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Re: pic: Golf Ball Shooter

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
I'm not sure what the plastic is actually. It is cutting boards from Ikea. It's quite flexible, but is a nice material to work with, and it's flexibility sets the pressure between the wheel and the ball as the black plates bow outward when the ball is in contect with them and the wheel.
Most cutting boards are HDPE. We've used lots of HDPE on our FRC bots, easy to machine, low friction.
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