Thread: Making a cheap launcher
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Re: Making a cheap launcher
Are you constrained to using the mini-cim?
Many teams are successfully using one direct drive cim motor with nothing more than a kit wheel attached to it. This seems like the cheapest option, you could use a sheet of plywood to create a housing for the Frisbee and mount for the cim.
If your stuck using the mini cim i would not recommend direct driving, because of some failures mentioned in another thread, (that I can't seem to find at the moment).
I would also not recommend gearing down the motor, even the mini cim provides enough torque, to shoot a Frisbee
Instead you could use that gates belt to connect the mini-cim to a wheel axle in a 1:1 set up. This would help with removing a lot of stress off that motor shaft.