replacing the swivel handle with a homebrew pneumatic cylinder made in the shop. With a single button press, a swoosh of compressed air either clamps or releases the table. Best of all ...

when air pressure is applied, the bolt is drawn into the cylinder, which locks the arm in place. To make it easy to unlock the arm, a pneumatic solenoid releases the pressure on the system at the ...

A cylinder is used to move the tooling plate back and forth. Note that pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders ... for heavy loads or where long stroke cylinders must be operated at high piston speeds.