Turktowner said:
Hang about, you weren't Crouzet were you? It ain't that hard, all you need is 3/2 pilot / spring NO valve an a unidirectional flow control valve on the downstream side teed to the pilot, but is a neat idea. Saves loads of crap with logic cascades. Like pressure decay sensors and the like.
I was with Pneumax for 18 years. Norgren, Joucomatic, Camozzi an all that.
Bore the second concluded :)
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While we're at it. Next time you're behind a tarmac truck with a pneumatic lift, take a look at the rams. If they're cylindrical with a premade rear male clevis..






I designed em :D[/QUOTE]
Good lad!!!:):):)
 
yep it does look a little "lifted" but then you don't HAVE to fit bigger wheels and/or tyres. It may look a little weird but it's OK.

Sez me who gained an unexpected 2" lift on my D1 300tdi when I had HD rear springs fitted and the rears put to the front. Never did anything about the wheels/tyres and you get used to how it looks. Didn't do any harm neeva!
Function over aesthetix!;)
 
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Turktowner said:
I was with KS PipelineSsupplies, long gone, part of the John James group. Specialist Enots rep. So my main competitiors were Schrader and Martonair. I have no idea if they are still around. I packed it in to go to uni in 1976. I agree it wasn't hard but the IG was soooo simple to pipe up and you'll know as I did that the average production line mech didn't really get to grips with pneumatics. so what was easy for them was always a bonus!
Bore over again!:):)
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Norgren Martonair Enots are all the same now. There's only so much you can do with air so the logic hasn't changed much. Gives you a good sense of electrics I think, though normally open / closed are totally opposite.[/QUOTE]
Interesting to know!
I never thought about em once I packed it in. ;)
and Electronix is a mystery to me.
But I did enjoy designing simple circuits to fit in with the safety at work laws that came in at about the same time as I was doing it all.
So funny to be talking to someone who knows what I used to do years ago.
Gives me a bit more "mech cred" than I usually have on here!:):):)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Oh and @Turktowner do you know where Enots got its stupid name from? Without googleing it? They had only changed their name recently before I got there and there were still catalogues with the old name kicking around in our stores. ;););)
(I promise this is the last point in this boresnore part of the thread!);)
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Wouldn't be the town called "Stone" would it?
 
DanClarke said:
Wouldn't be the town called "Stone" would it?
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You are so close I have to tell it now.
There was a company called "Benton and Stone" who did the same sort of thing. Can't remember without Googling it myself, but the company packed in and the old owners wouldn't let the new company carry on the name so they took the "Stone" part of it and reversed it!
So yes, you win tonight's coconut!!:):):):)
http://velobanjogent.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-look-at-1938-enots-benton-stone-ltd.html
in fact time has meant that i have misremembered at least part of this.:( but there you go!:):):)
 
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Stanleysteamer said:
Norgren Martonair Enots are all the same now. There's only so much you can do with air so the logic hasn't changed much. Gives you a good sense of electrics I think, though normally open / closed are totally opposite.
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Interesting to know!
I never thought about em once I packed it in. ;)
and Electronix is a mystery to me.
But I did enjoy designing simple circuits to fit in with the safety at work laws that came in at about the same time as I was doing it all.
So funny to be talking to someone who knows what I used to do years ago.
Gives me a bit more "mech cred" than I usually have on here!:):):)[/QUOTE]

Is a bit niche i think. If you thought about the process to centre, hold (gently) and then peel an orange with compressed air and various pneumatic controls, logic and rams..
You would probably decide to do it cheaper by hand :)

Best fun was a job in a chicken factory (the entire estate just stank of it) Various joints would drop down a chute, be identified by weight, then get 'punched' sideways into a bin for onward processing..
Or maybe the halal chicken placed where inverted chooks had there heads ripped oft..

Sweet dreams kiddies.. :confused:
 
Turktowner said:
Interesting to know!
I never thought about em once I packed it in. ;)
and Electronix is a mystery to me.
But I did enjoy designing simple circuits to fit in with the safety at work laws that came in at about the same time as I was doing it all.
So funny to be talking to someone who knows what I used to do years ago.
Gives me a bit more "mech cred" than I usually have on here!:):):)
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Is a bit niche i think. If you thought about the process to centre, hold (gently) and then peel an orange with compressed air and various pneumatic controls, logic and rams..
You would probably decide to do it cheaper by hand :)

Best fun was a job in a chicken factory (the entire estate just stank of it) Various joints would drop down a chute, be identified by weight, then get 'punched' sideways into a bin for onward processing..
Or maybe the halal chicken placed where inverted chooks had there heads ripped oft..

Sweet dreams kiddies.. :confused:[/QUOTE]
I think peeps would be quite surprised at where and why pneumatics were used.
For me it was wherever there was a lot of water around, or other water based liquids, such as in dairies. And where pressures no greater than a ton were called for. And speed, obvs.;)
But dead chickens? Well I was more involved in things like car production at the Oxford BL plant! But yep from wood veneer to shoe making machines (C&C Ralph in Bath) I really did see all sorts of stuff! In fact I think the best part of my job was looking around all the different factories.
 
kermit_rr said:
Thinking about going to Hawkstone MX in a couple of weeks. £40 for an adult!! The response to the price seems to be.. well it's not bad compared to other events...
Is that what it's come to now?? Pricing compared to other events rather than how much you're making from it???
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Can yer not gerrin assa arf price yoof?
They will want to make a profit. When price is high comparison to other events is all they have in defence.
 
Yer shud remember eye teld yer edgar was poorly. When digging him up his roots had gone bad. We dunt know why. Fink the bugs gorrim and somefink in the soil later on. Put him back in his favourite pot wiv fresh compost but still not good. Lost a lot ov his needles and wasn't his talkative self. We discussed his options and he agreed to wot we did. Drugged him up on miracle grow burrit dint fix fings. So we startid again. Gave him a few days to shuffle up to his highest spike and cut it oft. Planted it inna pot wiv root powder and hoped fer the best. Today eye hadda nuvva peak and he's only just startid to grow roots. Very small ones. Took about 6 months. So we is hoping he will be ok. Tooch wood.
 
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