02-08-2009 11:57 AM

lynca

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

I spy a black pool noodle under the black drawer liner from Walmart !
Do you also use 3/4" pvc ?

I'm glad to see other team's using a similar technique. We thought we were going out on a limb with that roller design.

Our color scheme makes it easier to see the differences in the layers of the rollers.
http://2009.discobots.org/node/34

02-08-2009 01:06 PM

Johnny

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

The roller you are seening is only used to gather the orbit balls, however it's not quite finished(notice the zip-ties). The rest of the system includes a conveyor and shooter type mechanism. We found that a continous roller system was not as fast as a conveyor system; the continous rollers really are just immitating a belt system in a more complicated manner.

No, we did noy use any pvc in our design. Underneath the shelve liner is a secret , but there is an aluminum axel somewhere underneath it. It's not a pool noodle either . We have more pictures, but we decided to wait until the weekend is over to finish installing other minor components.

02-08-2009 01:16 PM

Rick TYler

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

*sigh*

02-08-2009 01:42 PM

spc295

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

what is the compression you are using on the balls?

02-08-2009 02:07 PM

Johnny

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

What do you mean by compression?

02-08-2009 02:07 PM

Rex Woodu

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

It looks like a big mess.

02-08-2009 02:12 PM

Johnny

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

Well it is lol. It wasn't quite clean up time when we took the picture

02-08-2009 05:00 PM

spc295

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

how hard are you pushing on the balls to pick them up.

02-08-2009 08:13 PM

cdennisxlx2

Re: pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

The front roller compresses the ball between 1 and 1.5 inches [depending on the specific ball since none of them are exactly the same]. With the shelf liner its incredibly pliable and pulls the balls in very quickly