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Re: non-pneumatic "kicking" mechanism

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Originally Posted by Matt382 View Post
Oh sorry yeah I guess I meant the surgical tubing in the kit, because it varies with temperature and isn't really strong enough for our kicker since we don't want to use like 4 strips of them. We would rather have one stronger piece of tubing or bungee.
Yes, using one larger piece would make a cleaner-looking design.

But your concern about temperature seems unfounded. "One stronger piece" of latex tubing will have the same temperature properties as 4 smaller pieces. And "bungee" cord material varies with temperature as well. For the tiny temperature differences between competition venues, there should be no noticeable difference between the two.


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