Automated Blast Gate for CNC Router

I'm nearing completing on my dust collector setup, but needed a blast gate for my CNC router.  Unfortunately, it was up near the ceiling, making it in accessible.  Therefore, I decided to automate the blast gate operation with a pneumatic cylinder.  This was my first experience with pneumatics and I learned quite a bit.

Here are the parts I used (affiliate links)

Double Acting Pneumatic Cylinder:  https://amzn.to/31LhRSX
Solenoid Valve:  https://amzn.to/31O5CVM
6" Blast Gate:  https://amzn.to/2BytFgK

Files on Thingiverse:  https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:452...

Watch Jeremy Fielding's Video:  Making An Automatic Dust Collection S...

00:00 Start
00:57 Project Overview
03:17 Pneumatics Explained
04:20 Flow, Pressure, and MORE!
05:43 Solenoids:  AKA 5/2 valve, AKA 4-way valve
07:47 Total System Preview
09:38 Attaching Cylinder
11:02 3D Printed Adapters
11:50 Assembly
12:46 Even More Assembly
14:44 Demonstration

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