are between 0.5 and 1.5 meters long. Due to the large hoses, large air storage is needed because there is a lot of air loss in the system. The air of the whole system is stored inside 2 lego air tanks (although the system needed far more) : The compressor has an auto-pneumatic switch using a large cylinder, which turns the air engine off when the pressure reaches 24 psi. A manometer is used for showing the air pressure at any time. Functions : Nemesis has 2 arms. The bigger front arm has 15 pneumatic functions and the small back arm has 5 pneumatic functions. The small back arm has the following movements : a) small gripper b) elbow1 c) elbow2 d) shoulder e) shoulder rotation The huge front arm has the following movements : a) large gripper, operating 10 fingers independently having 2 mini cylinders each b) wrist, operating 2 functions (up-down and turning) c) elbow d) shoulder e) shoulder turning Besides, the robot has 2 more pneumatic functions : 1) Face movement 2) A third gripper which is mostly for fun (e.g. for scaring house cats) Here is the video of the project : Thanks for watching Good luck to everyone! -
Technic Pneumatic "mini pump?"
technical posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I bought this blue item advertised as "Mini Pump Double Valve" on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/301854575416 It does not seem like a pump to me. It works like an actuated piston. Is the blue cylinder supposed to be a pump? -
We are running the Star Wars Olympics now at our german forum Imperium der Steine, this is my entry to the third round. I also uploaded my entries to round 1 and round 2 here on Eurobricks. I had to build something of my choice from the Expanded Universe. This scene shows the cloning facility in the Mount Tantiss on Wayland, known from the Thrawn Trilogy. I tried to combine the style from Kamino with imperial grey and black. If you don't know anything about the Thrawn Trilogy, I highly recommend to read it, or get the audio book, it is really intersting and exciting. Greets Disco
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Extreme actuator (long extension)
Tamas Juhasz posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Hello! I made some experiments nowadays, also this string operated actuator for heavy equipments: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=534220 (this last picture is from another model, just shows the working method) The working pricniple is very simple and effective: the winch in the end of the housing (yellow) pulls out the liftarm construction (gray) with string(s). This isn't realistic, but think about TLC's actuators, they aren't also. I made it for heavy equipment, like crane booms, excavator arms, etc. For raising a big boom, pneumatic has no chance, Lego actuators also. There are two ways after that: custom actuators/custom pieces, or built actuators. I think string is "legal", it can be made also with Lego strings (but would be expensive), so it's 100% legal. The extension is 15 stud (can be a few studs more, but that would be in the "limit zone"). With longer construction it can be even 30 studs (more would cause deflection). I wanted to make it as small as possible, it's 3,8 studs wide, 3 tall. The length can be chosen freely (as long as you want - you just need longer liftarms, or more). The final version in my projects will have bley thin liftarms instead of these black ones, so it will be looking like a real cylinder from a distance. There is 4 paralell strings in this actuator, and at the beginning of the housing there is a little pulley to decrease friction ( http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mbmc137/Ideas-Technologies/Extrem-Cylinder/003.jpg ). Strings are very good for smart techniques, this actautor doesn't requires much additional space for motorizing, just make a gearing with a motor after the winch's axle. Of course, you can change the strength of the actuator with stronger/weaker strings. The one in the pictures can create about 100 N of pushing force. This is a bit more than a 10 kg vertical lifting. The backward movement is done by the gravity, but it's not impossible to modify it to pull back the inner part (you can add another string, like 8421's boom extension works). What do you think?
