Toolies piston idea

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Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:40 am

Okay, for those of us who haven't seen the toolies piston, here it is. http://my.freeway.net/~toolies/

I happen to have 2-4' sections of 4" pipe. My idea is to make two freakin' long toolies pistons with 2 1/2" porting. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:56 am

how long is the 4" pipe?
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:01 am

I happen to have 2-4' sections of 4" pipe
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:04 am

*slaps self in face*. oops, read it wrong.

why not use them as air chambers, and make a regular piston valve?
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:07 am

Cost my dear friend, cost. It's much cheaper to make 2 toolies, which don't require expensive tees, than 2 regular pistons. Otherwise I would be making 2-3" porting valves.
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:26 am

true. the design is quire genius. when i first came here, that design puzzled the crap out of me. that was before I knew how a piston valve worked, what it was, or anything. :lol:
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:29 pm

thanks for the link to the site. Hadn't seen the idea before and I like it. Will be giving it a try and doing some comparsions.
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