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Re: Feeding into shooter

We're using an arm made of metal attached to a window motor to push our frisbees out of the hopper into the shooter.

Since the arm is made of one piece of metal, it's smooth and thin enough so that it doesn't get caught on the frisbees stacked on top. Assuming you have the height of the arm at the right level, and the arm is smooth, then you shouldn't have any issues with frisbees getting caught.

Another option is using a piston (if you're comfortable with pneumatics), and attaching a small plate to the end of the piston. This has more of a chance of getting caught though, on the retracting stroke of the piston (under the edge of the frisbee right above it).
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