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Re: 3336 Catapult Prototype

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Originally Posted by CheerlessBear View Post
My team was able to make an effective catapult by using surgical tubing and 80-20 and that worked fairly well.
I would have to agree...speaking from experience trying to use pneumatics to drive your catapult may not be the best idea. You may want to explore a combination of surgical tubing and pneumatics would probably give a better result. Our team is trying a pure motor driven catapult.