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How should Ben continue building his automatic can crusher? Post your idea + you might get a free Ben Heck t-shirt!

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Ben Heck needs your help! In the latest episode he explores different ways to build a solenoid-powered automatic can crusher. They're looking for your suggestions on different ways to build and power the can crusher. Post your suggestions here for a chance to win a Ben Heck Show t-shirt! Ten submissions will be randomly selected after Oct. 24.
 
Just post a reply to this thread with your ideas, and you'll be automatically enrolled in the t-shirt giveaway.
 
We're looking forward to your suggestions!
 
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    I am looking at all of the replies and I am reminded by something pounded into my head during my engineering classes.  The basic idea is reliablity and efficiency favors simplicity.  With that said a possiblity would be to use a simple pneumatic cylinder.  A cylinder and compressor would be easy to obtain and control with electronics.  If your thinking that noise is a problem you could also look into quieter compressors.  Basically it would be simple, cheap, and effective.  We did a project similar to this in high school with a pneumatic cylinder, a solenoid directional control valve, and a button and it worked incredibly well.

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    I am looking at all of the replies and I am reminded by something pounded into my head during my engineering classes.  The basic idea is reliablity and efficiency favors simplicity.  With that said a possiblity would be to use a simple pneumatic cylinder.  A cylinder and compressor would be easy to obtain and control with electronics.  If your thinking that noise is a problem you could also look into quieter compressors.  Basically it would be simple, cheap, and effective.  We did a project similar to this in high school with a pneumatic cylinder, a solenoid directional control valve, and a button and it worked incredibly well.

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