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Originally Posted by Qbranch

Neat machine! But, as always, I have questions...

-Have you tested your IR sensor with both Red and Blue trackballs? Spotted red/blue trackballs? A dirty/scuffed ball? (just saying because we were using an IR then realiazed how variable the readings were)

-How'd you guys bend your pipes with a curve like that?

Nice!

-q

Thanks......we haven't tested our sensor with a blue ball, however it works well with our red ball and other objects that pass in front of it. We did notice variable readings over longer run times and are going to be keeping a close eye on things.

The top pipes were bent using (for lack of better terms) a large sheet metal roller. They were bent to the same radius as the ball. The bottom grippers were bent with a bunch of patience, and small bends on a hydraulic bender, but we have also bent similar things on a manual bender.