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Re: shooter wheel tread types

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Originally Posted by martin417 View Post
We tried several. Roughtop destroys the ball, duct tape over foam protects the foam but is a bit slick, sticky tape comes apart.

We are using a single wheel against a stationary backing. We are monitoring the speed using an encoder and controlling it using a simple feedback loop.

Thanks for the info!
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