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Re: Designing a "belt + roller" conveyor for balls

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Originally Posted by jman4747 View Post
That's my exact situation. Last time we used them was on our 2012 rookie bot and they were also on < 2" diameter rollers and taped. I was wondering if anyone else had because like you I wasn't very involved with the lift and want to make sure we didn't just get lucky with it.
Back in high school (seven years ago!!! ) my team used these in 2009 for a ball conveyor, just using the barbed connectors to join them, around ~2" rollers. Worked well, I don't think they ever pulled themselves apart. The belts may have stretched a bit over time since they are hollow and relatively thin, so have some extra barbs so you can shorten longer runs over time. Welded poly-cord is probably more robust but this was good enough for 2009.

I personally prefer the orange flat stuff since it's a bit tackier and has nice self-centering properties.
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