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Lego Pneumatic Bike Pump Adapter

Lego Pneumatic Bike Pump Adapter
Well, after building my air tanks for my pneumatic snake
, I needed a way to get them inflated faster then with the tiny lego pump. What's faster then a lego pump? A bike pump!
 
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Step 1Supplies

Supplies
  • An old inner tube. Only valve needs to be working.
  • A tube that a lego pneumatic hose will fit snugly on.
  • Glue. I used hot glue.
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8 comments
Sep 12, 2009. 10:28 AMabsolute zero says:
so.......do you leave the pump connected? and what about a valve for letting air out...im guessing you use the one that u buy from lego?
Jul 13, 2008. 10:33 AMxsmurf says:
haha I wouldn't even dare trying this with my high pressure (~160 psi) pump. But that's a great idea... for even faster & easier refill you could look into the air canisters inflators!
Oct 23, 2008. 5:51 PMRadioactive_Legos says:
My bike pump goes up to 240psi!
Jul 13, 2008. 8:35 PMHands Without Shadows says:
Any chance you could get a psi measurement? It would be insanely easy to measure it while its setup like this. I always wondered what psi this stuff worked at when I was a kid.
Jul 13, 2008. 12:45 PMhondagofast says:
Just be careful not to over inflate it...
Jul 13, 2008. 8:34 PMHands Without Shadows says:
You can't really over inflate Lego pneumatics, the hoses just pop off.

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Hi, I'm Ben. I like mechanical engineering, and using free stuff/"junk".