Yep, I like my case very much. A few things to know: The "solid" endcaps already have small holes on the side (for compressed air) which are plenty large enough to snake through, say, a standard wall-wart power jack. The small holes are 15mm wide but are constricted at the bottom by a right-angle turn. Still, plenty large enough for a power jack. The endcaps with the piston holes have this hole on the side as well, but they also have a "big" hole sticking straight out which is 20mm wide at its thinnest point, which is some kind of metal sleeve that has a cool copper color.
The majority of the tube is anodized (inside and outside), which means that it will be a decent insulator. The only problem is, the smallest scratch makes it conduct like wire so you shouldn't rely on the anodizing too much. All of the plastic parts can be removed easily, mine is 100% metal right now. You should expect to have to clean these things, they will have industrial lubricant/grease inside. A while with some paper towels got rid of most of the grease, and some nail polish remover got rid of the sharpie marks and melted the rest of the grease. Just be careful not to get it on your clothes! You will need an 8mm allen key to get the big screws in and out of the tube. I happened to have one on a random multi-tool that I think was for bicyclists. Overall, I like the tube very much! It will look great as a clock. On Feb 12, 2:45 am, [email protected] wrote: > Hi I did the posts about the Extruded Aluminum Air Cylinders that would > make good industrial futuristic clock cases. I sold the one to one of > the group members and he is real happy with it. I have 2 more complete > units and a Center extrusion only. I have 4 end caps 2 that are solid and > 2 that have the hole for the piston rod. To make a symetrical case I > would put one togther with 2 solid endcaps and the other together with the > endcaps with the holes. (I also cut off 2 piston rod sections to put in > the holes if wanted. The case could be mounted on a support from the rods > and could pivot around its axis.) I would like to offer these to the group > first come first served. I would like to get $20 for each of the complete > cylinders with the end caps +postage cost. Shipping weight is about 5 > pounds. (I would say too expensive to ship out of the US. The center > extrusion (finish has some nicks and scratches) only, you add covers would > be $5.00 + postage (2 pounds?) ID is 63mm 2.5 inches Stroke was 90mm but > center section measures about 5.5 inches say 5.25 inches interior space > between end caps when installed. If interested contact me off list. > Paypal accepted other options can be worked out. > Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
