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!!!
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...
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!!
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 ?
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
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Uses quick connection with the tube thst goes inside the air tube. If you don't in short time movement with causes leaks. The reason people use the quick connections without the tube that goes inside the air tube, is because they are cheaper cost for a reason. So, instead of buying the prudent quick connections that won't give any problems, cheap quick connections companies know you will buy the infer products, them by the time you realize you will have to replace all these cheap connections with high quality ,they made a sale and they call this good business. I was one of these people, and had to replace all the air fittings. Time and money was lost.
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 czcams.com/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/video.html
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.
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.
I like to get something like that to lock my doors by bolting the air ram on the door with a push rod connected to the ram those down through the floor and up through the wall to lock the door just in case an emergency hit the emergency button and lock the door I want to do that I don't know what to get
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!
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?
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
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!
Thank you very much for this demonstration. Much appreciated.
May you be well and happy.
theres two airports on that cylinder? cant imagine the size of the planes that land on it
"How to become mechanical engineer in 10 minutes"
Amazing Explanation And Simplification
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.
So 1st video of today from which I learned something 😀. Great electronic controller
Freaking amazing quality video explained very well. SUBBED!
now you can make your own animatronic at home
Thank you so much ! I ve just learned an alternative to Arduino programming system !! 😊
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...
Buddy attached the line to the valve. Solenoid is the block with wires on the side
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!!
Now we can all make chairs that knock us off once sat on.
i see what you did there
Thanks a mill. Will recreate a similar setup for a sewing machine.
Thank you so much this taught me alot as a beginner
Increasing bore dia. Increases power per psi. With out increasing air volume you loose speed not gain.
This is such a helpful video! Thank you so much.
GREAT EXPLANATION!
Fun fact: this is actually used in the Reverse Bear Trap in “SAW”
how? i wanna see that
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 ?
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?
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.
Simple and intuitive
Awesome video, apt information just provided.
I'd like to control the amount of liquid that gets pimped out of a pneumatic filling machine
Would this help decide that.
Can you help me to make pneumatic press for extracting coconut milk
This is helpful video but plzz make a video that will show clearly how to program the module.
Very nice presentation...👌👌
I need input on a larger air cyl employed to tilt a pick up bed
Good for a Motion Simulator Theater Ride theme.
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?
Superb video,thanks
thankyou, i would have liked to see u just hook 12v up to it uncooked (without the programmer) tho.
Awesome video! Straight to the point and i subscribed too!
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 ?
thanks
Thank you so much for this video...I can build my lemon smasher now.
very well explained, thanks and keep it up
what about slowing down its actuation during the sensor triggering the peekaboo controller ?
Thank you for the easy example,👊
Thank you brother!
Rad video, well done, thanks
Absolutely amazing i took so much ideas from your videos thanks a lot
Great video !!
Pretty cool thanks.
Dear inventor. Please tell me how to bring a pneumatic cylinder and scales?I need the cylinder to close when it is 25kg.
Thank you!
How could I control the cycles of a cylinder? Like a router switch or rheostat is what I mean.
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.
Imma use this
Thank you
I heard you said it can activate it with motion sensor . I request you if you can make that practical please
good tutorial but where it is used?
Hello, great tutorial I’m just wondering where does the right cord go? At 6:26
Can you hook up a valve bank to this?
How many movements can you program?
How long can you record sound?
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.
Would one of these pneumatic cylinders produce enough force to smash a walnut?
What would be the ideal setup to generate the highest amount of force fast and instantaneous?
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 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.
Hello. Thanks for the video. Can you get a solenoid to control 4 pneumatic cylinders at once?
Nice video, thanks :)
Larger bore will be stronger, but will move slower... not faster. Other than that, great video.
Wait but how do we hook up air to the solenoid??
Where is it used?
Is it possible to connect to a hydraulic monoshock system with 12v hydraulic pump?
I can’t access the open the file for using the cylinders easy code to find the brackets for a 9/16” bore cylinder.
For valve What's the difference between 3way 2 position and 5way 2 position?
the model changed. i cant tell which wire is negative and positive. just 1 and 2. help please
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.
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.
Does the selenoid valve can conect directly to normal onoff switch & 12v without using controller.
Very good
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 connecting the actuator to a RC receiver?
does this require redstone?
Nice video
Why it don't use flow controller, or air cushion ?
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.
Uses quick connection with the tube thst goes inside the air tube. If you don't in short time movement with causes leaks. The reason people use the quick connections without the tube that goes inside the air tube, is because they are cheaper cost for a reason. So, instead of buying the prudent quick connections that won't give any problems, cheap quick connections companies know you will buy the infer products, them by the time you realize you will have to replace all these cheap connections with high quality ,they made a sale and they call this good business. I was one of these people, and had to replace all the air fittings. Time and money was lost.
i have a big bore stroke
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 czcams.com/video/lNvP3TGKJOY/video.html
What should I use as a controller if I want to do 8-12 individual outputs?
This is bad ass!
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.
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.
GOOD STUFF!
I like to get something like that to lock my doors by bolting the air ram on the door with a push rod connected to the ram those down through the floor and up through the wall to lock the door just in case an emergency hit the emergency button and lock the door I want to do that I don't know what to get
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.
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!
Would you please write the names of all parts you used in this video
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?
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
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.
Awesome!