[TheForge] Cylinder Size

Fri Jul 11 07:19:01 2003

My ram is closer to 100# but going from a 2 to a 2.5" made a big difference
in speed so Id say 2.5 especially if you have enough air, 4hp at least, 5 is
better. stroke depends on what you will do for tooling or stock size etc, I
had a 14" now about 11" the shorter stroke may have even helped the speed
increase with less volume above the piston to fill with air on the
downstroke, I dont miss the 3". Id like to try a 3" cyl one day to see if
its any faster, I heard once that theres a limit of something like 1m per
second that any cylinder can travel, no matter what, is this correct? it was
from a Festo sales rep.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil" <[email protected]>
To: "Forge, The" <[email protected]>
Sent: 11 July, 2003 3:43 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Cylinder Size

> What is the current thinking on the proper cylinder size (bore and stroke)
for a Kinyon built to the origional specs?  I think it comes out to be
something like a 75 pound hammer?  What about the size of the ports on the
cylinder?  I know that some of you guys are going to larger cylinders.
>
> Thanks
>
> Phil Rosche
> Summerville, SC
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