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Originally Posted by greencactus3
to the guy saying a simple cylinder pushing a ball out... not even close to enough. i tried a 3/4in bore cylinder at 100psi pushing a tennis ball. didnt get far at all. AT ALL.
so. to increase speed use simple machines. pulleys. lever arms... i htink thats the best bet... wondering about 60psi tho.... wish they let us use higher pressure ones.and 2 tanks... not enough for multiple fires.
im gonna think about motors..
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We did some experimenting yesterday and built a number or prototypes. One of which was a pneumatic direct acting system that acheived a ball velocity of 8 m/s @60 psi. Its possible, but we have some tricks up our sleeves.
We have a much more powerful version planned for monday or tuesday once some parts arrive.