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Re: Linear Path Shooter vs. Circular Path Shooter?

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Originally Posted by CalTran View Post
So you're going to run a linear belt, essentially a conveyor on it's side, at thousands of rpm and expect that to work the same as a wheel going thousands of rpm?
I am not saying that a belt is the best way, rather just pointing out that it is a method that would work or maybe I should say, should work.

A multi ribbed flat belt will run at 3600 rpm with no problem at all on a 4 inch diameter wheel which translate to a very fast linear speed.