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Originally Posted by seuadr
good to know!
i've been reading back on K form stuff and kinda thinking on an inflatable tail.
how much pressure needs to be maintained for the shape to stay relatively accurate?
i saw mentions of things like a shop vac or pump for inflating mattresses looks like air mattress pumps can produce like a half PSI of static, which is pretty good - if you have a valve thought you could pump it up and leave it instead of continually pumping assuming that a half PSI would be sufficient and you have no leakage.
just thinking out loud...
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I can't give you a number, although the folks who manufacture inflatable advertising products like the 'hot air balloons ' and 'Gorillas' would know.
I used a Bosch 12-VDC electric blower fan from a wrecked, late model VW Westfalia Campmobile.
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PS
my original proof of concept involved a discarded bean-bag chair.
I emptied out the Styro beads, cut off the blunt end of the envelope and tack- nailed the Naugahyde to a wooden frame which contained the blower fan. A simple umbilical cord ran from the tailgate, under the truck to the engine compartment, with spring-clips which just clamped onto the battery posts.
I invited Fembot-B over to the house to witness the re-invention.
She was NOT impressed! The look she gave me though was precious!