pneumatic rams

[DW180]

Hi everyone,

just a quick question really, i'm building a heavy weight flipper what size pneumatic ram should i be aiming at (with regards to the bore, stroke, etc) and what kind of price would i be looking at unless someone has any for cheap

cheers

Dave

[maddox10]

Re: pneumatic rams

Question 1) low or high pressure?

[DW180]

Re: pneumatic rams

Hey,

unsure which way to go tbh i was thinking of something like the old firestorm robot so probably low pressure i would have thought

cheers

[maddox10]

Re: pneumatic rams

I would guestimate a 100*150 LP ram in Firestorm.

[DW180]

Re: pneumatic rams

Brilliant thank you. Where is a good place to purchase one i looked on e bay but seems to be a bit small in dimensions

cheers

Dave

[maddox10]

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I fear a new ram of that size from a shop will be hidiously expensive.

[jonny]

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Best bet is to monitor eBay, a new ram that size will set you back hundreds. Alternatively I do have 125mm bore 250mm stroke ram that you could shorten

[jonny]

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By the way, a few years ago I was quoted £340+vat for a new 100 by 150 ram.

[DW180]

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:blush: blimey my heart just skipped a beat lol. Thanks for the heads up on that. How much would you be wanting for that ram jonny PM if you like

cheers

Dave

[mattsdragons]

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If you choose FP, ive got a 63x125 single acting ram

[plargen]

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might be worth seeing what size these are

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUS-COACH-AIR ... 228wt_1270

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SMC-AIR-CYLIN ... 077wt_1037

alternatively you could use to smaller 50 bore rams together

[jonny]

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2 50 bore rams is not as powerful as a single 100mm bore unfortunately, you'd need 4. pm sent about the ram btw.

[blazerbotics]

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If your looking at a front hinged, UFO uses 2x 63mm bore 200mm stroke low pressure rams. I have a feeling Firestorm were 50mm bore rams (2 of), Envy did run a single 100bore ram. It all depends how much power you want.

[typhoon_driver]

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Air-Ram-355mm ... 3f0983d39f

too big?

[terry]

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:shock: ouch thats 1/4 of the weight gone