I just got several new V5 pneumatic kits. I am wondering about how the pistons are typically connected to hardware and structural components. I want to connect a piston so that it can pivot/swivel on each end. The hole on the cylinder end is no problem, but I am wondering what to do on the end with the threaded rod. When I search under V5 parts, I don’t see anything specific for connecting pistons to other VEX hardware, but I have seen these grey metal connectors other teams use for pneumatics or other mechanisms, and I wonder if I am missing where these are on the site.
Is this hardware that came with the old kits?
If anyone could tell me what is typically done, or give examples of how to connect pneumatic pistons used in mechanisms to other hardware in the VEX system, I would appreciate it.
MW
Use shaft collars. Take out the little black/silver insert and screw in the rod in that place. Then through the main hole where shafts would go you can put a screw through and attach that end to a standoff.
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Awesome, Thanks and Good Luck!
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