pic: FRC 2869 - 2016 Shooter

[Sperkowsky]

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[hardcopi]

Looks good, nice and clean... those wheels though... they look like they might rip the ball up.

[BryceKarlins]

Originally Posted by hardcopi

Looks good, nice and clean... those wheels though... they look like they might rip the ball up.

If you sand down the edges of the wheel, they work great. Just spin them up on the shooter, and hold a piece of sandpaper up to them.

[T3_1565]

Looks like a nice simple way to score. Easy to build. Doesn't take up too much space. Looks easy enough to tweek and make a consistent shot out of it.

Nice job

[Ginger Power]

Looks awesome guys! Great work!

[swaxman12345]

Originally Posted by hardcopi

Looks good, nice and clean... those wheels though... they look like they might rip the ball up.

They do.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by swaxman12345

They do.

Do you have pictures or anything to support this? I'd be interested in seeing what kind of damage of they caused, and what the application was that caused it.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Do you have pictures or anything to support this? I'd be interested in seeing what kind of damage of they caused, and what the application was that caused it.

+1

[Ben Wolsieffer]

We did some prototyping with those wheels, and while they did scuff the ball, they didn't cause any major damage to our ball. It likely depends on the amount of compression you have.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by lopsided98

We did some prototyping with those wheels, and while they did scuff the ball, they didn't cause any major damage to our ball. It likely depends on the amount of compression you have.

We had the same result in the process of testing, but we got it to a point where there was no sign that it was fired.

[BryceKarlins]

Are the Flywheels actually mounted that high? We've found that mounting them in the exact center works best.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by BryceKarlins

Are the Flywheels actually mounted that high? We've found that mounting them in the exact center works best.

Just a heads up. Those aren't fly wheels.

fly·wheel
noun
a heavy revolving wheel in a machine that is used to increase the machine's momentum and thereby provide greater stability or a reserve of available power during interruptions in the delivery of power to the machine.

[jkelleyrtp]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Just a heads up. Those aren't fly wheels.

Just so I understand, the "flywheel" part of a shooter would be the extra weight added and not the actual firing wheels themselves? While these wheels are not flywheels, is it safe to say that heavy shooting wheels are technically flywheels in their own right?

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

Just so I understand, the "flywheel" part of a shooter would be the extra weight added and not the actual firing wheels themselves? While these wheels are not flywheels, is it safe to say that heavy shooting wheels are technically flywheels in their own right?

Yeah, I guess a heavy shooter wheel would be a flywheel in itself.

[Monochron]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Yeah, I guess a heavy shooter wheel would be a flywheel in itself.

You guys might need some sleep. I can't see those wheels producing a useful amount of lift at all.