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Old 11-07-2012, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by nutmag View Post
My idea for the air bags is to make a wood pill like shape then plastic dip it till it is right thickness. They don't need to hold alot of psi 10-20 maybe 30. Then i will cut holes at top and bottom. Then use washers and some little aluminum post. to keep it cheep and simple.
I guess the challenge will be to maintain a uniform thickness so that the bag maintains the proper shape when pressurized and not bulge or deform to one direction or other? Or probably not a issue due to scale size and the direct vertical load they would have?

Happy building , good luck and keep us posted
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Mario
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