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Unread 24-02-2013, 17:38
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Re: Balancing a Pneumatic wheel

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Originally Posted by ksafin View Post
When you couple the strong adhesive and with the centripetal force of the wheel, there's no way these puppies will fly off.
What centripetal force? In the rotating frame of the wheel, there is a centrifugal force, which tends to push the weights away from the center of rotation. It's working against you, not with you. I don't know what adhesive you're using, but I would feel safer if you have a cover over your shooter wheels.

We used nuts and bolts, with various amounts of washers, at up to three points around each wheel. And a cover over the whole shooter assembly.
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