Baomain SC Bore Pneumatic Cylinder Review

I had some scrap metal lying around that I wanted to do something with. I decided to buy this cylinder and use a crowbar on a can crusher. He's strong enough for that. I had to buy a 16 x 1.5 nut for the stem and a 3/8 npt to 1/4 npt adapter for the air fittings. It seems well made and I would definitely buy another if I was making another can crusher or had another project that required one of these.

The fittings provided will not fit 1/4" pipe. I have purchased 3/8 NPT fittings for my size hose but they will not work. The fittings they provided are accurate the same diameter but not 18tpi they have a pitch of 1.25 or 1.5 (4 threads of 5 or 6mm) the cylinder seems to work but I won't know until I figure out the air connections Also, the shaft screw is metric and I couldn't find a second one.

Select this item to craft a DYI Can Crusher. You should also order some 3/8" quick disconnects for the air supply if you don't already have them. I also used some M8-1.25 x 30 screws to screw the unit into the 3/4" oak case mount. These screws can be used in the acorn nuts (8) to attach the cylinder to the body assembly. So far this cylinder has worked great. Has been running for a few hours with no problems so far. I ran the air supply at 100psi. It does an excellent job at crushing cans. I…