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Pneumatic actuators are excellent and clean. When I worked for the animated robotics company (Sally Corporation, in Jacksonville FL) all our characters were pneumatic and was always fun getting the speeds correct to match the type of movement. Disney uses hydraulics in all of there characters...
Air actuators are only 2 positions retracted or extended and can be too fast requiring restricted valving to slow it down. Plus I wanted it to just have a single 12 volt connection.
Sometimes you have to do something just for FUN!!! This was just that project. As we traveled people always ask where's the gun??? So I decided to make a remote controlled roof mounted MiniGun that shoots nerf bullets! Here is the final video I posted to youtube. There are earlier videos of the...
Like battery options for the truck or habitat/house battery options.
I’ve got a couple other projects I’m working on currently. Like fabricating a Gun Port that will go in the back door. 😂
We are heading out West early January and going to be full time Overlanding for the next 2 years. Not...
I’ve finished it. Put haven’t published part 3 of the finished project here is part 2.
Pt 2 MiniGun on a LMTV Nerf Style Gun Turret Overland 4x4 Expedition Vehicle Military RV
I’m 4 wheels 28,000 lbs 3126 with 330hp tune. With my 3.90 gears and eco hubs 6th gear shifts in around 60MPH. I tried grabbing 7th but after hitting 80mph I gave up. I topped off the 200 gallon tank and drove the 800 miles but haven’t filled it back up to determine the actual fuel mileage. But...
Agree, I’ve travelled 25,000 miles on the 3.07 gears. But my last short trip with the newly installed eco hubs of 800 miles…..so so different sound level, much easier to have a conversation. The fuel mileage. Totally different experience.
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