Hey Team,
I was wondering which type of air compressors you are using to drive the pneumatic gripper. I'm looking to get something small and quiet (like an airbrush compressor maybe?).
I'm a bit hesitant to buy one of the 'tire inflating' types they look pretty cheap and don't look like they have a large volume of storage.
Cheers,
J
While an airbrush compressor could probably run the gripper if that was the only thing it was doing, you have to keep in mind that you'd never be able to get the maximum amount of grip strength since those compressors are typically rated at (a somewhat generous) >4 bar. The cheap ones also don't have an air tank so your actuation times might be quite slow compared to one with a tank.