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Originally Posted by cadandcookies
I stand by my original opinion on this.
Roller intakes are classic, catapults were used in 2008 and a little bit in 2012, winches have been used in 2008, 2010, 2013, at least, and motor-powered flingers (like Boom Done), while not exactly common, are really just an extension of a classic arm/lever design.
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It's still really different.
I agree that roller intakes aren't anything revolutionary, and in the past, I could look at years of roller intake pictures on CD, but now, I can get the exact angle, position, speed, location, width, gearing, motor, and bearing setup that works. I guarantee that if you asked 1114 if they spent a while to get their roller intake in 2008 to work the way they wanted to, they would tell you they tried different wheels, widths, speeds, motors, torques, angles... Now, I can just grab my CAD file from the internet, buy a versa frame kit, and suddenly I have a competitive intake.