A few questions for all you pneumatic pros.
I want to (finally) make the jump to pneumatic powered props
and I have read these excellent pneumatic tutorials
Phantasmechanics - Haunting With Compressed Air
Monster Guts - Pneumatics for Haunting
Wolfstone - Compressed Air Tutorial
The Craftsman air compressor I have is kinda noisy, so I was thinking of putting it up-
stairs and running the air hose downstairs. Eventually, I'd like to run two lines from
the compressor. One going from upstairs to downstairs. And another line going out
a 2nd story window down to the first floor, and then around to the front.
First, can I do this? Second, how long can an air hose run be? Also, what size/type
of hose should I use -- 3/8" air hose from the compressor and then 1/4" out to the
props? I figure I'll need to run a long air hose from the air compressor out to a
manifold block. Then from there have a line for each prop with a storage tank before
the prop. I just have no idea how long I can run the air hose and what size/type of air
hose to use.
--Randy
I want to (finally) make the jump to pneumatic powered props
and I have read these excellent pneumatic tutorials
Phantasmechanics - Haunting With Compressed Air
Monster Guts - Pneumatics for Haunting
Wolfstone - Compressed Air Tutorial
The Craftsman air compressor I have is kinda noisy, so I was thinking of putting it up-
stairs and running the air hose downstairs. Eventually, I'd like to run two lines from
the compressor. One going from upstairs to downstairs. And another line going out
a 2nd story window down to the first floor, and then around to the front.
First, can I do this? Second, how long can an air hose run be? Also, what size/type
of hose should I use -- 3/8" air hose from the compressor and then 1/4" out to the
props? I figure I'll need to run a long air hose from the air compressor out to a
manifold block. Then from there have a line for each prop with a storage tank before
the prop. I just have no idea how long I can run the air hose and what size/type of air
hose to use.
--Randy