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Re: Larger bore actuation speed

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Originally Posted by ollien View Post
Do you have any pictures of how you've mounted this on your bot?
I don't have any straight-on pic available right now, but I think you can see it in this one okay. The cylinders are on the top and the magnet is at the left, under the hoop of the gray PVC catapult. And yes, just PVC pipe has worked great for us. Least expensive material in the world, but the flex it has actually makes longer shots than an aluminum catapult.



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