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Re: Rapid fuel feeding into shooter

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Originally Posted by Brandon_L View Post
For those not shooting x balls wide, has anyone tried a polycord conveyor that funnels the balls from many wide to one wide?

Something like just a regular wide conveyor but with guides in it like so:
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Do you think this has the possibility of jamming?
I think it has the possibility of jamming at low speeds (a few feet/sec). It may have potential ludicrous belt speeds. I would be interested if anyone tries it at high speeds.

You may want to look into non-straight geometries, somethings like the attached image may work better. The Y component is exaggerated, you would probably want the width change to happen over a much longer length.
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