[mrblaine]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Daless2:
Good Morning Blaine,

Yea I can handle the hose part of this. The problem as I see it is how to connect the vent hose to the air cylinder.

I should have explained this. The cylinder walls are made of stainless steel and from what I can see they appear to be quite thin.

I think I will take one apart today to see if there is any way I can get a thread cut on the vent hole, but I doubt it.

If not, maybe I can get an expert welder friend to work a little magic there for me and weld on a nipple for a vent hose.

Frank[/quote]

Do away with the vent in the thin wall of the cylinder and put it in the end aluminum nosepiece. Much easier to deal with.

Look at the air adjuster fitting for a Rancho 9000. It should work just fine. It even turns the line back parallel to the cylinder.

Did you calculate the force using that small cylinder? I am guessing in the neighborhood of around 35 lbs of force dependant upon your air supply pressure. Am I close?

It is impossible to ascertain the value of something until you have paid for it a few times.