Thread: 4183's Full Auto Shooter
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Unread 06-02-2013, 00:19
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Re: 4183's Full Auto Shooter
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Originally Posted by Siri View Post
When you say taped, you don't mean 'adhesive attempting to hold pointy metal objects onto a wheel spinning at 6,000 RPM', do you?
Yes, they are held in place *inside* the rim with double-sided foam poster mounting tape. The centrifugal force of spinning presses the screws more tightly into the tape. In order to fall out, they'd have to violate a couple of the laws of physics.

We will use hot glue to install them on the final assembly.
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