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twiegner 17-01-2013 15:21

Gripping the Discs
 
We've tried everything from kitchen jar openers to sandpaper (which worked but is slightly illegal). Anyone have any suggestions on materials that grip the frisbee without destroying it? We need to wrap the material around a roller on our intake.

yarudl 17-01-2013 16:54

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
Plaction tread works well at gripping most things.

TheOtherGuy 17-01-2013 17:30

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
For wrapping, maybe shelf liner (this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Duck-1100731-N...8461753&sr=1-1 can be found at Walmart, Ace, Lowes, etc) would work. It has thickness (good for compression) as well as some rubbery properties.

twiegner 17-01-2013 17:47

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
Yarudl: Do you have any idea if we could find that somewhere other than Andymark? They ship incredibly slowly so somewhere local like home depot, Lowes, or somewhere like that would be great.
TheOtherGuy: That was actually one of our original ideas, we have a roll of it and it doesn't seem to get the best grip on the discs.

But thanks for both replies, I'm actually captain of Team 2495 and although I've used Delphi for a resource since I joined the team, haven't actually posted before.

Siri 19-01-2013 20:01

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by twiegner (Post 1217462)
Yarudl: Do you have any idea if we could find that somewhere other than Andymark? They ship incredibly slowly so somewhere local like home depot, Lowes, or somewhere like that would be great.
TheOtherGuy: That was actually one of our original ideas, we have a roll of it and it doesn't seem to get the best grip on the discs.

But thanks for both replies, I'm actually captain of Team 2495 and although I've used Delphi for a resource since I joined the team, haven't actually posted before.

McMaster nitrile would get to you guys in a day.

pfreivald 19-01-2013 20:31

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
Surgical tubing works pretty well. Monday we'll be playing with handle dip!

JCharlton 19-01-2013 21:28

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
I'm really tempted to try the suction-cup tape from Inventables:

https://www.inventables.com/technolo...ction-cup-tape

DonRotolo 20-01-2013 19:09

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
we're having success with roughtop tread.

Jay O'Donnell 20-01-2013 19:21

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
If it is for some kind of shooter I would suggest pneumatic wheels for getting the most contact area. If it is for something else that just involves gripping the Frisbee, I would suggest a foam roller or placation treads. Good luck!

Phyrxes 20-01-2013 19:47

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
We have been using roughtop/wedgetop with reasonable success.

Teamcodeorange 20-01-2013 22:20

Re: Gripping the Discs
 
You might consider grip tape, also from Inventables: https://www.inventables.com/technologies/grip-tape. Grip Tape is a specially treated fabric covered with an embossed silicone rubber coating.


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