Well, I didn't want to wrap leather around my stainless handle, Edison bulbs are banned in California due to Title 24, and all my gauges are built into my kegerator. BUT...With an Edison bulb or two, several brass gauges, a little more brass plumbing, and some leather wrapped handles you'd have a glorious steam-punk contraption.
Well, I didn't want to wrap leather around my stainless handle, Edison bulbs are banned in California due to Title 24, and all my gauges are built into my kegerator. BUT...
Just when I thought my problems were over.
every post is like the end of episode cliffhanger that keeps you up till 4am watching "just one more".
So... If a pneumatic capper is already gross overkill, would a 6-cap auto feeding cap cartridge be heresy? 'Cause I just came up with design that would cost about $8.00 and be simple to implement...
{Edit: It just became a rhetorical question. Already bought what I need on eBay for $8.50. It'll be an 8 cap autofeeder, and take about 3 hours to fab and install }
Really nice job. Could you please tell me the specifications of the air cylinder that you use and at what pressure you run it ? Thanks a lotHi, These are all awesome! I wanted to share a picture of the one I just built. View attachment 579636
This looks great. What did you use to build the base?Hi, These are all awesome! I wanted to share a picture of the one I just built. View attachment 579636
The foot pedal valve supplies compressed air to the cylinder only while the foot pedal is pressed down.
Thanks, everybody, for the awesome thread! I've just discovered it and I'd love to attempt to build one.
A question about the foot pedal. Is there a way to make it work in such a way that after pressing it briefly (activating it), the air cylinder performs the whole stroke and returns back? Is there a special kind of solenoid valve needed or a simple controller attached to the solenoid? I think it would make it a little faster to use if you didn't have to keep it pressed (even though it's just a second or so).
Have a read here under "choosing and air directional............"
https://www.mcmaster.com/pneumatic-foot-switch-pedals
Use an off the delay DC or AC solid state timer depending on your pneumatic valve. As soon you release the start cycle button the off delay timer will keep the voltage on for a preset time and retracts the cylinder after the time has elapsed.What I was asking was the situation that the cylinder doesn't retract after your release the pedal but rather run a full circle (caps the bottle) and then is retracted by the spring. What am I missing? (Thanks for your patience, I'm really new to this.)
Here is one with longer off delay time.Thanks, ClaudiusB—awesome, that's what I needed!
Thanks, everybody, for the awesome thread! I've just discovered it and I'd love to attempt to build one.
A question about the foot pedal. Is there a way to make it work in such a way that after pressing it briefly (activating it), the air cylinder performs the whole stroke and returns back? Is there a special kind of solenoid valve needed or a simple controller attached to the solenoid? I think it would make it a little faster to use if you didn't have to keep it pressed (even though it's just a second or so).
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