My Handmade Excavator: Thoughts on Making It Automatic

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The discussion centers on a handmade excavator model created for a classroom hydraulics project. The user expresses a desire to automate the excavator, currently operated manually via pressure cylinders. The main challenge identified is the lack of small yet powerful pumps to facilitate automation. The user seeks advice on the availability of such pumps or alternatives to achieve automation in their model.

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Hi friends

I have made an excavator along with one of my friends. It's surely not that large to move a mountain but a very small scale model just as my classroom hydraulics project. It works nice. You can see it here working:


But problem is that didn't make it automatic i.e i operate it by pressing against pressure cylinders by my hand. So, it's a bit unprofessional. This is because it didn't get so small and yet powerful pumps to force fluid in the cylinders. I was wondering how to make it automatic i.e i just press a buttom for each link and if such small pumps which are powerful enough available or is it possible to make them.
Thoughts!
 
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Just wanted to say that it's a really nice model.:approve:
 

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