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Old 06-02-2017, 07:17 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by stovie View Post
Talking about hydraulics, I'm planning on using oxygen tanks to make a hydraulic regent braking system for my s10. I'm wanting to have one tank hold pressure and the other hold vacuum after braking, so that way one pushes while the other pulls to try getting more power from a lower pressure. I'd like to be able to cut them open, put a piston inside then weld them back up.
Don't blow yourself up. The engineering on these things is pretty rigorous.

I'm not saying you're not smart enough to do it right, I'm saying there's lots of really smart people who've already sweated the details and put their reputations on the line that their product will do the job you're describing. Sure it's a lot more expensive, but if your homebrew one goes pop and blows your foot off, the store-bought one starts to look pretty cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ic+accumulator
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Last edited by elhigh; 06-04-2017 at 08:36 PM.. Reason: Fixed a typo that makes me sound like a jerk.
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